Before I came to The University of Alabama, my choice of college had been between here, the University of Georgia and some fruity school in Minnesota that served a whole lot of granola in its cafeteria....
The University of Alabama Media Planning Board named Deanne Winslett, a junior majoring in journalism from Huntsville, as editor-in-chief and Keenan Madden, a junior majoring in marketing from Mobile,...
Kelly Horwitz, the contestant in the District 4 Board of Education election contest, filed a “Motion to Alter, Amend or Vacate” Monday, asking the court to “set aside” its Nov. 13 order dismissing...
Kelly Horwitz filed a motion to “Alter, Amend or Vacate” with the circuit court of Tuscaloosa County Monday morning, asking the court to “set aside” its Nov. 13 order dismissing the election contest...
Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court Judge James Roberts dismissed the District 4 Board of Education election contest between Kelly Horwitz and Cason Kirby, filing a final order Wednesday afternoon. According...
Following the withdrawal of several sororities from an official motion to intervene in the upcoming Board of Education election contest, two fraternities and a student have continued with the motion. ...
After several University of Alabama greek organizations filed with local attorney Robert Prince for legal intervention in the upcoming election contest between Kelly Horwitz and Cason Kirby, Prince said...
This post has been updated with quotes and new information. Please read the update here. In the election contest between Kelly Horwitz and Cason Kirby, five University of Alabama greek organizations...
Kelly Horwitz will be allowed to continue with her case contesting 397 votes in the Aug. 27 District 4 Board of Education election. At least 392 of the votes being contested are student votes. Judge...
The names of at least 392 students will be called out before Judge James Roberts Tuesday as 397 of the votes cast in the Tuscaloosa Municipal Election are reviewed in the Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County...
Students lined up early inside The University of Alabama School of Law Friday morning in anticipation of hearing this year’s Albritton Lecture Series speaker, Justice Elena Kagan of the U.S. Supreme...
A petition on Change.org has been organized, seeking the investigation of alleged voter fraud in the Aug. 27 Tuscaloosa elections, the prosecution of illegal actions and the discipline of University of...
Now that Kelly Horwitz has officially filed to contest the results of the Aug. 27 Board of Education elections for District 4, the hearing may not take more than a matter of days, said Bob McCurley, the...
This year, signs touting district four Board of Education candidates spot the yards of University of Alabama students, many of whom were in a k-12 school system themselves only three or four years ago....
University of Alabama students will be taking the stage in Tuscaloosa, New York City and Havana, Cuba, this summer with their production of “Alcestis Ascending.” The play, an adaptation of Euripides’...
The University of Alabama Board of Trustees unanimously approved a tuition increase for all three University of Alabama campuses in a meeting Friday. In-state students at the UA campus will see an increase...
The University of Alabama Board of Trustees unanimously approved a tuition increase for all three University of Alabama campuses in a meeting Friday. In-state students at the UA campus will see an increase...
?The University of Alabama Board of Trustees physical properties committee approved further action in the UA Sorority Expansion Master Plan at Thursday’s meeting. The entire board will vote on the actions...
U.S. Rep. Josiah “Jo” Bonner, R-Ala., will have a salary of $350,000 when he begins work with The University of Alabama System in the fall, Kellee Reinhart, vice chancellor of system relations, said....
Following an announcement on May 23 about his plans to resign from his congressional office to take a position with The University of Alabama System, U.S. Rep. Josiah “Jo” Bonner, R-Ala., said he has...
When Westboro Baptist Church members arrived in Tuscaloosa Saturday, May 18, the picketers came prepared with a message spouting hate and biblical warning. The church’s message, denouncing The University...
In a state where 1 in 4 adults is functionally illiterate, high rates of obesity, diabetes and hospitalization may not be as arbitrary as they seem. According to the National Adult Literacy survey by...
As the freshman class enters The University of Alabama, about 6 percent will arrive as smokers. When they leave as graduates, 16 percent will walk away with the habit. That’s a three-fold increase in...
Students at four Tuscaloosa elementary and middle schools are getting a little shake, shimmy and slide added to their after-school program, thanks to University of Alabama student Lisa Brady. Brady, a...
John Taggart raised his family in a household that included his wife, two daughters, one dog and one bathroom, but that isn’t why he got up early in the morning for years. It was to write. Taggart is...
Following a successful turnout at their first Do-It-Yourself knitting party last semester, DIY UA, a Creative Campus project, will host a second event Thursday, Feb. 28. The gatherings are for old and...
The 70s art collective “Raudelunas” will be returning to The University of Alabama on Saturday, Feb. 2, to close out the Raudelunas Exposition in the Ferguson Center Gallery with a free concert. The...
The city of Tuscaloosa has 91,605 citizens and is rated one of the best cities in which to start and grow a business by Forbes and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazines. However, it has just one natural...
Another successful victory by the Tide always calls for a celebration. When in Title Town, where post-football game celebrations go all out, deciding where to celebrate another victory can be difficult....
The University of Alabama Department of Theatre and Dance will feature its first musical this season with “A New Brain,” beginning Monday, Oct. 29. The musical recounts the tale of a composer who...
Cookie Keller said she knows a lot about her father’s life for a man who didn’t talk much. In her garage sits a wealth of information about his history, including the letters off his fraternity house,...
Students interested in getting hands-on experience in the courtroom have the opportunity to do so, as either attorney or witness, in real courtrooms with real judges through the University of Alabama Mock...
By Katherine Owen Staff Reporter In the midst of a nationwide conversation about the student debt crisis, students face another burden in achieving higher education: the price of college textbooks. ...
Students expecting to move into a new apartment complex, East Edge, were turned away last week due to construction delays, but students leasing an apartment through the University were not affected, the...
The Black Warrior Riverkeeper has mailed an open letter to the University of Alabama’s new president, Guy Bailey, concerning the University’s role in the proposed Shepherd Bend Mine. In the letter,...
When Angela Veloza’s high school was unable to help her find scholarships directed toward Hispanics, she took the search upon herself. Veloza, a University of Alabama telecommunication and film major,...
Having made it to the top 20 in FOX’s hit show “So You Think You Can Dance,” Janelle Issis may think she can dance, but her advisors and peers say they know she can. Issis, a University of Alabama...
University of Alabama student Jonathan Ray Taylor died Thursday, July 12. Taylor, from Saraland, Ala., was 22 years old. According to a post on al.com, Taylor died in a one-car accident in Gulf Shores...
The Capstone College of Nursing is a highly selective program, only taking 96 applicants twice a year into the upper division, but with that prestige comes a fair share of stress for those who do make...
Eddie Fulmer, a regional coordinator for Alabama Open Carry and the organizer for the Alabama Gun Rights Tuscaloosa Meet Up on Saturday, July 21 at the Northport Civic Center, said he was upset the shooting...
Thirty-eight years after graduating from the University of Alabama, Guy Bailey may have the chance to return. This time, though, he would oversee 30,000 plus UA students as they seek degrees of their...
With both the size and population of campus growing, many students are reaping the benefits of biking to class, a form of transportation that comes with its own standards and regulations. “Currently...
Just hours before the Tuscaloosa City Council was set to vote on a petition to rezone an area off Hargrove Road, developer Stan Pate withdrew the petition. “It was obvious it wasn’t going to pass,”...
Texas Tech President Guy Bailey, a finalist for the University of Alabama Presidential search, already spent six years at the University of Alabama, earning a bachelors and masters degree. Now, 38 years...
Before the air in Tuscaloosa is filled with fireworks this Fourth of July, it will be filled with dust from the demolition of the 43-year-old University of Alabama residence hall, Rose Towers The towers...
Just because it’s summer in Tuscaloosa doesn’t mean University of Alabama students can’t still beat the heat and get fit, both on campus and off. For students interested in getting in shape off...
When Rachael Jones graduates, she will leave with $28,000 in debt because of student loans. “My only plan is to find a job that can put a dent in my debt,” Jones, a senior public relations major,...
With constant reminders of a struggling unemployment rate, but also constant talks of a brightening job market, the future for recent college graduates is uncertain. Travis Railsback, executive director...
SGA President Matt Calderone opened a June 19 meeting for students to voice their opinions and desires regarding the UA president search by saying the meeting was a time for students to establish “characteristics...
Mental health concerns are one of the top two public concerns faced by universities across the country, according to Michelle Harcrow, assistant director of mental health education and promotion for the...
When the tornadoes of April 27 ripped through Tuscaloosa, Hannah Fowler, a freshman at the time, couldn’t have imagined she would experience the same nightmare just under a year later in her own hometown...
The state of Alabama will attempt to eliminate a growing and highly dangerous threat to the safety of drivers and passengers on Alabama roadways starting August 1. The new law will attempt to lessen accidents...
Southern charm, welcoming small communities and friendly citizens may make Alabama one of the top states in which to start a small business, according to a recent study by Thumbtack.com, a website designed...
Tuscaloosa retailers and restaurants are fighting to survive the summer, when students, who make up a majority of their profits, have fled the city. Some stores are lucky enough to have a regular local...
The advent of social media has shed light on a new situation in classrooms: What is the appropriate social media relationship between student and teacher? According to a recent Associated Press article,...
