Mark Ingram, Trent Richardson, Terrence Cody and several other former Crimson Tide stars will hit the field in Tuscaloosa Saturday, but this time no touchdowns will be scored. The former players will compete...

Defensive coordinator Kirby Smart is now the highest paid assistant coach in University of Alabama history. Smart will earn $1.15 million in year one of his new contract, a $200,000 increase from his previous...

Possible changes being considered for next year’s student seating at home football games include moving freshmen to the upper-bowl and taking pictures of block seating each quarter to monitor the number...

Last week, Jimmy Taylor began his term as Student Government Association president for the 2013-2014 school year. Taylor ran unopposed for this year’s SGA president position, but said this did not...

Former SGA President Matt Calderone announced Wednesday he will run for the District 4 seat on the Tuscaloosa City Council. District 4 covers the downtown Tuscaloosa area and the University of Alabama...

In addition to the undergraduate awards given last week during the University’s Honors Week, The University of Alabama Graduate School awarded its students with top honors. Three faculty committees...

Lauren Wallace, a senior majoring in interior design, has spent all semester turning a water tower into a residential dwelling. Wallace and senior interior design major Melita Hudson won first place in...

Former president of The University of Alabama Guy Bailey said the two English professors he had his freshman year at the Capstone changed his life. “It’s really unbelievable the effects teachers have...

Former University of Alabama president Guy Bailey will give an overview of his work on Southern English Tuesday at 2 p.m. in 205 Gorgas Library. Bailey will return to the classroom this fall, teaching...

A 20-year-old man was found dead of a suspected heroin overdose at the Woodlands apartment complex on Wednesday night, according to Tuscaloosa County Homicide on Thursday morning. The victim was found...

In a small room on the first floor of Hardaway Hall, ideas go from 2-D designs on computer screens to functioning 3-D objects in a matter of hours. The new College of Engineering 3-D printing lab has five...

Maintaining the body of a Division I athlete is no simple task. Amy Bragg is the director of performance nutrition for University of Alabama athletics. She works with over 650 athletes across 18 sports...

Thousands of Crimson Tide fans made the trip to Tuscaloosa last weekend to see a national championship team return to their home field for the first time this season. This time, the fans didn’t come...

Beginning in fall 2013, all final exams will be finished by 2:30 p.m. on the Friday of exam week. The University of Alabama SGA worked with the Office of the University Registrar to make this change to...

The University Career Center will host career fairs from Feb. 19 to Feb. 21 in the Bryant Conference Center. The Communication Career Fair is Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 1 to 4 p.m., General Interest and...

The Miss University of Alabama Pageant will be held Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Bama Theatre at 7 p.m. This pageant is a preliminary for the Miss Alabama Pageant in June, and then the winner of Miss Alabama...

6 a.m. in the pool. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in class. 2:30 p.m. back in the water. 5 to 6 p.m. in the weight room. 6 to 10 p.m. homework and friends. 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. sleep. Repeat. This is the daily life...

An EF4 tornado struck Hattiesburg, Miss., Sunday, damaging the town and the University of Southern Mississippi campus and leaving over 60 people injured, according to a report by the Associated Press....

Wellthatscool.com is hosting a 20th anniversary screening of the film “Groundhog Day” at the Bama Theatre on Groundhog Day, Saturday Feb. 2. The event is sponsored by Sigma Tau Delta, The University...

The University of Alabama Advertising Team is organizing artistic projects to benefit local Tuscaloosa schools Wednesday and Thursday in the Ferg Plaza from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. UA AdTeam is currently working...

Applications opened Monday, Jan. 21 to students looking to join the 14 different honor societies associated with the Coordinating Council of Honor Societies at The University of Alabama. “The Coordinating...

A UA professor attempts to answer the fundamental question of whether suicide terrorists are engaged in sacrifice or suicide in his book, “The Myth of Martyrdom: What Really Drives Suicide Bombers, Rampage...

The UA student who suffered serious injuries in a traffic accident in Montgomery, Ala. on Jan. 8 died Friday. Natalie Baine, 20-year-old from Roswell, Ga., was pronounced dead by medical staff at Baptist...

The University of Alabama student who suffered serious injuries in a traffic accident in Montgomery on Jan. 8 died Friday. Natalie Baine, 20 year old from Roswell, Ga., was pronounced dead Friday from...

University of Alabama alumna, Sonequa Martin-Green, is seeing her dreams come true before her very eyes. Five years ago she spoke the line, “True I talk of dreams, which are the children of an idle...

There were two outs in the top of the seventh inning. The fans sat on the edge of their seats awaiting the final pitch as history hung in the air. The familiar thud of ball hitting mitt could be heard...

With a hammock strung up between two trees, you are immersed in nature for the afternoon, from the pond underneath to the birds flying overhead. This may seem like an ideal place to get some rest, but...

American adults consume an average of 100 calories per day from alcoholic beverages, with young adults racking up the most calories from alcoholic drinks, according to a recent study by the Centers for...

With enrollment at The University of Alabama growing each year, the city of Tuscaloosa has responded with major additions and renovations to the downtown area to help better serve this influx of students....

Freshman Elizabeth Cook walks into her 8 a.m. chemistry class on a Friday morning to find about 20 percent of her classmates scattered across a barren auditorium. Cook, a chemical engineering major, said...

Colorado and Washington legalized recreational marijuana on Tuesday, Nov. 6, but the passing of similar legalization in the state of Alabama does not appear likely, at least not in the near future. “It...

As Grey Westbrook sat back relaxing at a table in the Ferguson Center, he resembled any ordinary University of Alabama student taking a break from a day filled with classes. But his experiences make him...

Beads of sweat roll down each student’s neck as alarms ring to let them know that their patients — or in this case, high-tech computer-based mannequins — are unstable and need immediate attention....

The University of Alabama Recreation Center now offers “We’ll Come to You!” fitness classes, connecting trained instructors with groups or organizations across campus to provide private workout sessions....

Although The University of Alabama’s campus can sometimes be characterized as a sea of crimson, student sports fans of other schools sometimes represent the orange or purple that seems oddly out of place....

Old habits die hard. This was the explanation Abhay Lidbe, a doctoral student in civil engineering, gave for why he chooses to spend his spare time playing cricket. Lidbe is the treasurer of The University...

For some University of Alabama students, the start of hunting season signified the beginning of a family affair throughout their childhood. “It is a family tradition,” Jeremy Payne, a junior majoring...

Of the seven million high school athletes in all sports, only 1 percent get a Division 1 sports scholarship, according to NCAA statistics. However, the millions of boys and girls who do not make it to...

Next week The University of Alabama campus will transform. From ornate lawn decorations adorning sorority row and painted store fronts along the Strip to a towering bonfire Friday night on the Quad, this...

Sitting through lectures all day and spending endless nights studying can make a real job seem distant for most college students. However, several University of Alabama students had the chance this past...

In 2011, 922 reported acts of crime occurred on and around The University of Alabama campus, according to the 2012 Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report released last week. The majority of the...

The UA Department of Journalism has announced the addition of a new sports news and information track for undergraduate majors. Students choosing this new track learn basic journalistic skills but take...

More than 500 alumni of one of the most treasured organizations at The University of Alabama will take the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday during the halftime show of the Florida Atlantic game....

Students across The University of Alabama campus are given the opportunity to grow and learn outside of the classroom through living-learning communities. “Through living-learning communities, students...

Campus dining service programs Bama Cash and Dining Dollars are widely used across campus for meals and late-night study snacks, but they can also be a source of confusion for freshmen and upperclassmen...

Tuscaloosa police officers have given out the first warning tickets for texting while driving and will begin issuing normal tickets soon, according to Sgt. Brent Blankley, Tuscaloosa Police Department...

The average college student spends $655 a year on course materials, according to the recent OnCampus Research study by the National Association of College Stores. “Books are one of the largest expenses...

By Adrienne Burch Staff Reporter Four members of The University of Alabama Meteorological Society traveled from Tuscaloosa to the Gulf Coast Tuesday afternoon to storm-chase Hurricane Isaac. UAMS is...

Art has a special ability to impact or invoke thought in those who see it and, through a project directed by a University professor, is being used as a means of therapy, expression and reflection for area...

A new school year means many things, but for the SGA, it signals a fresh start. “We have a lot of good projects on getting on the way, and I am excited to see them come to life,” Meagan Bryant, SGA...

The University of Alabama’s Interfraternity Council will hold a meeting marking the start of informal fraternity recruitment today, Aug. 23 at 5 p.m. in room 205 of Gorgas Library. UA’s fraternity...

For the third consecutive year, the University of Alabama hosted the largest fall sorority recruitment in the nation. The Open House pool of potential members had 1,952 women for Fall 2012 sorority recruitment...

Last week the Associated Press reported that more than half of young college graduates are either jobless or underemployed. Next week thousands of University of Alabama seniors will walk across the stage...

People from across the community will gather next Saturday at the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa to compete in the Junior League of Tuscaloosa’s inaugural Dragon Boat Races. Dragon boat racing is...

One in three college students will experience prolonged periods of depression. Other mental illnesses such as anxiety are also widespread among young adults. Despite their prevalence, people are often...

The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center will host “Take Back the Night,” an international rally aimed to support the end of violence against women, tonight at 6 p.m. on the Ferguson Plaza....

  Coach Nick Saban and former Tide player and owner of Big Oak Ranch John Croyle will speak to the student body tomorrow as part of the Student Government Association Judicial Board’s Coaching Character...

The city of Tuscaloosa will hold a community memorial service on April 27 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the devastating EF4 tornado that tore through Tuscaloosa last spring. The service is...

Ingram Crosson, a sophomore majoring in Spanish, has been juggling almost his entire life, and he is hoping to spread his love for the pastime through his recently created Crimson Jugglers group at the...

The University of Alabama’s annual Relay for Life will be held Saturday on the University soccer fields starting at 6 p.m. Relay for Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature charity event held...

The Student Government Association and the Academic Advisors Association are partnering with the Ferguson Center to host a Majors Fair in the Ferguson Heritage room and ballroom today from 10 a.m. to 3...

Many people claim to be University of Alabama sports fanatics, but few have reached the status of a true Alabama Legend. The Crimson Rewards Program sponsored by Tuscaloosa Toyota offers UA students incentives...

Senior Sean Hudson heard the words, “Foster kids do not stay in college,” over and over again as he was applying to become a student at the University of Alabama. A recent study done by the nsoro...

The new buildings and construction sites across the University of Alabama campus will have plenty of positive impact, but the negative effects the construction has on the environment are often ignored....

Bad weather did not stop around 100 UA students from volunteering across Tuscaloosa on Saturday with the Community Service Center’s Hands on Tuscaloosa event in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hands...

Alabama’s chapter of Pi Beta Phi sorority has partnered with Holt Elementary School to implement the six-week Champions are Readers (CAR) program, designed to help students enhance their reading levels....

An 11-hour time difference and 5,224 miles has not stopped Marcel Gromotka from being a die-hard University of Alabama football fan. Gromotka grew up in Munich, Germany and moved to the United States...