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Last-minute Lofts residents talk UA COVID plans

Annabelle Blomeley, Staff Reporter September 20, 2020
To make room for COVID-19 positive student housing, the University made a $1.2 million agreement with The Lofts at City Center to lease over 200 beds for students who were supposed to live at the Bryce Lawn Apartments and the Highlands Apartments on campus. Students who were moved to The Lofts speak out about the good and the bad of their last-minute move.
Working from home throws work-life balance off-kilter

Working from home throws work-life balance off-kilter

Autumn Taylor, Contributing Writer September 20, 2020

Now that most of us are working from home, it’s important to differentiate work life from home life. This list of tips and tricks will help you maintain a healthy balance at home, whether you live in...

Local musicians struggle as stages stay closed

Local musicians struggle as stages stay closed

Libby Foster | @libithafoster, Contributing Writer September 16, 2020

Debbie Bond, a prominent local musician, was working on her upcoming blues album and preparing for a tour across Europe when the spotlights in music venues across the world went dark.  “It was pretty...

Dancing on their own: How arts students are reinventing hybrid learning

Dancing on their own: How arts students are reinventing hybrid learning

Mariah Kravitz, Contributing Writer September 16, 2020

As students begin to settle into a routine of attending classes both virtually and in-person, some courses pose more of a challenge with COVID-19 restrictions than others. While all students are facing...

In the upper left, Chadwick Boseman performs opposite Dianne Kirksey-Floyd in a 2002 production of "Urban Transition: Loose Blossoms." In the upper right, Kirksey-Floyd is pictured with her son, Malcolm-Wiley Floyd.
In the bottom left, Dianne poses with her son and her mother, Gladys Moore Kirksey. Photos courtesy of the Kirksey family.

First Black Bama Belle leaves behind an impactful legacy

Kaddyja Jallow, Contributing Writer September 13, 2020

Born in Eutaw, Alabama, in 1950, Dianne Kirksey-Floyd grew up in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement – a time plagued by discrimination and segregation against Black people. Cognizant of and undeterred...

Local legend ‘Mr. Tee’ reminisces on his journey back to the restaurant business

Local legend ‘Mr. Tee’ reminisces on his journey back to the restaurant business

Heather Gann, Contributing Writer September 10, 2020
Mr. Tee’s restaurant is set to open within the next two weeks, and if locals are not going for the famous barbecue, it is worth stopping by to meet the man himself.
Druid City Music Hall gets much-needed makeover

Druid City Music Hall gets much-needed makeover

Libby Foster, Contributing Writer September 2, 2020

When Jason Oschwald first walked into Druid City Music Hall last year, he saw an opportunity. Though some viewed the venue’s low-sitting stage and outdated layout as a headache, Oschwald and his associates...

BLM marches are not dying down any time soon

BLM marches are not dying down any time soon

Honorine Ntoh Yuh | @NtohYuh, Culture Editor August 30, 2020

While the nationwide movement spawned by the killing of George Floyd has found itself losing attention in some cities across the United States, this movement is gaining momentum in Tuscaloosa.  Lux...

Culture Picks: Your sadgirl self-quarantine playlist

Culture Picks: Your sadgirl self-quarantine playlist

Libby Foster | @libithafoster, Contributing Writer August 26, 2020

I drove into Tuscaloosa on Aug. 16 excited but worried for the fall semester. As I moved into an off-campus apartment paid for by my on-campus housing scholarship, I felt an overwhelming amount of uncertainty....

UA debuts new guidelines for campus facilities

UA debuts new guidelines for campus facilities

Jeffrey Kelly | @jeffkellyjr, Assistant Culture Editor August 20, 2020

Update, August 23 – As students and faculty navigated their first week back on campus, the University Libraries continued to update its plans to handle health and safety better.   One of those updates,...

Back-to-school supplies look different this fall

Back-to-school supplies look different this fall

Annabelle Blomeley, Staff Reporter August 20, 2020

FACE MASKS To stop the spread of the coronavirus, the University is requiring all students, faculty and staff on campus to wear face masks at all times. So whether you’re attending an hour-long lab...

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Full-time mask-wearing brings its own set of problems

Lindsey Wilkinson | @lululindsey11, Contributing Writer August 20, 2020

At this point in the ongoing pandemic era, most know that wearing a cloth covering protects the wearer and the people around them from respiratory droplets that come from talking, coughing or sneezing....