The School of Music hosted its second annual Bark to the Beat fundraiser for the Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter Saturday.  The event had 576 participants running and walking the route, and Woosley...

The University of Alabama Police Department’s newest dog addition this year is a rescue dog named Kenny. Kenny was adopted by the department in July 2024 from the Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter and...

As artists both in and out of college pursue their dreams in entertainment and creative jobs, they are challenged with potential financial issues.  Students who are approaching the field have expressed...

Bark to the Beat, a 5K fundraiser for the Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter, will be hosted for a second time on April 5 at 8 a.m. on Butler Field after receiving a positive response from the first year.  The...

The story of “The Odyssey” has been in the spotlight for years, and capturing the tale of Odysseus’ story makes literary scholars and popular media attached to its storyline. David Welch, an instructor...

Tattoos and piercings allow for artistic creativity and act as a long-lasting form of self-expression. With shops a short driving distance from campus, students can find a place that will help turn their...

Seniors majoring in apparel and textiles showcased their designs Sunday night at the Bama Theatre during the Fashion for Life fall fashion show. The show featured 18 designers, which was twice the number...

As the clocks are set back an hour and it gets dark earlier, students may suffer from seasonal affective disorder, more commonly known as seasonal depression.  While scientists aren’t sure why this...

When it comes to visual art, there’s often more beyond the canvas. Art can be used to express one’s thoughts and feelings and be a way for others to relate. Andrea Maria Garay Aparicio, a junior...

Universities Against Cancer, an organization that honors and highlights those who have fought cancer, hosted a tabling event on Thursday for students to sign up for a light show on Monday. The organization...

The University Career Center and the Department of Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design collaborated to host the third annual career fair for fashion students in need of internships on Tuesday.  The...

Popular medical field-based TV shows have influenced people to take an interest in nursing. However, these shows don’t always accurately portray the reality nurses deal with on a day-to-day basis.    Kate...

Professors at The University of Alabama honored former Alabama football coach Gene Stallings in a new documentary highlighting his legacy. The Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa showed a screening of the documentary...

The Riptide Dance Crew aims to provide a club that celebrates differences and gives students a space to express themselves through hip-hop dancing. After completing auditions at the beginning of the fall...

Criminal justice shows have led to an increase of young adults wanting to become detectives, attorneys, scientists, crime profilers and other positions in the field. But these professions are not what...

A new exhibit in the Saban Center will visually teach children how the planet’s environmental and earth systems work. The exhibit, called “Science on a Sphere,” will be a projected hologram of...

A University of Alabama associate professor of geological sciences is part of a seven-year project dedicated to researching a glacier in Antarctica that has been receding for nearly a hundred years.   The...

The School of Music on Saturday hosted “Bark to the Beat,” a fundraiser 5K run and donation drive for the Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter.   The goal was to get 500 people to sign up and reach...

The University of Alabama College of Education is creating a pipeline for high schoolers wanting to go into the education field.  Teach in Bama is a partner program with Alabama school districts that...

The Women and Gender Resource Center is educating students on pay equity issues in light of Women’s History Month and pay equity awareness week.  It held a tabling event outside the Student Center...

The American Heart Association hosted its 100th annual Heart Walk at Government Plaza on Saturday.  The walk was held from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and was sponsored by DCH Health System, Harrison Construction...

The First Year Council recently passed an act that will allow naloxone kits to be placed within automated external defibrillator kits in residence halls.   The act is called Project Zero, and the...

Lucy Bonhaus is a sophomore majoring in cyber security, a senator for the College of Engineering, and the head of the Student Affairs Committee  Q: What made you want to run for this position?   “I...

The Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter is hosting a Valentine’s Day promotion this month to support its animals.   The fundraiser, called Love Letters, allows people to “adopt” an envelope and...

Following the recent completion of Drummond Lyon Hall and a series of renovations to Alston Hall, The University of Alabama has multiple ongoing construction projects across campus that will take place...

During Transgender Awareness Week, observed during the week leading up to Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20, UA organizations are working to provide events and resources to transgender students....

The UA Air Force ROTC is hosting its annual 5-kilometer run Friday to celebrate Veterans Day.   The event is scheduled to start at the Bureau of Mines at 5:45 a.m. and conclude around 7 a.m.   This...

The Capstone Center for Student Success held its annual majors fair Wednesday.   According to Jonie Threatt, the director of advising for the Capstone Center, the event generally sees around 450 students....

The University of Alabama ends its Homecoming week with a pep rally and a bonfire on the student quad. Former football announcer Eli Gold and former football player George Teague were welcomed as speakers...

Sports Illustrated and Travel + Leisure have joined forces to start a chain of sport-themed resorts in college towns and decided that Tuscaloosa will be their starting point.    News of the resort,...

For Jaleel Washington, a May 2023 graduate of the University, seeing rats in the trash room down the hall from his apartment at The Lofts at City Center was normal.   Washington said that in June,...

The University of Alabama opened a drive-thru Starbucks location Aug. 21 at 325 University Blvd. near Newk’s and Arby’s.   “The Starbucks was built there because it was a vacant University property...

Editors Note (3/1/23): The print version of this article was inadvertently printed with inaccurate RA pay information pre-2020. The online version of this article was corrected prior to online publication....