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Check out some of our top stories published throughout the last week: Top news: (3/21) Bill Battle recommended to fill athletics director position - Battle, a former Tide player and Tennessee head coach,...

Though Vivian Malone and James Hood walked through the doors of Foster Auditorium nearly 50 years ago in the national spotlight, the glare of The University of Alabama community was all that accompanied...

The first thing famed journalist Bob Woodward thinks when he wakes up in the morning is, “What are the bastards hiding today?” Or so he told the standing-room-only crowd at the Gloria and John...

For the first time in at least a decade, the Student Government Association presidential race will be uncontested. According to a list released by Kelli Knox-Hall, assistant director of operations for...

A charter bus transporting University of Alabama cheerleaders from the BCS National Championship Game in Miami was involved in an accident Tuesday night with two other vehicles, leaving three passengers...

Student Government Association President Matt Calderone said former Executive Vice President Matt Harris was removed from office Thursday for failure to perform duties. Calderone cited Article IX, Section...

The University of Alabama Student Government Association has removed Executive Vice President Matt Harris from office. “This decision was made with consideration of the best interest of the SGA as well...

A lawn decoration featuring homophobic language posted at the Kappa Delta sorority house Tuesday has prompted a national apology and conversation between the greek and LGBTQ communities on The University...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist-activist and undocumented immigrant Jose Antonio Vargas asked University of Alabama students how they plan to respond to increasing diversity in America in a talk centered...

Jose Antonio Vargas, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and undocumented immigrant advocate, will visit The University of Alabama Monday, Oct. 29, to discuss his documentary series “Is This Alabama?”...

Local bands The Doctors and The Lawyers, Mother Funk, Electric Moon and Kadesh and the Perfect Strangers will compete at the Student Government Association’s Battle of the Bands for a chance to go on...

The University of Alabama canceled all Inter-fraternity pledge programs Thursday, Oct. 18, just weeks after a three-day suspension preceding fall break and an e-mail claiming to be sent on behalf of fraternity...

Assistant Dean of Students Lowell Davis announced the cancellation of University of Alabama fraternity pledgeship today at 12:30 p.m. in a meeting with Interfraternity Council fraternity presidents. Davis...

The Student Government Association has adopted new amendments to its ethics bill that outline minor and major violations that will result in specific sanctions if committed by SGA members. SGA Attorney...

The University of Alabama will continue offering benefits for employees’ same-sex partners, UA President Guy Bailey said Friday in an interview with The Crimson White. While Bailey said he wasn’t...

Student organizations that are short on cash can apply for some of the $200,000 set aside for organizations by the Student Government Association’s Financial Affairs Committee. Andy Koonce, vice president...

All Interfraternity Council fraternities will suspend pledgeship effective Oct. 1.UA Dean of Students Tim Hebson said at 11 p.m. Tuesday that pledgeship will be reinstated Oct. 8 following fall break....

Over 1,400 student tickets went unused during the Western Kentucky game on Sept. 8, resulting in many students receiving 1.5 penalty points to their student ticket account. According to a Student Government...

The Student Government Association’s new block seating application shuffled student-seating arrangements Saturday, as the S-3 section was returned to general student admission while 36 student organizations...

Eight hundred students were shocked Monday when they received standing-room-only passes for this Saturday’s season opener against Michigan. University of Alabama Athletics sold 1,600 student tickets...

University of Alabama students packed into the Coleman Coliseum ticket office today hoping to get one of only 800 student tickets to Saturday’s football game against Michigan in Dallas. Many students...

Though many incoming freshmen spent the last week enjoying their last days of summer, 150 incoming Honors College students moved in early to work on service projects at local schools. Alabama Action,...

Though many high school students spend their summers blissfully disconnected from school work, indulging in vacation, hot weather and summer activities, more than 50 Tuscaloosa City and Tuscaloosa County...

Long after the tornado receded and the rubble settled, the April 27 tornado continued to tear through people’s hearts and minds. Many students and residents affected by the tornado have dealt with ongoing...

Long after the funnel receded and the rubble settled, the April 27 tornado continued to tear through people’s hearts and minds. Many students and residents affected by the tornado have dealt with ongoing...

President Barack Obama, Steve Carell, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Mitt Romney and Soledad O’Brien all have one thing in common—all are lined up to address college graduates across the...

Spectrum members will sing, dance and dress in drag Saturday to raise money for the West Alabama AIDS Outreach in their annual charity drag show. The Rest is Drag show started three years ago, when Spectrum...

Those who knew Tre’ Jones didn’t often see him as a friend. Anyone that had a relationship with Jones called him family. “He was always there for you no matter the situation, and you could always...

Though the University of Alabama is a campus with a famously large and active greek community, students may not realize there are options beyond the traditionally white and black sororities. Sigma Lambda...

While most college graduates spend their first post-college summer looking for or settling in at a new job, University of Alabama alumna Caroline Gladney went a little further and founded her own retail...

Student Government Association presidential candidates discussed transparency, loyalty and campaign violations at Sunday night’s presidential debate and candidate forum. In response to an audience-submitted...

Mignon Comer Smith, an Alabama philanthropist and heiress who established a scholarship foundation for Alabama high school students, died Friday at the age of 81. Smith, born in Birmingham in 1931, was...

As the University of Alabama grows and expands, new buildings are erected, and facilities are renovated to raise the standards of UA life. UA’s admission standards have followed suit, enacting a slight...

The Tornado Recovery Action Council released a comprehensive report regarding the April 2011 tornadoes to Gov. Robert Bentley on Tuesday. Organized by Bentley in August, TRAC was tasked to study the events...

Warner DePriest, a University of Alabama junior, was just six months old when he had a liver transplant due to cirrhosis and congenital issues. But he doesn’t want to talk about it – that’s not...

The Office of Disability Services, tucked away in Martha Parham East, isn’t something many students give much thought to. With 1,300 registered students, though, ODS is a major UA office assisting students...

The Office of Disability Services, tucked away in Martha Parham East, isn’t something many students give much thought. With 1,300 registered students, though, ODS is a major University office assisting...

Many University of Alabama football fans are likely to fondly remember the night following the championship victory for years to come. Brian Downing of Smiths Station, Ala., is not one of them.   Downing...

The start of the spring semester is just around the corner, but some University of Alabama students still have one major event booked on their winter break calendar: a trip down to New Orleans for the...

Delta Gamma, whose philanthropic focus is sight, has partnered with TOMS in The Great Fight for Sight, a competition between DG chapters to sell eyewear to benefit visually impaired children across the...

Adult entertainment sites now have the option of purchasing an .xxx domain name – and it’s worrying university administrators. According to a November article in the New York Daily News, colleges...

State Sen. Phil Williams (R-Madison) has pre-filed “personhood” legislation for the Feb. 2012 legislative session in a move that could bring the issue of abortion to the front and center of Alabama...

When University of Alabama junior Chelsea Pickett watched her younger brother graduate from boot camp at Parris Island earlier this fall, she was moved as she reflected on the generations of military service...

Community members and city officials gathered Monday night to brainstorm and discuss the detailed planning phase of the rebuilding effort of the tornado-affected Alberta neighborhood. Meredith Lynch,...

When University of Alabama sophomore Danielle Heverin sold her LSU football ticket several weeks ago, she didn’t use the extra money to buy a new outfit or pay the rent. Instead, she paid for a two-week...

The organizers of October’s Not Isolated March engaged in heated debate with students over campus race and greek relations Wednesday at “Operation Not Isolated: The Conversation.” The event, held...

The American Diabetes Association has launched its annual Diabetes Awareness Month, spending the month of November raising awareness about the disease that affects millions of Americans each year. According...

The University of Alabama’s Disaster Relief Internship Program (DRIP) continues providing internship opportunities for students, Joseph Cheney, the program’s coordinator, said. After placing nearly...

  Do you ever get nervous walking home from the library late at night? Have you ever had a stranger approach you in a way that made you uncomfortable? Do you worry about having car trouble during a long...

The University of Alabama has organized its first Ethics Bowl team, hoping to make a play for the national championship in the spring. Seth Bordner, a new faculty member and the Ethics Bowl coach, realized...

The SGA announced plans this week for Crimson Watch, an off-campus housing safety initiative coordinated with UAPD and Crimson Choice. “Crimson Watch is similar to the neighborhood watch programs used...

SGA senators and student organization heads gathered Wednesday night to discuss their opinions, experiences and grievances with block seating and the block seating application process. The Student Organization...

Nearly 3,500 parents, siblings and other family members will flock to UA’s campus on Friday for the Office of Parent Program’s annual Family Weekend. “The weekend is designed for families to spend...

A recently released study has found that the majority of college undergraduates forego purchasing required materials for classes because of rising textbook prices. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group...