Some students say it’s the teacher who makes the difference in the classroom. While there are some who have bad reputations, others are popular for good reasons, like showing their care for and reaching...

It seems as if the topic of whether or not college athletes should be paid arises every year, and rightfully so. As I was traveling to the Google search bar and typed in “college and athletes,” the...

The 2010-11 school year marked the second year of activity for First Year Council. At the beginning of this year, FYC set goals and had activities in place that would allow the freshman class to have an...

This weekend, the women’s track and field team will sprint to Oxford, Miss., to compete in the Mississippi Open at the University of Mississippi. The Tide is coming off strong finishes, most recently...

After winning the first game of a three-game series on Thursday, the Alabama baseball team dropped a pair of games against the University of Tennessee in a doubleheader Saturday. The Tide’s losses to...

Although the Crimson Tide was coming off a season with three losses, including one to in-state rival Auburn, this year’s A-Day game saw a record 92,310 fans filling Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday....

After traveling to Mississippi State University to present findings on research at the Regional Transportation, Supply Chain and Logistics Management Workshop, UA graduate student Shirley (Rong) Li was...

The International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression, according to the official IJM website,...

The fifth annual Mayor’s Cup 5K race is set to take place April 30. The race will begin and end at the new Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Registration for the race is open for all interested participants,...

After a hiatus, the UA Law School has brought back Race to the Courthouse 5k. The race is a part of the Law School’s “Law Week” celebration and will take place on Saturday, March 26. The race costs...

The Residence Hall Association will be hosting the first Carnival on the Quad on Sunday, March 27, from 1 to 5 p.m. “This is the first time we’re having the Carnival on the Quad, and we’re planning...

The Alabama women’s basketball team will take on the Louisiana State Tigers on Thursday, March 3 in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. The game is slated to begin at 2:30 p.m....

There are seven sites that compose The University of Alabama Museums. Some of them are on campus, such as the Gorgas House and the Alabama Museum of Natural History in Smith Hall. Others, such as the newly...

For the third consecutive year, the public relations program in the College of Communications and Information Sciences is a finalist for Public Relations Education Program of the Year by PRWeek magazine....

The Alabama women’s basketball team is on a three-game winning streak with wins over Florida, Auburn and Mississippi. The streak began Feb. 13 when the Crimson Tide played its first game in the newly...

View Photo GalleryFollowing a victory over the Auburn Tigers last Thursday, the women’s basketball team came out with a 61-52 victory over the Mississippi Rebels on Sunday. “It was the tale of two...

This year’s baseball team features one of the top 10 outfielders in college baseball, junior Taylor Dugas. The two-time All-American and All-SEC performer returns to the Tide after leading the team with...

The astronomy group within the department of physics and astronomy will be hosting a viewing of Jupiter at 7 p.m. The viewing, which is open to the public, will take place on the dome of Gallalee Hall...

Student Affairs sponsored their first Hot Topics of the semester Tuesday night at the Ferguson Center Game room. The event focused on social media versus real life. “The topic is so relevant to students...

The Student Health Center, accredited since 1995, is the designated part of the University established to assist students with medical issues. Open seven days a week, the SHC provides many services that...

Saturday, Outdoor Recreation is hosting their annual T-Town Pull Down climbing competition beginning at 10 a.m. The event will shed light on the sport of rock climbing and expose viewers to a non-traditional...

The first Dr. Robert Milton Young Memorial Lecture in African American Literary and Cultural Theory will be tonight at 5 in Room 205 of Gorgas Library. The lecture will honor Young, who passed away last...

After fifty years of being a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Richard A. Diehl, UA archeologist, has been named an AAAS Fellow. There were 503 AAAS members who were elected...

There aren’t many club sports teams that can say they compete for national titles and have All-Americans every year. However, the water skiing club is one of the few organizations on campus that can...

In order to assist those who are less fortunate for the holidays, the HOPE Initiative and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity have teamed up for their first ever bike drive. Old and new bikes are being accepted...

Pepsi is currently offering hundreds of organizations the opportunity to gain funding from the company through their Pepsi Refresh Project. Applicants are competing for grants in amounts as little as $5,000...

In conjunction with International Education Week hosted by Capstone International, Rodgers Library featured the week’s spotlight session entitled “Science of Hot Sauce.” Ben Villalon, a professor...

This year’s women’s basketball team features a first-year class ESPN ranked No. 9 nationally. The ranking was higher than any other team in the Southeastern Conference, putting this year’s recruiting...

The Alabama women’s basketball team will host North Carolina State tonight at 6 p.m. at Coleman Coliseum. Tonight’s game will be the 2-0 Crimson Tide’s toughest and most proven opponent so far this...

After days of fundraising, the Hyrate Haiti initiative has raised enough funds to be able to provide clean water to 3,000 people. The fundraising events took place last week with an ACT Card swipe, Bar...

The Student Government Association will no longer report all expenditures on a weekly basis on its website. A resolution passed by the SGA Senate Thursday night requires the SGA to report its budget monthly,...

The Kayak Club is one of the four water club sports offered through the Student Recreation Center. There are about 20 members on the team, which is also opened to canoers, with a majority being beginners....

Volunteers will be getting into the giving spirit of Thanksgiving today in the SOURCE office on  the third floor of the Ferguson Center. Sweet Life of Service II, the Community Service Center’s Thanksgiving-inspired...

The SGA discussed Financial Affairs Committee allocations Thursday night, voting to approve all allocations. The FAC added a new “eligible” column on the allocations spreadsheet. Mark-David Kennedy,...

BamaBikes has been providing students with the opportunity to rent campus transportation since 2006. For $10, students can register with the BamaBikes program to rent bicycles for an entire year. According...

The Student Athlete Advisory Committee will be sponsoring their eighth annual Halloween Extravaganza tomorrow at the UA Indoor Football Facility from 6:30-8:30 pm. “Every year SAAC hosts the Halloween...

Reforms introduced at Thursday night’s Student Government Association Senate meeting would change the way the SGA reports its expenditures. Christian Smith, a senator from the College of Commerce and...

This past weekend, the Alabama women’s soccer team dropped two games on the road against Southeastern Conference opponents Kentucky and Vanderbilt. “It was disappointing, but at the same time it’s...

Apwonjo, the University’s student organization dedicated to raising awareness about social injustice in sub-Saharan Africa, is hosting Breaking the Silence: Conflict in the Congo this week. “We are...

The week’s proposed SGA Senate resolutions Thursday night concerned football ticket donations, beverage lines at football games and the Afro-American Gospel Choir. Senator Jonathan Thompson authored...

Because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Women’s Resource Center has provided the opportunity to remember or honor someone who has been affected by breast cancer. “The trees are in remembrance...

The rowing team opened the 2010-2011 season at the Chattanooga Head Race on the Tennessee River this past weekend. Competing against the Tide at the regatta were schools such as Emory, Tennessee, Georgia...

For the fourth consecutive year, the University looks to defeat Auburn with the Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger food drive. The annual event starts today from 11 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ferguson Student Center...

Dogs from all around brought their owners to participate in two University Recreation Center events this weekend, the inaugural Wag n’ Walk and the fourth annual Dog Splash. “We are just trying to...

After winning their last game 2-1 against Arkansas last weekend, the Alabama soccer team is set to take on No. 6 Florida on Friday. The Crimson Tide is currently ranked No. 1 in the SEC West and is one...

Led by All-Americans Camilla Lennarth, Jennifer Kirby and Brooke Pancake, the women’s golf team has started its season, seeking to bring home a championship. The team started off the season competing...

The College of Continuing Studies awarded $50,000 to cover the cost of tuition for 20 students who have had a gap in the pursuit of receiving their college degrees. Each student received $2,500, provided...

Without an ACTion Card, a student is deprived of many resources at the University. Much like a debit card or a driver’s license, the ACTion Card allows students to purchase items or food and to allow...