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Wilder returns to Vegas to defend heavyweight title

James Ogletree | @jameslogletree, Sports Editor February 20, 2020
Tuscaloosa’s Deontay Wilder won his first major heavyweight title in Las Vegas five years ago. Now one of the premier names in the sport, he returns to MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday to defend his crown in one of the biggest fights of his career to this point.
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Nashville band enchants Tuscaloosa soul fans

Libby Foster | @libithafoster, Contributing Writer February 18, 2020
The band came out dancing under blue and red lights. The crowd screamed for a moment, but their shrieks quickly turned to soft smiles as The Brook and the Bluff’s show began. 
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A conversation with Myron Pope: ‘Intentionality is key’ in student affairs work

Keely Brewer | @keelykbrewer, Staff Reporter February 17, 2020
In 1988 Myron Pope left Sweet Water, Alabama, a town with a current population of 241, to attend The University of Alabama.
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UADM raises $307,843.20 for children’s hospitals

Tucker Legerski | @TuckerLegerski, Contributing Writer February 17, 2020
Wearing color-coordinated t-shirts and sporting face paints, fairy wings, poster paper, tutus and balloons, hundreds of students helped convert a giant conference room into a dance floor on Saturday.
Beyond the data: Are sexual assaults under-reported on campus?

Beyond the data: Are sexual assaults under-reported on campus?

In recent years, the world has been reminded of the ever-present issue of sexual assault due to the misconduct of several Hollywood figures and the rise of the #MeToo movement. However, for every celebrity’s story, there are several that go untold.
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BREAKING: Myron Pope named vice president for student life

Rebecca Griesbach, News Editor February 14, 2020
This position will be a homecoming for Pope, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in history and a Master of Arts and Doctorate of Education in higher education administration from the University of Alabama.
Consent saw slow rise in sexual assault discourse

Consent saw slow rise in sexual assault discourse

Lindsey Wilkinson | @lululindsey11, Contributing Writer February 13, 2020
The evolution of consent revolves around the idea that our society labels and understands consent in a different way than in the past. These changes can be shown through curriculum, outreach and laws.
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Q&A with sex therapist Dr. Misty Smith

Grace Schepis | @GraceSchepisCW, Staff Reporter February 13, 2020
Dr. Misty Smith is a licensed sex therapist who currently operates out of Vestavia, Alabama. Throughout her career, Smith has treated patients who travel from all around the regional area for her services. Smith appears on Good Day Alabama with the segment “Where is the Love?” and runs columns in multiple magazines related to her field. 
Ahead of legislation push, in-state students share sex-ed stories

Ahead of legislation push, in-state students share sex-ed stories

Landon Nichols grew up learning a faith-based version of sex education in his Selma private school, where students were taught an abstinence-only curriculum in a program covertly called “CHANGES.”  Nichols...

Cancel culture needs to end

Cancel culture needs to end

Madison Pettway, Staff Columnist February 10, 2020

Lately, we as a collective have decided that when public figures do something wrong in the media, they are no longer valuable to us. “Cancel culture” started as a movement to boycott those who have...

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Tyler Gentry hopes to lead Alabama baseball back to the postseason

Carey Reeder | @realCareyReeder, Staff Reporter February 10, 2020
Alabama junior outfielder Tyler Gentry, the team's leading hitter last year who was recently named to the preseason All-SEC Second Team, is hoping to lead the Crimson Tide back to the postseason in 2020.
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SGA to increase pay for all but chief justice, speaker of the Senate

The Student Government Association (SGA) approved an overall decrease to a new pay scale stipend on Thursday, Feb. 6., but that decrease won’t affect the executive cabinet, who will each see minor raises...