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Sustainability Day shows students UA’s green initiatives

Jasmine Cannon April 18, 2012

Members of the University of Alabama Business Honors Program’s Clean Energy Team hosted the third annual UA Sustainability Day Tuesday. The event took place across the University of Alabama and highlighted...

Psychologist speaks on Brazil's child protection laws

Psychologist speaks on Brazil’s child protection laws

Katie Thurber April 18, 2012

In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, the University of Alabama’s College of Social Work hosted Brazilian scholar and psychologist Reginaldo Torres Alves Júnior on Wednesday. Alves, a forensic...

Amid anniversary plans, students learn to cope

Ashanka Kumari April 18, 2012

For two University of Alabama students who lost their homes and friends to the April 27, 2011 tornado, the anniversary memorials are a chance to continue to move forward. Chelsea Thrash, a junior majoring...

Survey shows rise in trend known as ‘drunkorexia’

Jordan Cissell April 18, 2012

There are some things in life that just don’t mix well. A recently developing trend, dubbed “drunkorexia," dangerously combines two such items: eating disorders and substance abuse. According to a...

Forensics Council takes home top-ten finish at nationals

Forensics Council takes home top-ten finish at nationals

Jasmine Cannon April 18, 2012

UA's speech team has returned from nationals with a top-10 finish for the 11th year in a row. The Alabama Forensics Council finished seventh place out of the top-90 forensics teams in the country. Thad...

Tuscaloosa News wins Pulitzer for tornado coverage

CW Staff April 17, 2012

The Tuscaloosa News won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage for its coverage of the April 27 tornado. City editor Katherine Lee said she was proud of the job the newsroom did on April 27....

Tuscaloosa Junior League to host first ever Dragon Boat Races

Adrienne Burch April 17, 2012

People from across the community will gather next Saturday at the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa to compete in the Junior League of Tuscaloosa’s inaugural Dragon Boat Races. Dragon boat racing is...

Scholar to discuss child welfare

Judah Martin April 17, 2012

Since 2004, visiting international scholar Reginaldo Torres Alves Jr. has been closely studying the history of child welfare in his native country Brazil. Alves works as a psychologist at Brazil’s Child...

Earth Day Festival finds new home at Capitol Park

Helen Buckley April 17, 2012

Tuscaloosa’s Earth Day Festival is this Sunday at Capitol Park from noon to 5 p.m. The festival is held in honor of Earth Day, a day each year dedicated to increasing awareness and appreciation of Earth’s...

‘Monologues’ fight stigma of depression, mental illness

Adrienne Burch April 17, 2012

One in three college students will experience prolonged periods of depression. Other mental illnesses such as anxiety are also widespread among young adults. Despite their prevalence, people are often...

Rallying to Take Back the Night

Rallying to Take Back the Night

Briana Harris April 17, 2012

While on a spring-break trip with four of her friends, a University of Alabama female student had an experience that she would never forget. It was day three of her trip, and she was on the beach drinking...

UA research links gender, technology

UA research links gender, technology

Mazie Bryant April 17, 2012

Women use text messaging and social media more than men, according to a study conducted by a UA student. Amanda Kimbrough, a senior majoring in psychology, polled 381 undergraduate students last spring...