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Opinion | Controversial reads every college student should pick up this summer

Katherine Steel, Contributing Columnist • June 25, 2025

In recent years, a growing number of books have been challenged by elected officials, school board members, and administrators for materials deemed to be sexual in content, profane, religiously motivated...

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NEWS | Alireza Doroudi, the University of Alabama doctoral student detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in March, self-deported back to Iran Sunday.

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Brandon Miller, current Charlotte Hornets forward and former player for the Crimson Tide basketball team, testified Thursday during the State of Alabama v. Michael Lynn Davis trial for the January 2023 shooting on the Strip.

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