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Former Alabama golfer wins first PGA event

CW Staff March 4, 2013

Former Alabama golfer Michael Thompson shot a final-round 69 on Sunday to claim his first PGA Tour victory at the 2013 Honda Classic at PGA National. “I am so proud of Michael,” Alabama head golf...

Tide wins Puerto Rico Classic 3rd straight time

CW Staff February 20, 2013

The No. 3 Alabama men’s golf team continued its impressive play on Tuesday, securing the program’s third straight win in the Puerto Rico Classic with a final-round 14-under-par 274 at the 6,902-yard,...

Alabama gymnastics team moves up to No. 4

CW Staff February 19, 2013

The Alabama gymnastics team moved up to No. 4 in the national rankings after beating Auburn with a season-best score of 197.650 last Friday. In addition posting its best overall score of the season, the...

Tide drops road match at Clemson, 5-2

CW Staff February 18, 2013

The Alabama men’s tennis team fell to Clemson, 5-2, on Friday at the Hoke Sloan Tennis Center, moving the Crimson Tide to 7-3 on the season and the Tigers to 7-1 overall. Clemson took a 1-0 edge in...

Gauging the good of guns

CW Staff February 18, 2013

I hadn’t shot a gun since Boy Scout camp eight years ago. Born and raised in Miami, Fla., hunting is not something that was handed down from my father to me as it is often in the Deep South. For us,...

HCA lecture covers equality

CW Staff February 14, 2013

In an HCA Talk titled, “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” a communication studies professor said marriage equality is a major modern social justice issue that will be studied in the future. Professor...

Tide freshman named Freshman of the Week

CW Staff February 13, 2013

University of Alabama freshman Elias Hakansson of Halmstad, Sweden, was named the Southeastern Conference Men’s Track and Field Freshman of the Week on Tuesday, the SEC Office announced. Hakansson broke...

How does your major stack up?

CW Staff February 11, 2013

The information in the chart below comes from the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment. It shows the number of undergraduate degrees awarded from fall 2011 to summer 2012 based on major....

National Signing Day 2013 liveblog

National Signing Day 2013 liveblog

CW Staff February 6, 2013

By Marc Torrence and Marquavius Burnett Update: 3:21 p.m. Five-star defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson makes it official with his commitment to Alabama over Texas. A'Shawn Robinson From: Fort Worth,...

Parking changes to address overflow

Parking changes to address overflow

CW Staff February 5, 2013

Following overcrowding and illegal parking in and around the Riverside East parking lot, UA Transportation Services is opening up the Northeast Commuter Campus Drive lot to campus residents and offering...

Softball to be televised 7 times this year

CW Staff February 4, 2013

The Alabama softball team will be televised seven times during the 2013 regular season, the Southeastern Conference announced Monday. The Crimson Tide is part of a television package that will showcase...

Consent concerns on campus

Consent concerns on campus

CW Staff February 4, 2013

Without consent, any sexual act is sexual assault. Yet knowing how to gain and give consent for sexual acts is the biggest sexual health problem facing UA students, according to University of Alabama officials....

Ninth-ranked Tide rolls over SMU 6-1

CW Staff February 4, 2013

The ninth-ranked Alabama women’s tennis team earned a 6-1 victory over SMU on Sunday at the Northwood Country Club. With the win, the Crimson Tide moves to 4-0 on the season while the loss drops the...

UA softball team places first in NFCA poll

CW Staff January 23, 2013

The Alabama softball team will start the 2013 campaign just how they ended last year’s – as the number one team in the country. The National Fastpitch Coaches Association tabbed defending national...

Mal Moore wins top award for athletic directors

CW Staff December 6, 2012

University of Alabama Director of Athletics Mal Moore was formally presented as the recipient of the 2012 John L. Toner Award on Tuesday night at the 55th Annual National Football Foundation Awards Dinner...

Tuscaloosa to open new Nick’s Kids playground

CW Staff December 6, 2012

On Dec. 7, the City of Tuscaloosa will dedicate the newly constructed Nick’s Kids Playground. The event will take place on that morning at the playground site located alongside the Black Warrior River...

Auburn hires Gus Malzahn as new head coach

CW Staff December 5, 2012

Arkansas State coach and former Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn was hired as the new head coach at Auburn University, the school announced Tuesday afternoon. “I’m grateful for the opportunity...

Patterson, Murphy given raises

CW Staff November 28, 2012

Alabama softball coach Patrick Murphy and gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson were each given raises after leading their respective teams to national championship seasons in 2012. Murphy’s pay will jump...

UA experts sound off on secession petitions

CW Staff November 26, 2012

Former topless car wash owner Derrick Belcher petitioned for the state of Alabama to secede from the United States of America two weeks ago, but several Uniersity of Alabama history and political science...

Campus, city organizations aid student veterans

CW Staff November 20, 2012

The transition into college life is difficult for most students, but The University of Alabama hopes to make the process easier for those students also moving back into civilian life by helping veterans...

Opt-in for SEC tickets starts Monday

CW Staff November 12, 2012

University of Alabama students can opt in for SEC Championship game tickets beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 12, according to an e-mail from the UA athletic department. Students have until 5 p.m. on...

EA Sports tournament comes to Bear Trap

CW Staff November 8, 2012

The parking lot between Buffalo Phil’s and The Bear Trap will play host to the EA Sports Soccer and Speed Tour Saturday, Nov. 10 from 7-10 p.m. Fans will get the chance to play Need for Speed Most Wanted...

Trustees approve construction plans

CW Staff November 6, 2012

The Board of Trustees’ Physical Properties Committee approved 12 renovations or construction items to The University of Alabama campus, including renovations to the Ferguson Center and ten Hoor Hall....

OUR VIEW: Vote for Bob Vance

CW Staff November 5, 2012

To put it colloquially, one of the candidates for Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice on the ballot tomorrow is a snake in the grass. And, if this state elects him into office, it should expect him to...

Today’s topic: the Alabama election

CW Staff November 5, 2012

The candidates in the race for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court provide the most polarizing vision for the direction of our state over the next decade. The election also introduces more amendments...

Students participate in film pitch

CW Staff November 5, 2012

Two University of Alabama students were invited to compete in the Perfect Pitch Competition at the New Orleans Film Festival in October and tested their skills pitching film ideas to a panel. John Avent,...

Witt, Trustees replace Bailey with Judy Bonner

CW Staff November 5, 2012

The University of Alabama’s president Judy Bonner addressed the Board of Trustees Friday morning, a day after being hired as the first permanent woman president in the school’s history. Bonner previously...