Ruth Wiggins Waldrop, one of the founders of the UA School of Library and Information Studies, passed away ten days shy of her 99th birthday last week. Waldrop was an alumna of the University and a lifelong...

By JoLee Seaborn Eggs have gotten a bad reputation in the last few years because they have high cholesterol content, which may contribute to heart disease. Many Americans have replaced eggs in their diet...

Local colleges join for Unity Day The UA SGA is teaming up with Stillman College and Shelton State Community College to sponsor the fourth annual Unity Day. The event will be held on Stillman's campus...

The first UA College of Arts and Sciences 2010 Academies Conference will be held April 6 in the Bryant Conference Center. The goal is to stimulate faculty innovations in their teaching, research, writing...

Of the 96 years the SGA has been a part of the Capstone, only seven presidents of the organization have been not allegedly been supported by a coalition of greek organizations. The last was John Merrill,...

The second annual Black Warrior Storytelling Festival on Sunday integrated children’s arts and crafts, music and the art of oral storytelling. Despite being moved to the rainy day location, families,...

Pulitzer Prize-winner and UA alumnus E.O. Wilson will visit campus Tuesday to give two public talks, in addition to meeting with students and faculty of the Blount Undergraduate Initiative. Wilson’s...

New program to offer free baby sitting Undergraduate Parent Support is initiating Sitters for Service, a pilot program for providing free baby-sitting services to students with children. Sitters for Service...

By Clara Goode The SGA department of environmental concerns will host an event on the Quad Saturday in observation of Earth Hour. Earth Hour was created as a simple way to observe and draw awareness...

The Panhellenic Association will be hosting the community Easter egg hunt Sunday on the lawn of the president’s mansion. From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., children under the age of 12 will be able to search for...

Acclaimed literary and cultural critic Trudier Harris will be visiting the campus from March 29 to April 2 to join the English department as a visiting scholar-in-residence. Yolanda Manora, an associate...