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Decoding HB 498: What you need to know about Alabama’s new free speech bill 

Decoding HB 498: What you need to know about Alabama’s new free speech bill 

Olivia Davis, Contributing Writer July 16, 2019
As the state joins a nationwide push toward limiting free speech regulations, a new bill may change the way the University of Alabama handles controversial speakers on campus. 
Judy Taylor (pictured) and Sharon Nelson led about 100 Tuscaloosa residents in a candlelight vigil for migrant children Friday evening.

Tuscaloosa residents hold vigil for detained immigrants

Rebecca Griesbach, News Editor July 14, 2019

Sharon Nelson had never marched for a cause, had never held a picket sign and had certainly never organized a 100-person protest a day in her life.  Until last Friday, when she and other Tuscaloosa...

Protesters pressure Carbon Hill mayor to resign

Protesters pressure Carbon Hill mayor to resign

Jessa Reid Bolling, Assistant News Editor July 10, 2019
About a dozen protesters wore all black and marched to the lawn across from city hall, where they all then laid on the ground motionless to mimic dead bodies, a form of protest called a “die in,” in an effort to pressure Carbon Hill Mayor Mark Chambers to resign. 
The Rising Tide: Get to know Alabama’s 2020 recruiting class

The Rising Tide: Get to know Alabama’s 2020 recruiting class

Joey Blackwell, Staff Reporter July 4, 2019
The gears of the 2020 recruiting cycle have been turning for several months, and so far it has been business as usual for Alabama football. As of July 18, Alabama's 2020 recruiting haul sits at 22 players.
Druid City Pride celebrates Equality on the River

Druid City Pride celebrates Equality on the River

Katie Sumera, Contributing Writer June 26, 2019
Equality on the River was an important event where members of the LGBTQ community could come together in comradery and meet new people.
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10 Year Column: “Glee” hit most of the right notes

Leah Goggins | @leahisonline, Assistant Culture Editor June 21, 2019
The show that single-handedly ruined the final scene of “The Sopranos” was often hit-or-miss, but its soap-operatic plotlines and bubblegum pop covers wormed their way into America’s heart.
An estimated 125,000 fish were killed in the Black Warrior River after waste spill at a Tyson Foods plant in Hanceville, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Black Warrior Riverkeeper

UPDATE: Riverkeeper says ADEM E. coli investigation incomplete

Rebecca Griesbach, News Editor June 20, 2019

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management released an update of its investigation of Tyson Foods on Thursday, June 20. [MORE: Tyson Foods under investigation for E. coli in Black Warrior River] Water...

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Michele Coley empowers the next generation of business owners

Olivia Davis, Contributing Writer June 20, 2019
Michele Coley, owner of a Tuscaloosa Allstate agency, shows that “finding your voice” in the chaotic business world can be the key to success
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Kira Lewis Jr. to represent United States in Under-19 World Cup

James Ogletree, Sports Editor June 20, 2019
Alabama sophomore point guard Kira Lewis Jr. has been selected to the U.S. team for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, USA Basketball announced on Thursday morning.
Exhibit showcases the history of Alabama

Exhibit showcases the history of Alabama

Kinsley Centers, Contributing Writer June 13, 2019

Alabama’s bicentennial celebration continues as the exhibit Of This Goodly Land shows the history of the state at the Gayle Gorgas Library here on campus. The exhibit is displayed in the Pearce foyers...

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A sport, a job, a priority: The different types of student-athlete experiences

Ben Lasseter, Contributing Writer June 10, 2019
College athletes in America juggle outstanding obligations. Because of their sports, they often have significantly less freedom than normal students.
The Alabama abortion law is a win for life

The Alabama abortion law is a win for life

Nathan Polk, Staff Columnist June 10, 2019

The Alabama Human Life Protection Act, otherwise known as HB 314, was passed in May to much national criticism. The bill bans abortions outside of ectopic pregnancies and those where the fetus displays...