A couple of weeks ago, I saw a “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” piece on concussions in college football and former college football players who had suffered traumatic brain complications from playing...

This time last year, the Alabama women’s basketball team had team members who were not able to play due to NCAA transfer rules. The Tide has turned, per se, and Alabama fans are getting to see a new...

We’re a couple of weeks into basketball season and both the Alabama men’s and women’s basketball teams are undefeated. Has the time finally come for our basketball programs to be considered among...

It all started with Dwight Howard. Then there was Steve Nash. And Los Angeles Lakers fans were claiming their throne back atop the western conference of the NBA. The season started and Lakers fan’s...

The University of Alabama women’s basketball team will have its first road test of the season Tuesday as it heads to Houston, Texas to take on the Houston University Cougars. The Tide is coming off...

The men’s and women’s cross country teams will head to Tallahassee, Fla., on Friday, Nov. 9 for the NCAA South Region Championships. “We’re in the best spot that we’ve been all year,” assistant...

The Alabama women’s basketball team defeated the Stillman Tigers Monday night 94-39 in its lone exhibition game of the season. Junior guard Shafontaye Myers scored Alabama’s first two points off of...

The Alabama women’s basketball team may just shock the basketball world this year - or at least are track to do so. Since head coach Wendell Hudson took the reigns of the program, the team has shown...

Senior runner Elsbeth Denton is regaining speed after a junior season that was harbored by health issues. “The fact that she’s healthy, that she’s got all the pieces of the puzzle back together...

Every basketball fan was happy to see Tamika Catchings hold her first Women’s National Basketball Association trophy, but the question remains: What happened to defending champion the Minnesota Lynx?...

Tamika Catchings is arguably the most efficient player in the WNBA on the offensive and defensive ends of the court. But she’s never won a WNBA championship. She has won five WNBA Defensive Player of...

This is a big weekend for Dan Waters and the Alabama cross country teams as the Crimson Classic is set for Oct. 13 at 8:30 a.m. at Harry Pritchett Running Park. “I think it’s a perfect race for this...

One runner is working on becoming a freshmen sensation. First year Alabama cross country runner Robbie Farnham-Rose is making the transition from standout junior athlete in Great Britain to full-time...

Alabama defeated the Ole Miss Rebels 33-14 this past Saturday, but the margin of victory does not show the Tide’s weaknesses exposed in the game. Offensive efficiency and scoring touchdowns in the red...

Alabama fell behind to the Ole Miss Rebels 7-6 in the first quarter before coming back to claim a 33-14 victory over the Rebels. The Tide had problems with efficiency on offense and struggled to score...

If you didn’t know before this week’s Monday Night Football game, you probably have heard the National Football League has locked out its referees. The debacle that started before preseason went to...

Faith and a book scholarship took junior cross country and track athlete Palee Myrex’s trek from a preferred walk-on to one of this season’s top returning runners, she said. “I’m very grateful...

Dan Waters is in his second year at The University of Alabama, but he’s already working to build a program that will produce athletes ready to take on the rest of the world. “It’s a long term vision...

Members of the University of Alabama Business Honors Program’s Clean Energy Team hosted the third annual UA Sustainability Day Tuesday. The event took place across the University of Alabama and highlighted...

The number of melanoma cases in young adults has risen over the years, and health professionals say tanning-bed use is one of the main contributing factors. USA Today recently reported on this issue with...

Every UA student is well aware of the mandatory purchases of $300 in Dining Dollars and a freshman year meal plan that are required. But like so many plates at the dining halls, there are often leftovers...

Every UA student is well aware of the mandatory purchases of $300 in Dining Dollars and a freshman year meal plan that are required. But like so many plates at the dining halls, there are often leftovers...

Students involved with Secret Meals for Hungry Children are working to raise money for the initiative. Five public relations students are hosting a text-a-thon throughout the week. By texting “FOOD”...

According to a recent USA Today education story, 70 percent of college students participate in internships before graduation. Internships provide students with opportunities to get first hand experience...

The University of Alabama Career Center named John Railsback as its new executive director. Railsback began his term Feb. 1. “The University is extremely pleased that Ouhn Railsback is joining the Career...

After knocking off high-ranking Kentucky and falling to South Carolina to end its home season, the women’s basketball team will take on rival Auburn at 8 p.m. tonight. “We have to continue to keep...

George Kelley has written a book bringing more attention to last year’s tornado destruction across the country. His latest work was released last year and is titled “Ayn Rand Hates Tuscaloosa… (And...

The University was one of 30 schools chosen to be participants in this year’s Elect Her Initiative entitled Campus Women Win. This was the second year the University hosted the one-day training session....

  Public relations students have coordinated a healthy initiative for kids to help fight childhood obesity. The “It’s Your Move!” campaign kicks off today at the YMCA in downtown Tuscaloosa. The...

The Obama administration has agreed to include the payment for birth control or contraceptives in the new Affordable Care Act. After President Barack Obama signed the bill, government officials from the...

The Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter is one of the main domains where one can find a cat or dog without a home. While the shelter has seen an abundance of animals come through its doors, they are doing...

  The Honors College is bringing light to issues in Alabama’s Black Belt Region. Professor Thomas Herwig’s Heroes in Faith and Justice in the 20th Century class is presenting an information session...

The Crimson Tide women’s basketball team won their first game of the season at home, and now they are quickly heading out for their first road test. The Tide will take on the Central Arkansas Sugar Bears...

The Tuscaloosa Area Volunteer Reception Center is looking for student volunteers to assist with the clean up of Alberta City and the surrounding areas. Since the summer, the number of available volunteers...

It’s been six months, and Tuscaloosa has made progress toward rebuilding. Volunteers came from across the state and from across the nation to clean up and piece back together a city that was ravaged...

The Alabama Supreme Court upheld the decision of a state trial court to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit against Dining Dollars at the University of Alabama, Auburn University and UAB Friday. “The University...

About 400 online courses are available to University of Alabama students. These courses contribute to the large number of distance learning students and provide an alternative to the typical classroom...

A new scholarship will soon be available for UA Marines. The scholarship, endowed by Tuscaloosa’s Johnny Micheal Spann Detachment of The Marine Corps League, will be open to Marine veterans who are now...

After months of preparation, ONYX, the annual event sponsored by the National Panhellenic Council and the Black Student Union, hit the Capstone last week. Over 700 students participated in ONYX, as well...

Nearly 102,000 fans will fill Bryant-Denny Stadium for the first regular game of the 2011 season on Saturday. This will be the first time the Tide touches the field for a regular season game since the...

Nearly 102,000 fans will fill Bryant-Denny Stadium for the first regular game of the 2011 season on Saturday. This will be the first time the Tide touches the field for a regular season game since the...

University of Alabama students can now be rewarded for parking. The Positive Parking Incentive is a new program that will provide five students with scholarships at the end of the semester. Transportation...

Student Government Association president Grant Cochran urged the student body to look forward without forgetting the six UA student lives lost in the April 27 tornado. “We will never forget the events...

The Financial Affairs Committee of the Student Government Association has announced an increase in funds to allocate to student organizations. FAC has issued an $80,000 increase, moving the total amount...

The tornado that hit Tuscaloosa on April 27 left hundreds of people displaced, including some University of Alabama students. While the tornado did not directly hit the dorms and apartments on campus,...

In America, there are a total of 25.8 million children and adults with diabetes, according to diabetes.com, the official website for the American Diabetes Association. In an attempt to educate those who...

Members of the minority student organization ONYX have decided to take a new approach for the upcoming 2011-2012 school year. ONYX started out as a block party hosted by the National Panhellenic Council...

Earlier in July, the University’s computer science program was awarded a $15,000 grant from Google that will be used to fund a computer science program for high school teachers. “We are very excited...

There are eight days left to vote for Tuscaloosa in the McAlister’s Deli Tea Town USA contest. As stated on the official voting website, teatownusa.com, the town with the most votes and bonus points...

After discussing whether or not to pass the Zimride bill, a bill to disallow funding for the program has been sent to the finance committee of the Student Government Association. “We’ve decided that...

Upon returning from tours of duty, some veterans choose to return to college to complete their degrees. The transition from combat to campus, however, does not come easily to all those attempting it. ...

In its first session of the summer, the Student Government Association senate tabled a proposal to create a social media ridesharing network. A bill to bring Zimride to the university was sent to the...

The Birmingham Vet Center is working with University of Alabama veterans groups to provide services and support to student and local veterans. “We are providing readjustment counseling to combat veterans,”...

Two UA students have been named members of the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship program by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Education. The University has had students...

After the tornado hit and damaged much of Tuscaloosa and surrounding areas, there was a desperate need for help from local emergency services units. The University of Alabama Police Department and the...

Following Wednesday’s devastating storm, UA students were encouraged by the university to return to their homes. While students departed from the area of destruction, many of them arrived home with one...

The Campus Veterans Association, UA’s campus organization devoted to fellow military personnel, is reaching out to assist other veterans. Like many persons affected by the storm on Wednesday, some veterans...