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Sororities Can Benefit from One-Party Recording Laws

Sororities Can Benefit from One-Party Recording Laws

Sarah Cosner, Contributing Columnist August 28, 2022

During the recent panhellenic sorority recruitment process at The University of Alabama, rumors were sparked about the possibility of potential new members secretly recording their conversations for a...

Parking problems: Improving campus accessibility for commuting students

Parking problems: Improving campus accessibility for commuting students

Victor Hagan and Alex Jobin August 24, 2022

Some things are a constant at The University of Alabama. Alabama football head coach Nick Saban will always lead a dominant team, students will always flood Gorgas Library during finals week and campus...

What UA’s New Electric Bus Grants Could Mean for West Alabama

What UA’s New Electric Bus Grants Could Mean for West Alabama

Justin McCleskey, Opinions Editor August 21, 2022

On Aug. 16,  Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced that The University of Alabama would receive a $7.8 million grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to replace eight of their diesel buses with new...

Higher Education Partnerships Drive Local Growth

Higher Education Partnerships Drive Local Growth

Justin McCleskey, Opinions Editor August 17, 2022

Each year, students from across the state gather in Montgomery to participate in Higher Education Day. The advocacy event is hosted by the Higher Education Partnership to bring funding and attention to...

Local Gyms Should Affirm LGBTQ+ Health

Local Gyms Should Affirm LGBTQ+ Health

Alex Brewbaker, Contributing Columnist August 17, 2022

Just four days after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall begged the federal courts to drop their block on Alabama Senate Bill 184.  This bill effectively eliminates...

Tuscaloosa’s Top Five Coffee Shops

Tuscaloosa’s Top Five Coffee Shops

Elle Standish, Contributing Columnist August 17, 2022

With over 38,000 students enrolled at The University of Alabama, there is a clear demand for coffee shops around the city. Whether providing a quiet place to study or supplying the caffeine to finish a...

Students Shouldn't Overlook Local History

Students Shouldn’t Overlook Local History

Mary Claire Wooten, Staff Columnist August 17, 2022

While residing in Tuscaloosa, we find ourselves easily fixated on the luxuries accessible to us here. Whether that be new student housing apartments popping up within months to accommodate growing student...

CW/ Shelby West

Students should place an emphasis on mental wellbeing

Sarah Cosner, Contributing Columnist August 9, 2022

Editor's Note: This story was updated on Aug. 17, 2022 to reflect more accurate information regarding the UA Counseling Center.  The thought of moving to college and having greater independence is...

CW/ David Gray

Value the fun organizations on campus

Mary Claire Wooten, Contributing Columnist August 9, 2022

Within the first months of the fall semester, new organizations, councils and clubs flock to welcome the incoming first-year class and recruit them into these campus subgroups. In the beginning, some groups'...

CW File

Learning to lead on campus

Justin McCleskey, Opinions Editor August 8, 2022

As freshmen enter new environments and begin taking different courses, college can be daunting on many fronts. Many struggle to find their footing while juggling social and aspirational goals. These changes...

CW / Autumn Williams

Discovering your path in college isn’t always easy

Victor Hagan, Contributing Columnist August 8, 2022

The University of Alabama wastes no time throwing you into the vast possibilities of its campus. There is truly something for every kind of interest that a student could have. That’s why we have over...

CW/ Autumn Williams

Letter from Opinions Editor: Make Alabama your sweet home

Justin McCleskey, Opinions Editor August 8, 2022

I should admit that I stumbled into The University of Alabama out of sheer circumstance. I did well in my high school classes and learned to enjoy research from debate, so I assumed academia would be the...