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Local businesses attempt to reopen

Local businesses attempt to reopen

Stephen Walker December 7, 2011

More than seven months have passed since homes and businesses in Tuscaloosa were devastated by the April storms. Yet, with the exception of debris removal, some of the hardest hit areas look relatively...

West Alabama art show

West Alabama art show

Stephen Walker December 7, 2011

The West Alabama Juried Art Show is currently exhibiting this year’s selection of diverse artwork from local artists and UA faculty, students and alumni. Sponsored by the Arts Council of Tuscaloosa,...

New housing director named

New housing director named

Stephen Walker November 22, 2011

After two top directors in Housing and Residential Communities left at the beginning of the semester, the University of Alabama immediately began looking for a replacement. In September, Steven Hood was...

New housing director to lead construction of new dorms

Stephen Walker November 14, 2011

After two top directors in Housing and Residential Communities left at the beginning of the semester, the University of Alabama immediately began looking for a replacement. In September Steven Hood was...

Student entrepreneurs compete for tornado recovery funding

Stephen Walker November 9, 2011

Late Monday evening, students and professors from the University crowded into Lloyd Hall Auditorium to hear the UA Student Social Entrepreneurs presentations in what was the final round of the Tornado...

UA students chosen to pose in Playboy's Girls of the SEC edition

UA students chosen to pose in Playboy’s Girls of the SEC edition

Stephen Walker November 9, 2011

Each fall, as college football players in the Southeast put on their pads and walk out into the bright lights of a Saturday night football stadium, the teams of the Southeastern Conference are out to make...

UA among fittest campuses in nation

Stephen Walker November 3, 2011

The University of Alabama has a lot to offer prospective students. From world-class academics to the Crimson Tide football program, UA is consistently at the top. And now, students who attend the University...

Marcus Smith

Marcus Smith

Stephen Walker October 26, 2011

Nearly six months after University of Alabama student Marcus Smith died from injuries sustained in the April 27tornado, friends and acquaintances reflected on the many things they miss about him. “He...

Mallet Assembly target of more hate speech

Stephen Walker October 19, 2011

Earlier this semester, another hate speech incident directed towards the Mallet Assembly, the University of Alabama’s independent honors living facility, occurred on campus. “Mallet has – unfortunately...

University report details crime, prevention

University report details crime, prevention

Stephen Walker October 5, 2011

The University of Alabama’s Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report for 2010 revealed that the University has a much higher rate of alcohol violations than many other schools in the Southeastern...

Music professor longest serving person on campus

Music professor longest serving person on campus

Stephen Walker October 4, 2011

In 1953, the first Chevrolet Corvette rolled off the production line in Flint, Mich. Earlier that year, country music singer Hank Williams tragically passed away. In December of that same year, color television...

Law school offers free legal services for students

Stephen Walker September 27, 2011

Some UA students may be unaware of the wide range of legal services provided by the School of Law’s legal clinics here at the Capstone. The law school’s seven different clinics provide students with...

Street preachers aim to witness to students on campus

Stephen Walker September 22, 2011

In recent years, the University of Alabama has been visited by a significant number of people who come to campus to do what many people might consider somewhat unusual: shout Bible verses at students as...

Tuscaloosa plans 9/11 anniversary memorial

Stephen Walker September 8, 2011

The city of Tuscaloosa and the Tuscaloosa Fire Department will be conducting a memorial service this Sunday to honor the first responders who died a decade ago in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade...

City passes recovery plan

Stephen Walker September 7, 2011

Despite opposition from business owners, the Tuscaloosa City Council unanimously passed the Tuscaloosa Forward plan on Tuesday night. Some business owners, citing the plan’s lack of direction, took...

Students weigh in on Alabama immigration law

Stephen Walker August 31, 2011

In a move that was long awaited by many of Alabama’s minority residents, the Obama administration filed a lawsuit on Aug. 1 to stop the state’s tough new immigration law from going into effect. The...

Greek recruitment video goes viral

Greek recruitment video goes viral

Stephen Walker August 24, 2011

Last week, the greek community at the University of Alabama made national and international headlines in what turned out to be a record-setting week for greek life at the University. In addition to setting...

2011 most common year for tornadoes since 1953

2011 most common year for tornadoes since 1953

Stephen Walker June 15, 2011

In the wee hours of New Year’s Day, 2011, while many Americans were celebrating the beginning of a new year, portions of the Southeastern U.S. were being pummeled by a series of violent tornadoes. During...

Donations continue to pour into Tuscaloosa

Stephen Walker May 23, 2011

More than three weeks after a deadly tornado touched down in Tuscaloosa, devastating much of the city, money continues to pour in for victims of the disaster. Relief funds set up immediately after the...

Seniors react to graduation postponement

Stephen Walker May 4, 2011

By the time that final exam week rolls around each spring, most seniors have already mailed their graduation invitations, purchased their cap and gown and made plans to move away to grad school or to start...

DCH survives storm largely unscathed

DCH survives storm largely unscathed

Stephen Walker May 1, 2011

“Most of it happened all at once,” recalls Brad Fisher, Communication Director for DCH Health System, of the tornado that came within mere yards of hitting the main building of Tuscaloosa’s largest...

Funds and supplies pour in for storm victims

Funds and supplies pour in for storm victims

Stephen Walker May 1, 2011

Supplies and donations continue to pour in for victims of the deadly tornado that destroyed parts of Tuscaloosa last Wednesday. Organizations such as the Red Cross and United Way have seen a continuous...

Summer term to begin as scheduled

Stephen Walker April 30, 2011

The powerful storms that swept through Tuscaloosa on Wednesday left many students with questions and uncertainty about their University-related summer plans. University administration cleared up many...

Gamma Phi Beta member killed in storm

Gamma Phi Beta member killed in storm

Stephen Walker April 30, 2011

Friends, family and the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority mourned the loss of Melanie “Nicole” Mixon, a 2010 initiate of Epsilon Lambda Chapter and junior at the University of Alabama, according to a Friday...

Student died in storm a week before scheduled graduation

Stephen Walker April 30, 2011

Friends and acquaintances mourn the death of Ashley Harrison, a senior who was just a week away from receiving her degree in economics from the University.According to Fox 4, Harrison’s body was discovered...

Alabama Power continuing to restore electricity

Stephen Walker April 29, 2011

In effort to restore service to areas devastated by Wednesday’s powerful storm, Alabama Power Company and providers of other utilities worked through the night on Thursday to repair badly damaged infrastructure.“Statewide,...

Rescue efforts delay Comcast service

Stephen Walker April 28, 2011

On Thursday afternoon, utility companies were scrambling to develop plans that will deal with the extensive damage done by the EF-5 tornado that decimated Tuscaloosa’s infrastructure.Comcast Cable, which...

Much of Tuscaloosa still without power

Stephen Walker April 28, 2011

Tornadoes that ripped through the Tuscaloosa area Wednesday caused extensive damage to the power grid that may leave customers in the dark for days or even weeks.As of Thursday morning, an estimated 43,000...

Capstone Connection seeks mentors

Stephen Walker April 25, 2011

  The University of Alabama Student Government Association is currently seeking mentors for its Capstone Connection program. The primary goal of Capstone Connection is to group current students with...

Businesses see mixed benefits from Sunday sales

Businesses see mixed benefits from Sunday sales

Stephen Walker April 25, 2011

It has been two months since Tuscaloosa residents approved a referendum allowing alcohol sales on Sunday, yet business owners are still unsure about the impact the law has and will continue to make going...

Students search for lucrative buyback option

Stephen Walker April 21, 2011

As the semester comes to a close, many students are eager to take their stack of textbooks to the bookstore and sell them back for a heap of money. Unfortunately, most students leave the buyback cash...

Bentley vows to up funding for higher ed

Stephen Walker April 11, 2011

Last Thursday, a group of UA students travelled to Montgomery to participate in the annual Higher Education Day, sponsored by the Higher Education Partnership. Gov. Robert Bentley, who claimed in his...

Grad students deliver women’s studies lectures

Stephen Walker April 7, 2011

The Women's Resource Center and Department of Gender and Race Studies featured two graduate students in the last of its Brown Bag lectures on Wednesday. Emily Unnasch and Maigan Sullivan, who are both...

Students go barefoot for poverty awareness

Stephen Walker April 5, 2011

On Tuesday, hundreds of UA students, and thousands more from across the country, walked out the front door for school or work, leaving behind one important item from their wardrobe: shoes. One Day Without...

Quad sleep out attracts hundreds of volunteers

Stephen Walker April 1, 2011

On Wednesday night, a group of UA students spent the night on the Quad to raise awareness for hunger and homelessness. The event was called “Sleep Out on the Quad,” and in spite of temperatures that...

New frozen yogurt venue holds opening celebration

Stephen Walker March 30, 2011

On Wednesday, the YogurtLab frozen yogurt store in the South End Zone of Bryant-Denny Stadium held its grand opening. “We opened in the fall, but never had the chance for a grand opening,” said John...

Professor now president of minerals society

Stephen Walker March 30, 2011

University of Alabama Professor Garry W. Warren, who teaches in the metallurgical and materials engineering department, has been named president of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society. Warren joined...

‘Sleep out on the Quad’ fights hunger, homelessness

Stephen Walker March 27, 2011

On Wednesday evening, the UA Community Service Center will be hosting Sleep Out on the Quad to promote awareness for hunger and homelessness. At 8 p.m., student volunteers will begin packaging more than...

UA to purchase WHIL radio station

Stephen Walker March 24, 2011

Monday, the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees voted unanimously to purchase Spring Hill College’s WHIL-FM 91.3 public radio station for $1.1 million. Based in Mobile, Ala., the listener-supported...

Gas costs a concern for spring break

Gas costs a concern for spring break

Stephen Walker March 10, 2011

This weekend, as students travel to the beach or other spring break destinations, one question is sure to come up at some time during the trip: What’s up with gas prices? Compared to last year, gas...

UA students participate in Collegiate Legislature

Stephen Walker March 9, 2011

Last week, 27 UA students traveled to Montgomery to participate in the annual Alabama YMCA Collegiate Legislature, an assembly of student delegations from four-year colleges throughout the state. Student...

Students give up coffee for charity

Stephen Walker March 7, 2011

Each morning, a crowd of sleep-deprived students line up at Starbucks in the Ferguson Center to get their morning “cup of joe.” The long line of customers that seems to persist throughout the day reveals...

Online survey gathering feedback for campus master plan

Stephen Walker March 7, 2011

The University’s Office of Financial Affairs is giving students and other members of the UA community an opportunity to provide insight and suggestions on how to make campus more effective and student...

Students talk race in panel

Students talk race in panel

Stephen Walker February 23, 2011

On Wednesday night, the Bryce Lawn Hall Council in association with the NAACP presented "The Elephant in the Room,” a forum for discussing inequalities and how they affect the University of Alabama....

Body Appreciation Week celebrates healthy living

Stephen Walker February 23, 2011

The University of Alabama’s Body Appreciation Week continues today with an informational table at the Ferguson Center called, “What makes me beautiful?” Body Appreciation Week, formerly known as...

Sorority tries on jean charity drive

Stephen Walker February 9, 2011

The Theta Sigma chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority is teaming up with nationwide retail chain Aeropostale to sponsor a campus-wide clothing drive for disadvantaged children.   The drive, called “Jeans...