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UA Turning Point hosts ‘Do Not Comply’ tour, media asked to leave event

UA Turning Point hosts ‘Do Not Comply’ tour, media asked to leave event

Cameron Cortez, Staff Writer November 20, 2024

Will Witt’s “Do Not Comply” tour, hosted by Turning Point USA Alabama Tuesday, sparked conversations about personal freedoms and government overreach at the University of Alabama. The event in...

UA College Republicans discuss election issues with Alabama Secretary of State

UA College Republicans discuss election issues with Alabama Secretary of State

Benjamin Smith, Staff Writer November 20, 2024

The UA College Republicans hosted Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen in Houser Hall Tuesday for a discussion about election logistics and policy. Allen, a UA alum and former football player for the...

Mayor Walt Maddox announces World AIDS Day, city qualifying for AAA credit Rating

Mayor Walt Maddox announces World AIDS Day, city qualifying for AAA credit Rating

Jeb Rine, Contributing Writer November 20, 2024

Mayor Walt Maddox announced at the Tuscaloosa City Council meeting Tuesday that the city would recognize Dec. 1, 2024 as “World AIDS Day.” “World AIDS Day unites people worldwide in the fight...

Ukrainian faculty hosts exhibition for Holodomor Remembrance Month

Ukrainian faculty hosts exhibition for Holodomor Remembrance Month

Jeb Rine, Contributing Writer November 20, 2024

Ukrainian faculty at the University has hosted informational tours in Gorgas Library throughout November teaching about the history of the Holodomor famine as the Russia-Ukraine war nears its third year....

Alabama Urbanists critique ALDOT bike and pedestrian safety meeting over inaccessibility

Alabama Urbanists critique ALDOT bike and pedestrian safety meeting over inaccessibility

J. Calister Clemons, Staff Writer November 20, 2024

The Alabama Urbanists Coalition president, Daniel Christensen, criticized the statewide ALDOT public transit meetings for being inaccessible, adding that long-term planning from the department has also...

SGA holds special elections for two vacant Senate seats

SGA holds special elections for two vacant Senate seats

Sujith Mareddy, News Editor November 17, 2024

SGA held a special election Friday for two vacant Senate seats, one in the law school and one in the graduate school. The unofficial results were announced the same day. The law Senate seat had no competing...

Veo and other e-scooters transform public transit on campus, get met with excitement and controversy

Veo and other e-scooters transform public transit on campus, get met with excitement and controversy

Benjamin Smith, Staff Writer November 17, 2024

The electric scooter-sharing company Veo is about to enter its fourth year on campus, and its mark can be seen on nearly every road and by nearly every building. With a campus spanning 1,400 acres,...

Sun spots are observed on the sun.

Department of Physics and Astronomy hosts open astronomy night

Michael Zengel, Contributing Writer November 17, 2024

On Nov. 11, the physics and astronomy department brought a broad audience on a journey through space. During one of many public night events the department hosts, attendees learned about the sun and solar...

Political student groups react to 2024 election

Political student groups react to 2024 election

J. Calister Clemons, Staff Writer November 17, 2024

The results of the 2024 presidential election, in which former president Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris by a result of 312 electoral votes to 226, sparked widely different responses...

Black students say racist texts aren’t first encounter with racism as University forgoes public statement

Black students say racist texts aren’t first encounter with racism as University forgoes public statement

Jacob Ritondo, Managing Editor November 13, 2024

Content warning: This story contains references to racial slurs that readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. Black students reported receiving anonymous racist text messages last...

An Eastern Gray Squirrel, one of UA's most common animals.

The biodiversity UA is home to, and how to protect them

J. Calister Clemons November 13, 2024

The University of Alabama is home to thousands of animal species, and the state of Alabama is the most biodiverse freshwater habitat in the modern world.  The app iNaturalist currently has a project...

The joint UAPD and Tuscaloosa Police precinct on the Strip.

UA follows national trend as sexual assault increases

Zoe Bernstein, Staff Writer November 13, 2024

The rate of sex crimes reported annually to the University of Alabama Police Department rose from 2022 to 2023. This fall, the UAPD released its Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report. The report...