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Rush at food bank prompts food drive

Ashanka Kumari April 4, 2012

The University of Alabama’s Leadership UA organization is sponsoring an on-campus food drive in partnership with the West Alabama Food Bank from now until April 20. All nonperishable foods will be accepted...

UA alums promote literacy through poetry readings

Mazie Bryant April 4, 2012

Returning back to their creative roots, two Master of Fine Arts graduates from the University of Alabama, Jeanie Thompson and Abraham Smith, hosted a poetry reading on campus, bringing to light various...

The coming battle in Seattle

The coming battle in Seattle

Marc Torrence April 4, 2012

The SEC Championship was supposed to be a preview of the NCAA Championship four weeks later. It was in the same arena, had the same setup and even used the same equipment. But the Alabama gymnastics team...

Today is brought to you by the letters U and A

Today is brought to you by the letters U and A

Jordan Cissell April 4, 2012

Santa has his elves, Sherlock Holmes has Dr. Watson and, as it turns out, even Big Bird sometimes needs a little help from his friends. Jamie Naidoo, a professor for UA's School of Library and Information...

Campus gets cash for trash

Campus gets cash for trash

Jasmine Cannon April 4, 2012

The University of Alabama Recycling Department recycles a variety of items that can turn into fast cash. A tractor-trailer of 44,000 pounds of compacted recycled paper leaves the dock at least once a week,...

Former student looks for lifesaving donor on campus

Mazie Bryant April 4, 2012

Virgie Townsend was devastated when she discovered that her 20-year old son, Martin, was diagnosed with biphenotypic leukemia, a rare form of the disease, last March. “It’s a complete shock,” she...

Graduate Student wins grand prize for case study

Graduate Student wins grand prize for case study

Brett Saunders April 4, 2012

A UA graduate student added prestige to her resume and $5,000 to her bank account last week when she won the grand prize of the Arthur W. Page Society’s 2012 Corporate Communications Case Study competition....

Shaq's got 'Bama's back

Shaq’s got ‘Bama’s back

Rich Robinson April 4, 2012

Former NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal will be on campus tomorrow to help film a public service announcement about the dangers of binge drinking. The PSA is in conjunction with LessThanUThink, an anti-binge...

Handicapped patrons lack balcony access at Moody concert hall

William Evans April 3, 2012

The concert hall in the Moody Music Building does not have elevator access to either of the two balconies overlooking the first floor seating area and the stage. Patrons must walk up a flight of stairs...

Class project campaign promotes healthy sleep habits

Briana Harris April 3, 2012

Freshman women may have enough to lose sleep over already, but the use of cell phones and laptops before bedtime may be adding to the problem, according to the Running on Fumes campaign being conducted...

Professor receives UA peace award for AIDS stigma research

Professor receives UA peace award for AIDS stigma research

Caroline Collins April 3, 2012

Bronwen Lichtenstein, an associate professor and graduate director in the Department of Criminal Justice, said winning the 2012 Lahoma Adams Buford Peace Award brings to light certain issues that may not...

Mouzon promotes sustainable rebuilding of city after tornado

Helen Buckley April 3, 2012

Tuscaloosa and New Orleans might have few features in common, but at least one noted sustainability advocate sees one similarity — an opportunity. Steve Mouzon, an architect, urabanist, author and photographer,...