As children, we are constantly asked who our role models are. First it is Superman, Batman or any number of fictional characters; however, as we grow in our understanding of the world and the connection...

As college students, we live on the edge of an age range that seeks to define young adult fiction, although the numbers that constitute that range are often blurred. Preteens to middle-aged adults seem...

At Get on Board Day, booths representing hundreds of organizations and clubs spread themselves out across campus. They range from the waterskiing team to the forensics team, and freshmen are invited to...

I did not have the opportunity to see President Obama speak last Saturday in Selma on the anniversary of “Bloody Sunday.” Yet the glorious power of YouTube and a filmy Mac screen allowed me to watch...

Katherine Webb-McCarron is The University of Alabama’s own Kate Middleton. She’s beautiful, is a model and has been in the public eye ever since that fateful football game in which an announcer made...

Scott Stern’s piece in the Feb. 2 edition of the “Yale Daily News” was entitled “The New Yale Man.” It was strikingly honest and charged and it cast an interesting perspective on the stereotypical...

Positioned at the corner of Shelby Quad and the Student Recreation Center, Bryce Hospital is emblematic of Tuscaloosa’s history, The University of Alabama’s history and America’s progression in caring...

In his State of the Union address, President Obama introduced a plan to offer paid leave programs for federal employees. Paid sick leave and benefits have been continuously evolving in policies over the...

It’s big news: Taylor Swift is now being used as a pawn in the game of polarized politics. Late Friday afternoon, Speaker of the House John Boehner tweeted, “Dear Mr. President, there is no #BlankSpace...

A solemn Jeffrey Tambor took the stage Sunday night at the Golden Globe Awards. He received his new award for “Best Actor in a TV Series: Musical or Comedy” and offered a sincere message of thanks...

Imagine squeezing years of academia and study into a three-minute time slot. That’s what 15 graduate students did Tuesday evening as they competed in the second annual Three Minute Thesis final competition....

Starting next semester, the department of criminal justice will offer a new cyber criminology minor. The criminology minor will offer students a more specific look at technology’s role in changing the...

As the world is busy handling the Ebola outbreak centered in West Africa with intermittent cases found in Europe and North America, students and Tuscaloosa health professionals prepare themselves by 
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Uber, the ride-sharing, new-age taxi service that caters to convenience for both its drivers and customers via a mobile app, came to 22 college towns, including Tuscaloosa, on Aug. 28. In his most recent...

For the past 31 years the Tuscaloosa Belles have been a staple of Tuscaloosa, helping with a variety of cultural and historical community events – sometimes while wearing their traditional dress attire...