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Enchanted shop remains a hidden treasure in Magic City

Arayna Wooley | @a_wools, Contributing Writer October 28, 2019
Alabama is opening up to the idea of magic. An occult bookshop has been flourishing for many years in Birmingham, so here is an inside look into the mystical shop near you.
CW / Rebecca Griesbach

Group dives deep into Tuscaloosa’s haunted history

Kinsley Centers | @kinsleycenters, Staff Reporter October 28, 2019
The Haunted Tuscaloosa Tours will not be held this year, but they do plan to be back next year. However, that does not have to put a halt to learning more about the spooky history the city has this Halloween. 
PHOTOS: Diwali 2019

PHOTOS: Diwali 2019

Kalei Burgess, Photographer October 28, 2019

CW / Joe Will Field

Alabama’s UFO Capital still has a story to tell

Over 30 years ago, Fred Works saw something he couldn’t quite explain. What’s easier to explain is the way that Works’s sighting changed the DNA of his town forever.
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Arts and Sciences students pursue supernatural studies

Tara Davenport | @tara_davenport, Contributing Writer October 28, 2019
On Oct. 31, kids and adults alike will dress as devils, ghosts and witches to celebrate a night of fun and frights. But Halloween is more than just a holiday in the College of Arts and Sciences, where students are dedicating their studies to the history and anthropology of myth and magic. 
CW / Joe Will Field

UA yogi stretches toward new hobbies

Grace Schepis | @GraceSchepisCW, Staff Reporter October 25, 2019
When Alaina Wilson began practicing yoga during her sophomore year of college, she did not expect the all-around benefits it could bring to her life. She has since picked up acro yoga, which has provided holistic benefits to her everyday life. 
CW / Joe Will Field

Behind the scenes of campaigning for Homecoming Queen

Sara Lang | @saralangcw, Contributing Writer October 24, 2019
UA Homecoming Queen campaigns came to a close this Tuesday, Oct. 22, when elections took place. For some, this meant the end of a stressful month.
CW / Joe Will Field

CDA hosts last improv show of the semester

Kinsley Centers | @KinsleyCenters, Staff Reporter October 24, 2019
The College of Engineering Does Amateur Radical Theater (CDA) hosted the “Improvapalooza 2: Electric Boogaloo” on October 16, 2019, in the Ferguson Center Theatre.
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Filmmaker dream hampton to discuss storytelling and social change

Brynna Mitchner | @BrynnaOfficiald, Contributing Writer October 22, 2019
This Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., award-winning filmmaker and writer dream hampton, who stylizes her name in a lowercase reminiscent of feminist thinker bell hooks, will discuss the significance of narratives and the power of storytelling for social change at the Rose Gladney Lecture for Justice and Social Change.
Miss Unique UA crowns inaugural queen

Miss Unique UA crowns inaugural queen

Meghan Mitchell | @pomegranate_27, Culture Editor October 21, 2019
Miss Unique UA crowned its inaugural queen, Melissa Walker, who will appear in the upcoming Homecoming parade and work closely with SGA.  The pageant’s proceeds benefited the Walt Gary Scholarship in Special Education.
CW / Joe Will Field

International spouses learn UA culture, history

Grace Schepis | @GraceSchepisCW, Staff Reporter October 21, 2019
While international students and staff members have their own resources for adjusting to UA life, their spouses have found their own community in B.B. Comer Hall. 
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WAWC clinic defenders provide support to patients

Meghan Mitchell | @pomegranate_27, Culture Editor October 17, 2019
Clinic defenders combat a spectrum of protesters in order to guide abortion patients into the West Alabama Women’s Center. Though the job is sometimes dangerous and mentally exhausting, defenders say helping women feel comfortable in the midst of what can be a distressing time is uplifting.