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Tuscaloosa City Council encourages voter participation, announces basketball court groundbreaking

Tuscaloosa City Council encourages voter participation, announces basketball court groundbreaking

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor March 30, 2025

Mayor Walt Maddox proclaimed April 2025 as “Fair Housing Month” at the Tuscaloosa City Council meeting on Tuesday. This April marks the 57th anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act in...

39th annual Sakura Festival in Tuscaloosa celebrates Japanese culture

39th annual Sakura Festival in Tuscaloosa celebrates Japanese culture

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor March 27, 2025

The Capstone International Center and Tuscaloosa Sister Cities International hosted the 39th annual Sakura Festival at Snow Hinton Park on Saturday as a celebration of Japanese culture Each year has...

Turning Point USA at the University of Alabama hosts Christine Yeargin.

Christine Yeargin discusses her views on abortion in Turning Point USA lecture

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor March 23, 2025

The UA chapter of Turning Point USA hosted Christine Yeargin for a guest lecture on abortion pills and their impact on women’s health at North Lawn Hall on Thursday. Yeargin is an anti-abortion advocate...

Tuscaloosa City Council approves occupancy increase, liquor license for Rolf’s Cafe and Bisto

Tuscaloosa City Council approves occupancy increase, liquor license for Rolf’s Cafe and Bisto

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor February 26, 2025

The Tuscaloosa City Council approved Rolf’s Cafe and Bistro’s applications for an occupancy increase and a restaurant retail liquor license on Tuesday. Rolf Meyer, owner of Rolf’s Cafe and Bistro,...

Tuscaloosa City Council authorizes appointment of election officers, new Jack’s locations

Tuscaloosa City Council authorizes appointment of election officers, new Jack’s locations

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor February 23, 2025

The Tuscaloosa City Council authorized the appointment of election officers on Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming municipal election occurring March 4. Tuscaloosa residents will elect a mayor and...

Check, please: UA students share their worst dating experiences

Check, please: UA students share their worst dating experiences

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor February 19, 2025

During the month of love, singles on and off campus are looking forward to first dates with potential romantic partners. However, while a first date is the perfect opportunity for an enjoyable time, not...

Students create arts and crafts.

Student group hosts fundraiser for Palestinians, calls for renaming Hewson Hall

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor February 16, 2025

Bama Students for Palestine, a student-run group in solidarity with Palestine, hosted an arts and crafts fundraiser in ten Hoor Hall on Friday to raise money for Palestinian families. By charging a $5...

UA students react to Charles Schwab opening 24-hour trading to all clients

UA students react to Charles Schwab opening 24-hour trading to all clients

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor February 12, 2025

The Charles Schwab Corporation announced the availability of 24-hour trading five days a week, on Wednesday. This will allow all clients to participate in overnight trading in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100...

Tuscaloosa City Council grants alcohol license for business, approves demolition of condemned property

Tuscaloosa City Council grants alcohol license for business, approves demolition of condemned property

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor February 12, 2025

The Tuscaloosa City Council approved Algabi Inc. for an alcohol license to operate at Tide Mart. The license will allow for the purchase of alcohol from the store for off-premise consumption only. The...

Squid released its album "Cowards" on Friday

Culture Pick | Art-rock band Squid achieves unique depth in new album ‘Cowards’

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor February 11, 2025

Following a discography of experimental rock featuring a plethora of unique instrumentality, the art-rock band Squid does not disappoint with the release of its third album, “Cowards,” which cane on...

The Actor’s Charitable Theatre held its first performance of the musical “Chicago” on Friday.

All that jazz: ‘Chicago’ opens at The Actor’s Charitable Theatre

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor February 9, 2025

The Actor’s Charitable Theatre, a community theater company for actors of all ages, held its first performance of the musical “Chicago” on Friday.  The musical is a satire that follows women...

North Lawn Hall.

Alpha Phi Alpha hosts ‘Real Talk: Relationships Unfiltered’ with Women and Gender Resource Center

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor February 5, 2025

The Kappa Alpha chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity hosted “Real Talk: Relationships Unfiltered” with the Women and Gender Resource Center on Monday as a collection of presentations aiming to...

Several books banned in Alabama laying on a table.

UA Bateman Team holds ‘Save Our Stories’ Exhibit in response to book bans

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor February 5, 2025

The UA Bateman Team hosted the “Save Our Stories” exhibit in Reese Phifer Hall Wednesday to raise awareness about ongoing book restrictions in Alabama libraries.  Legislators in multiple states,...

UA after hours: What professors do outside of the classroom

UA after hours: What professors do outside of the classroom

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor January 29, 2025

Whether they discuss it or not, all professors have personal lives outside of the classroom. As the semester system only allows students mere months to get to know their professor, it’s easy for a student...

UA Mock Trial Association to host ninth annual Crimson Classic

UA Mock Trial Association to host ninth annual Crimson Classic

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor January 15, 2025

UA Mock Trial will host its annual Crimson Classic Invitational tournament Saturday and Sunday. The organization will compete against 28 mock trial teams from various universities, all of which have...

Culture Pick | ‘Squid Game’ Season 2: Delivering more deadly drama

Culture Pick | ‘Squid Game’ Season 2: Delivering more deadly drama

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor January 8, 2025

The South Korean series “Squid Game” became the most watched show on Netflix shortly after it debuted in September 2021, garnering over 265 million views with its first season, and on Dec. 26, over...

"Wicked" was released on Friday.

Culture Pick | ‘Wicked’: Defying gravity and expectations

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor November 28, 2024

The first of the two-part film adaptation of the Broadway musical “Wicked” released on Friday, excelling in ways the live production never could. Both the movie and play serve as a prequel to the...

"Gladiator II" was released on Friday.

Culture Pick | ‘Gladiator II’ is a flawed yet thrilling journey back to the Colosseum

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor November 28, 2024

The long-anticipated “Gladiator II” released on Friday, 24 years after the release of “Gladiator.” While it doesn’t quite live up to its predecessor, the sequel is sure to entertain those who...

Elbow Joint won the SGA Battle of the Bands competition.

SGA hosts third annual Battle of the Bands competition

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor November 16, 2024

The Student Government Association hosted its third annual Battle of the Bands competition on Wednesday at Druid City Music Hall, with Elbow Joint winning first place. The band competed against three...

UA student hosts ‘goth picnic’ at Peter Bryce gravesite

UA student hosts ‘goth picnic’ at Peter Bryce gravesite

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor October 20, 2024

Students at the University of Alabama were invited to attend a “goth picnic” at the Peter Bryce gravesite on Thursday under the full moon.  With a culture primarily surrounding Greek life and football,...

Students for Sensible Drug Policy held a “Spooktacular Substance Smarts” event.

University organization hosts ‘Spooktacular Substance Smarts’ event

John Weinstein, Staff Writer October 16, 2024

Students for Sensible Drug Policy held a “Spooktacular Substance Smarts” event on Monday to raise awareness about harmful Halloween-related substance myths.  In addition to handing out candy, SSDP...

Opinion | Foresight and wisdom: Studying your superiors

Opinion | Foresight and wisdom: Studying your superiors

John Weinstein, Staff Columnist October 16, 2024

While it may be comforting to vent about an issue with a close friend, advice is most reliable when it comes from someone at a further stage in life. In college, students approaching graduation can be...

"Saturday Night" released on Friday.

Culture Pick | ‘Saturday Night’: The creation of greatness in 90 minutes

John Weinstein, Contributing Writer October 15, 2024

“Saturday Night Live” premiered as a show consisting of comedy sketches performed by a cast of celebrities on Oct. 11, 1975. On the 49th anniversary of the first episode, a biopic titled “Saturday...

Students walking into the library.

Libraries are a vastly underutilized tool

John Weinstein, Contributing Writer September 25, 2024

School curricula have largely gone digital, and it’s beginning to seem as if even the largest libraries pale compared to what the internet offers. However, there are a myriad of ways students can utilize...

Opinion | The fallacy of the fresh start

Opinion | The fallacy of the fresh start

John Weinstein, Contributing Columnist September 25, 2024

On harsh journeys, such as navigating a collegiate career, there comes a point when one becomes exhausted from holding fast and pushing through signs of certain defeat. Instead, it is tempting to abandon...

Tide2 held its kickoff event on Monday.

How the ‘Tide2’ leadership program has grown in its first year

John Weinstein, Contributing Writer September 11, 2024

The Office of Student Involvement introduced Tide2 as a leadership opportunity for sophomores last fall, and after one year of development, Tide2 has grown its outreach, increased in membership and reworked...

Waffle House is located at the end of the Strip.

It’s not a Waffle House, it’s a Waffle Home: Former Waffle House CEO dies at 58

John Weinstein and Zoe Bernstein September 11, 2024

Former president and CEO of Waffle House Walt Ehmer died on Friday at the age of 58 due to complications with cancer treatments. Born in 1966, Ehmer had a reputation as a kind, community-involved man,...

Comedian, Tom Segura is performing live at the Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater on Friday.

Comedian Tom Segura brings tour to Tuscaloosa

John Weinstein, Contributing Writer August 30, 2024

Stand-up comedian Tom Segura will perform live at the Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater Friday.  With comedy specials on Netflix and experience with podcasting, Segura is a multitalented success currently...

"The Crow," directed by Rupert Sanders, released Friday.

Culture Pick: The Crow is mediocrity 30 years in the making

John Weinstein, Contributing Writer August 26, 2024

As a reimagining of the 1994 film, “The Crow” released in theaters Friday with all the right pieces but was poorly put together.  The premise builds around the murder of Eric Draven and Shelly...

Here is a list of five movies set in Alabama to help welcome new and old students to campus.

Welcome to campus: Top movies set in Alabama

John Weinstein, Contributing Writer August 25, 2024

As The University of Alabama welcomes its class of 2028, new students may be looking for ways to feel excited about their new school. Here are five movies set in Alabama, some of which even take place...

A student fills out a crossword puzzle.

Opinion | Not so easy A

John Weinstein, Contributing Writer August 21, 2024

After selecting classes for my freshman year, I realized that an elective I chose called “Intro to Listening” was regarded as the “easy” class around campus. Hearing these rumors, I expected to...

A Reading Allies volunteer works with a student.

Reading Allies: Improving lives of young readers

John Weinstein, Contributing Writer August 15, 2024

Reading Allies, a nonprofit organization that aims to help elementary-school students work on their reading skills, opened its volunteer sign-up Aug 9. Focused on first, second and third grades, the organization...

"Borderlands" is an action-adventure movie directed by Eli Roth.

Culture Pick: ‘Borderlands’ is a star-studded mistake

John Weinstein, Contributing Writer August 11, 2024

After sitting through the opening scene of Eli Roth’s new film, “Borderlands,” viewers will quickly realize that they are witnessing quite possibly the worst film of the year. With a 10% critics’...

"House of the Dragon" is an HBO original prequel to "Game of Thrones."

Culture Pick: Season 2 finale of ‘House of the Dragon’ goes from showdown to letdown

John Weinstein, Contributing Writer August 8, 2024

After two months of anticipation, “House of the Dragon,” the prequel to “Game of Thrones” that tells the royal family’s origin story, concluded its second season with the eighth episode. With...