Somewhere in our Southern home, children are burying their parents. Somewhere in our Southern home, a congregation is laying to rest its pastor. Somewhere in our Southern home their alleged killer awaits...

The intense Alabama summer heat tends to inspire eating a bit lighter than usual. Last week, I decided to head to the farmers market for a few ingredients to create some refreshing summer dishes. The challenge...

The Rude Mechanicals, a local Shakespeare in the park company, will soon return to the Park at Manderson Landing for the second show of their summer season with nothing less than sword fighters and pirates.The...

On June 3, the world of physics took a great leap forward.The European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, started delivering data for the first time in over two years....

When it rains, it pours.Most Alabama residents recognize the literal truth behind the phrase, having been caught in a flash thunderstorm or harsh torrent. Meteorologists and emergency workers, however,...

Making the film, “Service to Man,” has been the collective dream of 
directors Seth Panitch and Aaron Greer since Panitch started working on the script in 2008. Loosely inspired by Panitch’s father’s...

BIRMINGHAM -- Welcome to Alabama.For one night only, the biggest sporting event in the state so famed for college football wasn’t the Iron Bowl. There was no ‘Roll Tide,’ or ‘War Eagle’ or even...

Kevin W. Whitaker, the University of Alabama’s associate provost for academic affairs, will take over as interim provost this summer, UA President Judy Bonner announced in an email Wednesday.“Dr. Whitaker’s...

Current LSU executive vice president and provost Stuart R. Bell has 
been recommended by UA Chancellor Robert Witt to succeed Judy Bonner as the 29th president of The University of Alabama, according...

Sophomore Quanesha Burks didn’t know if she would be a jumper or a sprinter when she got to Alabama. In high school, she did both.She still does both, but only one – the long jump – has her as the...

Jay Deas has followed boxing his whole life. His brother, Tommy, used to write for various national boxing publications and his father would take them to all the fights within 100 miles. While attending...

Every year, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program gives graduates the opportunity to conduct research or teach abroad. This year, 14 graduates were chosen from The University of Alabama, the largest number...