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Books to Prisons hosts book donation drive

Books to Prisons hosts book donation drive

Emilee Boster, Contributing Writer • November 6, 2022

At the Canterbury United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, there is a small library overflowing with books of different genres donated from across the state. These books will not stay for long -...

Ready for the runway: fashion students showcase design skills in internships

Ready for the runway: fashion students showcase design skills in internships

Emilee Boster, Contributing Writer • October 9, 2022

On the second day of her summer internship in New York City, Grace Federico, a senior majoring in apparels and textiles at The University of Alabama, watched as the designer she worked for struggled to...

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Golfing for a cause: RISE hosts annual fundraisers

Emilee Boster, Contributing Writer • June 1, 2022

The RISE Center, an early childhood education program at the University of Alabama, hosted its largest annual fundraisers, a golf tournament and silent auction, from April 20 to April 21, to help maintain...

Women find community in STEM fields at UA

Women find community in STEM fields at UA

Emilee Boster, Contributing Writer • April 17, 2022
At The University of Alabama, women make up 20% of the faculty in the College of Engineering and 27% of the faculty in Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
A guide to podcasts from UA students and faculty

A guide to podcasts from UA students and faculty

Emilee Boster, Contributing Writer • April 13, 2022
Meet the students and faculty at The University of Alabama who produce their own podcasts with topics ranging from business and sports to history and religion. 
‘This can happen to anyone’: Influencer Lauren Norris brings awareness to domestic violence

‘This can happen to anyone’: Influencer Lauren Norris brings awareness to domestic violence

Emilee Boster, Contributing Writer • March 20, 2022

College lifestyle influencer and UA junior Lauren Norris has more than 250,000 followers on social media, and she’s using her platform to shed light on domestic abuse.  Norris’s new line of merchandise,...

‘Read more’: Author Carmen Maria Machado visits UA

‘Read more’: Author Carmen Maria Machado visits UA

Emilee Boster, Contributing Writer • March 7, 2022

Author Carmen Maria Machado, a finalist for the 2017 National Book Award and the winner of the Bard Fiction Prize, visited The University of Alabama to meet the readers and writers who empathize with her...

Mary Smith shows UA student Riva Cullinan how to weave a basket.

‘This is living history’: UA highlights Muscogee artist Mary Smith

Emilee Boster, Contributing Writer • November 28, 2021

In 2009, Mary Smith, an award-winning artist and a member of the Muscogee Nation, handwove a traditional feathered cloak for three months for a permanent display at Moundville Archaeological Park.  Now...

Beat Auburn Beat Hunger sets record in annual food drive

Beat Auburn Beat Hunger sets record in annual food drive

Emilee Boster, Contributing Writer • November 21, 2021
Auburn University won this year’s annual Beat Auburn Beat Hunger event, but The University of Alabama beat its previous record by collecting 319,437 pounds of food for Alabama families. 
Pippin.

Preview | UA Department of Theatre and Dance showcases ‘Pippin’

Emilee Boster, Contributing Writer • October 10, 2021
The University of Alabama’s Marian Gallaway Theatre will be filled with singing, dancing and laughter as more than 25 students take the stage to perform the musical “Pippin” this week.