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The Tuscaloosa Police Department operates a joint precinct with The University of Alabama Police Department on the Strip.

Starting June 15, Alabama drivers can get ticketed for holding phone while driving

Jacob Ritondo, Managing Editor June 12, 2024

Alabama drivers will be ticketed for operating a vehicle with their cell phones in hand under certain circumstances after a distracted driving law passed in June 2023 begins enforcement Saturday. The law...

Construction work continues at the Alabama Intercollegiate Athletics Golf Facility, located off of Jack Warner Parkway.

UA to finish major construction projects in 2024

Elijah Doomes, News Editor June 12, 2024

The University of Alabama is set to complete several major construction projects later this year, including  a new golf practice facility and a renovated transportation research center. According to the...

Students walk by the Student Center.

UA board of trustees votes to raise tuition for 2024-25 academic year

Elijah Doomes, News Editor June 8, 2024

Editor's note: This story was updated June 10 to correct an error regarding the percentage increase of tuition rates at UA System schools. The University of Alabama System board of trustees unanimously...

Nick Tolbert poses with family at graduation while holding a file containing information about the Ellen Tolbert Memorial Endowed Scholarship. 

Pictured from left to right are Kelly Tolbert (uncle), Evan Tolbert (father), Sally Peacock (fiance), Nick Tolbert, Trent Tolbert (brother), Linda Bales (maternal grandmother) and Nancy Tolbert (paternal grandmother).

UA graduate creates cancer memorial scholarship in honor of late mother

Jacob Ritondo, Managing Editor June 5, 2024

A recent UA graduate has started an endowed scholarship in memory of his mother, who died of cancer in 2017. Beginning in fall 2025, The Ellen Tolbert Memorial Endowed Scholarship will support one student...

Students pose for a selfie.

How to make friends in college

Leah Bethea, Contributing Writer May 31, 2024

New students at The University of Alabama may feel a bit overwhelmed by the sheer size of the campus and the massive number of students. Whether students are starting out on their own or already here with...

Scouting out scholarships

Scouting out scholarships

Elijah Doomes, News Editor May 31, 2024

Scholarships and financial aid are becoming more important for students as over the past 20 years in the U.S., the average cost of college when considering tuition, fees and room and board has more than...

Ajay Agrawal, a professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Alabama, presents a rotating combustion engine prototype in his lab.

Jumping into research

Kinion Fowler, Contributing Writer May 31, 2024

At The University of Alabama, there are numerous opportunities for students to get involved in research as an undergraduate, even as early as their first semester on campus.  Undergraduate research...

Open late at night, Strange Brew is the newest coffee shop on the Strip.

Tuscaloosa coffee shops every student should know

Emma Brandenburg, Public Relations Editor May 31, 2024

With the long days and late nights that inevitably come as part of college, coffee becomes the lifeblood of almost every student at some point. These shops offering locally brewed coffee in Tuscaloosa...

Students participate at Get on Board Day.

Finding your place as a first-generation student

Rachel Seale, Staff Writer May 31, 2024

Finding community on a college campus can be hard, but certain UA programs exist to provide first-generation students a place to adjust to college life. Legacy Scholars Legacy Scholars is the largest...

Beat Auburn Beat Hunger partnered with the West Alabama Food Bank to raise over 300,000 pounds of food during the fall 2023 drive.

How to fight food insecurity in West Alabama

Graham Baakko, Contributing Writer May 31, 2024

The West Alabama food bank is in need of volunteers as it continues to fight food insecurity in nine Alabama counties, including Tuscaloosa.  According to Feeding America, 16% of children in Tuscaloosa...

This mugshot of former president Donald Trump was taken Aug. 23 after his arrest on charges in Georgia of conspiring to change the outcome of the 2020 election.

Campus political groups react to Trump’s guilty verdict

Elijah Doomes, News Editor May 30, 2024

Former president and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records by a New York jury Thursday. Despite Trump’s convictions, UA College...

Two Republican senators introduced a bill that would force states to protect IVF or face losing federal funding.

‘IVF Protection Act’ draws criticism from students, legal experts

Elijah Doomes, News Editor May 29, 2024

Editor's note: This story was updated on May 30 to remove information that indicated that Sen. Tedd Budd withdrew from co-sponsoring the bill. Congress.gov erroneously listed Budd as having co-sponsored...