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We all must work to stop campus crime

Jonathan Hess October 1, 2015

Here at the University, students have a basic expectation: we should be safe from violent crime on and near campus.In Fall 2014, the UAPD released five crime advisories over the five-month fall semester....

Bill Nye speaks on climate change and the importance of teaching evolution in schools

Bill Nye speaks on climate change and the importance of teaching evolution in schools

Elizabeth Elkin September 30, 2015

Students, faculty and fans flooded into The University of Alabama’s Moody Music Concert Hall Monday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. Heads turned, eyes searched. An excited murmur travelled through the hall. ...

Shootings, gun regulations draw controversy

Shootings, gun regulations draw controversy

Nick Privitera September 28, 2015

An eye peers down the metal sights. Lungs expand and deflate. A twitch of a finger starts a chain reaction as the trigger is pulled. In an instant, the firing pin strikes the primer of a bullet or shell,...

Crimson Tide offense still searching for identity

Crimson Tide offense still searching for identity

Kelly Ward September 28, 2015

Alabama’s offense sputtered early before finding some consistency in the 34-0 win over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday. Four games into the season, the offense hasn’t quite found its identity.“I was...

Don’t be skeptical of vaccines

Eric Roddy September 28, 2015

Here’s a riddle. What’s clear, completely free at most places that offer it, and is still important to have enough of even though the hotter months are winding down? You got it–vaccinations.Every...

Stop politicizing faith

Will Sorrell September 28, 2015

If you’ve been awake this week, you know that Pope Francis is in the United States, and he’s turning tables per usual. From rolling around D.C. in a Fiat, to becoming the first pontiff to canonize...

Alabama finds rhythm in shutout win over ULM

Alabama finds rhythm in shutout win over ULM

Terrin Waack September 26, 2015

Leading up to Saturday’s game, Reggie Ragland told the rest of the defense that nobody was scoring on them. Geno Matias-Smith said that was Ragland’s motto.Ragland was right. Alabama shut out the University...

History of the Bama Theatre: Marquees & Memories

History of the Bama Theatre: Marquees & Memories

Sam West September 24, 2015

It’s hard to think of a more charming place in Tuscaloosa than the Bama Theatre. The facade of the building lights up all of downtown when a show or movie is playing. Posters in the interior reminisce...

Ready for round two

Ready for round two

Elliott Propes September 22, 2015

Amid the chaos that was University Boulevard on Friday afternoon, a gold Rolls-Royce emerged from the clutter and pulled onto the set of ESPN College GameDay. Out stepped a 6-foot-7-inch behemoth who...

Let’s reevaluate pomping

Benjamin Burkeen September 21, 2015

Homecoming planning is well underway for a number of student organizations, and it is arguably one of the events (besides football) that brings together the majority of our campus community. People get...

No handlebars: Student gains recognition as campus Unicycle Guy

No handlebars: Student gains recognition as campus Unicycle Guy

Ellen Johnson September 21, 2015

Heads turn as a one-wheeled vehicle zips by students making their way to their 8 a.m. classes. They wonder if it’s a bike or maybe a skateboard. It’s neither. It’s actually just your friendly 
neighborhood...

University film scene flourishing

Bailey Shoenberger September 21, 2015

It wasn’t a model airplane flying high above Reese Phifer Hall last week. It was a class of telecommunication and film students testing out the latest innovation in filming: a camera drone. If that doesn’t...