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Bentley announces special election for November

Bentley announces special election for November

Mike Finnegan February 16, 2017

Gov. Robert Bentley announced on Tuesday in a press release that the special election to replace Alabama’s vacant U.S. Senate seat and the position of Alabama’s attorney general would be held on Nov....

Tide Hop, Feb. 1949

Tide Hop, Feb. 1949

Rebecca Rakowitz February 16, 2017

In American news of 1949, Harry Truman was president, the fourth Geneva Convention was signed, the term “big bang” was coined and the National Basketball Association was born. In University of Alabama...

Higher education increasingly funded by debt

Higher education increasingly funded by debt

Jake Howell February 16, 2017

In 1929, the stock market crashed. In 2008, mortgage-backed securities sent shock-waves through the country. According to numerous experts, a student loan crisis could be the next big hit to the U.S. Economy.The...

Puzder withdraws nomination as secretary of labor

Puzder withdraws nomination as secretary of labor

Rebecca Rakowitz February 16, 2017

Andrew Puzder withdrew his nomination for secretary of labor on Wednesday, making him the first of President Donald Trump’s cabinet members to withdraw.“While I won’t be serving in the administration,”...

Construction underway on innovative Adapted Athletics Facility

Construction underway on innovative Adapted Athletics Facility

Bennett Stansell February 15, 2017

Although the official ground-breaking ceremony for the new $10 million UA Adopted Athletics Facility is not scheduled to take place until Feb. 23, preliminary construction has already started on the new...

Tuscaloosa City Council makes proclamation in support of foreign students

Tuscaloosa City Council makes proclamation in support of foreign students

Bennett Stansell February 15, 2017

The members of the Tuscaloosa City Council and Mayor Maddox reaffirmed their support of foreign students in the Tuscaloosa community with a public proclamation during a city council meeting on Tuesday...

JCM update: A look at the merger of two C&IS departments

JCM update: A look at the merger of two C&IS departments

Camille Studebaker February 14, 2017

The College of Communications and Information Sciences underwent changes in Fall 2016 when the process of merging its journalism and telecommunication and film departments began.The college decided the...

Women and Gender Resource Center teaches UA women about salary negotiation

Women and Gender Resource Center teaches UA women about salary negotiation

Isabella Garrison February 14, 2017

The Women and Gender Resource Center held a salary negotiation seminar on Monday as one of three “Smart Start” seminars that they will hold this semester. The program, led by women from both the Women...

SGA President Lillian Roth to seek re-election

SGA President Lillian Roth to seek re-election

Will Jones February 14, 2017

SGA President Lillian Roth will seek re-election, possibly without the support of the Machine, according to two senior Roth administration officials. The Machine is a select coalition of UA fraternities...

The University of Alabama to host teen violence and social media discussion

The University of Alabama to host teen violence and social media discussion

Alexis Faire February 13, 2017

The University of Alabama will host a discussion about teen violence and social media on Thursday, Feb. 16. The event will kick off the annual Ethel H. Hall African American Heritage Month Celebration,...

UA ranked No. 4 in list of military-friendly colleges

UA ranked No. 4 in list of military-friendly colleges

Rebecca Rakowitz February 13, 2017

A recent ranking released by bestcolleges.com places The University of Alabama at No. 4 in a list of America’s Top Military-Friendly Colleges.“…The U.S. military remains one of the largest armed...

Bentley names new state attorney general

Bentley names new state attorney general

Mike Finnegan February 13, 2017

Following the appointment of Luther Strange to the U.S. Senate, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley selected Steve Marshall to serve as the next state attorney general. At 52 years old, the new attorney general...