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Sustained Dialogue brings diverse students together

William Evans September 30, 2010

To overcome constrictions on communication at UA, Sustained Dialogue, a program initiated by Crossroads Community Center in 2006, invites students from all corners of campus to participate in weekly discussions...

Capstone helps veterans adjust

Sydney Holtzclaw September 30, 2010

The University celebrated the launch of a program for student veterans last week with a visit from author and founder of the National Veterans Foundation, Floyd Meshad.  The Veterans Education and Transition...

University seeks Parent Ambassadors

Zoe Storey September 30, 2010

The University is accepting applications for the Parent Ambassador program, which is designed to alleviate the stress new students’ parents may face during the process of helping their student register...

Research funding increases substantially

Charles Scarborough September 30, 2010

Research funding at the University continues to rise, with UA expecting to extend its pattern of substantial annual increases in external funding through fiscal year 2010. A poor economic climate was...

UA assesses campus smoking regulations

UA assesses campus smoking regulations

Joseph Weber September 30, 2010

Four hundred and twenty colleges and universities in the United States have gone smoke free, both indoors and out. The University is not a smoke-free campus but does have potential to be one if certain...

Sorority holds forum on literacy

Sorority holds forum on literacy

William Evans September 29, 2010

One out of four Alabamians cannot read this sentence. To underscore the plight of illiteracy that afflicts the state of Alabama, Alpha Kappa Alpha held a forum Tuesday evening called HELP — Honoring...

Extended health care eases student stress

Extended health care eases student stress

William Evans September 29, 2010

As of Sept. 23, young adults can choose to remain under the coverage of their parents’ health care insurance plans until the age of 26 due to legislation contained in President Barack Obama’s health...

Enjoy cake without the weight

Enjoy cake without the weight

Jasmine Cannon September 29, 2010

Project Health will be hosting a “healthy bake sale” at the Ferguson Center this Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. According to organization officers, the foods the bake sale will feature are oatmeal...

Big pink volleyball tournament raises money to fight cancer

Spencer Riley September 29, 2010

The Student Recreation Center and the Women’s Resource Center have teamed up to raise awareness and funds for the Druid City Hospital Breast Cancer Fund. They are hosting the first annual Big Pink Volleyball...

Students speculate on how long Tide's football winning streak can last

Students speculate on how long Tide’s football winning streak can last

Amanda Sams September 29, 2010

The last game the Crimson Tide lost was the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2, 2009 against Utah, when current freshmen were juniors in high school. With a hard-won victory over Arkansas this past weekend, many underclassmen...

Tide player nearly finished with cancer treatment

Tide player nearly finished with cancer treatment

Ethan Summers September 29, 2010

Fifteen radiation treatments stand between David Kindred and a healthy life. Kindred, a senior majoring in management and an outfielder for the Crimson Tide, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in...

Think you have what it takes to be an Avanti?

Think you have what it takes to be an Avanti?

Ashanka Kumari September 29, 2010

With every new group of freshmen, there must be an older and more experienced group of students to prepare them for the year ahead. At the Capstone, these students are known as the Avanti Team, and it...