As a little girl, she didn’t want to just play violin, clarinet or piano as expected. She wanted to play everything; she wanted to be a percussionist. UA percussion instructor Beth Gottlieb’s career...

If working in the nonprofit field piques your interest, then the Community Service Center’s Nonprofit Protégé Program might be a good fit for you. The eight-week program, which began last semester,...

Each year, some of the biggest parts of the Super Bowl are the creative advertisements shown in between game plays. Various beer, snack and electronic companies, to name a few, spend millions of dollars...

In his State of the Union address two weeks ago, President Obama discussed issues on every college student’s mind: the rise of tuition costs and interest rates on student loans. “Student loan debt...

While the University of Alabama is accepting larger incoming freshman classes, one study says that one-third of freshmen don’t feel like their high school did a good job preparing them for college. The...

Six people were shot Friday night in a Cottondale apartment. Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Ted Sexton said two gunmen entered an apartment and demanded money from several teenagers, who were celebrating a...

Bloggers are now able to raise money for disaster relief just by sharing their stories thanks to TopAlarmSystem.com’s blogging donation program. Through the Alabama Disaster Relief Blogging Program,...

Researchers in the University of Alabama Department of Biological Sciences have discovered that specific genes may be to blame for a number of weight- and metabolism-related illnesses. Dr. Laura Reed,...

When Tuscaloosa was hit by the April 27 tornado, Alabama citizens came from all over the state to not only lend a hand in the city's relief, but also make sure the city came back to life. On Jan. 23, another...