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Antiques store a hidden gem for old finds

Megan Friend, Contributing Writer • February 25, 2019
There’s a new hot spot in town for Tuscaloosa antique lovers. Whether it’s an almost-obsolete item or something only seen in books, TusKaloosa PicKers is likely to have it.
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Netflix’s hidden gems bring back nostalgia

Megan Friend, Contributing Writer • January 28, 2019
When it comes time to choose what to watch on Netflix, sometimes the most entertaining options can be found by digging a little further than the home page and returning to favorites from the past.  
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Movie Review: “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” is brilliantly dark

Megan Friend, contributing writer • December 1, 2018
With the holidays fast approaching, it’s tempting to be drawn into Netflix’s wide array of original Christmas movies.
Photo courtesy of Sarah Lane Davidson

Women filmmakers aim to excel in Hollywood

Megan Friend, contributing writer • November 29, 2018
Facing an industry notorious for minimizing female leadership, UA female filmmakers and professors are forging a new path for the future of film. Through their experiences in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media, female students prepare to take the film and  television industries by storm.
CW/ Joe Will Field

Caffeine competition creates ties to community

Megan Friend, Contributing Writer • November 12, 2018
Monarch Espresso Bar hosted the Battle of the Baristas this week, yielding the biggest turnout in the event’s four-year history. Winner of the competition, Caitlin Giles, said there’s meaning behind the coffee, which is how she got her inspiration for the winning drink.
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Drug culture popular among music festivals

Megan Friend, contributing writer • November 5, 2018
Festivals like Voodoo Music Festival in New Orleans aren’t just places to hear music or stick sparkles on your face – they also serve as environments to experiment with drugs.
CW/ Jake Arthur

Dead cockroach unites university students

Megan Friend, Contributing Writer • October 23, 2018
A student initially paid their respects by hanging up a small paper gravestone for “C. Roach,” and according to Charlie Snead, a senior majoring in music performance, it only escalated from there.
CW/ Nicholas Stellon

UA students provide preschool vision screenings

Megan Friend, Contributing Writer • October 1, 2018
University of Alabama work-study students conducted a vision screening at Flatwoods Elementary school on Sept. 24.
CW/ Jacob Arthur

Series of improv plays captivates audience

Megan Friend, Contributing Writer • September 13, 2018
CDA brought an interactive and crowd-pleasing performance to the Ferguson Theater with its original production, Theatre Roulette. A colorful spinning wheel and a series of unpredictable twists led the cast and audience through 13 two-minute plays.
CW/ Emma Junck

Art galleries open their doors to the public

Megan Friend, Contributing Writer • September 10, 2018
Last weekend, Tuscaloosa hosted the first Art Walk of the school year at First Friday, an event where a variety of local art galleries and other venues offer free food, spirits and live music downtown.
Glory Bound takes to The Strip

Glory Bound takes to The Strip

Megan Friend • June 29, 2018

Tuscaloosa’s favorite gyro spot is bound for a new location. Glory Bound Gyro Co. is moving from its previous location, Brown’s Corner, to replace the spot once held by Steamer’s on The Strip. ...

Hollywood should stop with needless remakes

Megan Friend • March 26, 2018

Nothing matches the horrified feeling in your chest when you find out that one of your TV or movie favorites is being redone for no apparent reason. As a huge fan of the 80s TV show Magnum P.I., it felt...

Elect John Martin Weed for SGA Senate

Elect John Martin Weed for SGA Senate

Megan Friend • February 27, 2018

As the campus campaign season begins, most of the attention will naturally go to the Student Government Association presidential race. Since this week will be a whirlwind of debates and competition, marketing...

"The Room" is the best worst movie ever created

“The Room” is the best worst movie ever created

Megan Friend • January 16, 2018

 By now, odds are that you’ve heard about The Room. Endearingly referred to as “the best worst movie ever made”, the decade-old film recently inspired the James Franco-directed, Golden Globe nominated...

Waffle House is too good for you

Waffle House is too good for you

Megan Friend • October 12, 2017

It has come to my attention that a lot of people scoff when they hear the words “Waffle House.” Something about those eleven bold black letters, standing up beside the highway in little blocks of bright...

College women, congratulations on being single

College women, congratulations on being single

Megan Friend • September 22, 2017

For girls, it was hard to make it through middle school without being convinced that you were weird if you had not had a boyfriend. And then, in the era of High School Musical and countless other teen...