Transportation has been regarded as the largest environmental threat since the 1960s, when Arie Haagen-Smit, a California researcher, discovered smog's nature and causes looming over Los Angeles.  Soon...

American interest in foreign films has never been high, with very few films ever breaking the barrier of Americentric views, the modern attention deficit, and the preference for blockbuster films over...

Since the early 1900s, the Alabama Legislature has been inching toward legalizing gambling statewide. It started small, with wagering on dog and horse races in 1902, and then passed the Indian Gaming Regulatory...

In Alabama’s most recent legislative period, representatives have begun targeting one of our most vital and vulnerable resources: public libraries. Since 2022, the number of books being contested and...

Imagine going to the store after a long day of work or school, or even just perusing the aisles of a grocery store in search of your favorite snacks. Then, you hear an alarming announcement, urging you,...

As the price of living increases across the United States, residents find it more and more difficult to pay bills, buy groceries, and provide for themselves and their families. In the past, Congress has...

In 2013, the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles granted parole to 34% of incarcerated individuals who were considered. In the more than 10 years since, that number has fluctuated significantly, rising...

In December, the Supreme Court announced that it would revisit the decision made in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine by a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit....

Slowly but surely, states around the country have been passing laws that will make being homeless as close to illegal as possible. People with homes are granted certain luxuries, such as resting and relieving...

The state of Alabama loves to brandish its support of fetuses in any way that it can.  After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Alabama was one of the first in line to change state laws to create even more...

Editor's note (9/29/23): A link was added to clarify information regarding the theater and dance department's venue and studio usage policy.  There are hundreds of thousands of moving parts on campus...

In 2015, Oklahoma announced it would begin executing death row inmates with nitrogen when low on the pharmaceuticals required for lethal injections. Now, their officials are looking into nitrogen hypoxia,...

It has always been customary to see headlines describing the latest misfortune of Florida residents, usually including a dangerous crocodile fighting a man or a hurricane decimating the coast. Since 2018,...

In a state like Alabama, few things reach the same level of importance as college football. More specifically, the rivalry between The University of Alabama and Auburn University. Few eyebrows have been...

While new television shows are premiering every day, it’s become increasingly difficult to captivate an audience. Many producers have taken to attempting to push the envelope farther and farther to rile...

Canada’s forests are aflame from east to west, and this could bring change to all countries. In early June, 14,000 people were evacuated from the province of Quebec because of the raging fires and...

When creating the Alabama state seal in 1817, Gov. William Wyatt Bibb wanted to cement Alabama’s most unique features into the design, forever highlighting their importance. At the time, he had no idea...

In August 2022, joy and relief soared through the stomachs of people with student debt.  The Biden administration announced their plans to forgive up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients with loans...

Since the beginning of 2023, Tuscaloosa County alone has seen seven people killed in five separate incidents.  In 2022, the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit investigated 20 homicides. In 2021, there...

You’ve heard about the importance of being informed citizens to our region as well as being consumers in a more widespread aspect of the community, maybe statewide or nationwide. Media conglomerates...

In May 2019, Alabama enacted the Human Life Protection Act, HB314, which created an almost-total ban on abortions in the state. The bill was introduced by Rep. Terri Collins, a Republican representing...

In 1939, The University of Alabama finished the construction of its first designated library. Nestled towards the rear of the Quad and aligned with Denny Chimes, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library is a haven...

On Aug. 16, the Faculty Senate met in North Lawn Hall to discuss their agenda for the forthcoming academic year. Heather Elliot and Alex Tokovinine, co-chairs of the Faculty Senate’s Faculty Life Committee,...

A sense of wonder was ever-present as fans filed out onto the street after Thundercat's Iron City show on Sept. 16, where just below the Iron City’s marquee sign is another sign that affectionately reads,...

While residing in Tuscaloosa, we find ourselves easily fixated on the luxuries accessible to us here. Whether that be new student housing apartments popping up within months to accommodate growing student...

Within the first months of the fall semester, new organizations, councils and clubs flock to welcome the incoming first-year class and recruit them into these campus subgroups. In the beginning, some groups'...