In early May 1970, unrest rocked the Capstone as many students protested the U.S. military’s invasion of Cambodia. Now, nearly 40 years later, the University’s department of history and the Friends...

Students often think of Homecoming as being about the week’s biggest football matchup and the crowning of a Queen. To many UA alumni, however, Homecoming is about so much more. “I walk and look around...

Students preparing themselves for graduate school have a lot to consider when applying to the schools. On Wednesday, the University’s Golden Key International Honors Society invited Hally Pinaud, marketing...

            Now in its eighth year, the Alabama-Cuba Initiative provides students with a rare opportunity to research and study abroad in Cuba.             Oct. 10 - 14, the Bryant Conference...

The prices of the University’s student guest tickets are not set arbitrarily—the fee is $5 less than the price of the particular game’s ticket— said Taylor Brown, a student employee at the ticket...

The undergraduate members of the Omega Phi Psi fraternity are doing all they can to help former Alabama basketball player Mikhail Torrance with his recovery from a coma. Torrance, who was in the fraternity...

The Alabama Surface Mining Commission is currently considering a permit that would allow strip mining for coal along the Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River near Cordova. The University of Alabama...

The SGA has introduced semester-long parking permits designed to help students with the rising costs of parking permits on campus, as well as accommodate their schedules. The permits, which are available...

Stewart’s Corner, one of the newest Bama Dining facilities, officially began business in Lloyd Hall Monday, Aug. 16.  After its first week, Director of Dining Services Kristina Hopton-Jones said the...

In its first year of eligibility to be reinstated on campus, nearly two years after its banishment from the University, the University’s chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon is returning. “Our goal is to...

Oftentimes, major colleges and universities invite well-known figures to deliver a commencement address to their graduating class – a speech congratulating graduates on their accomplishments and offering...

The University of Alabama’s Mock Trial Team finished in first place as a defense team in the inaugural YMCA Collegiate Judicial Conference and Competition. The mock trial was held at the Alabama State...

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Johnson said he recognizes the economic value of gambling in Alabama. “The quickest way for us to not have huge budget cuts and major teacher layoffs would be...

For the second time in as many days, the Alabama Legislature has passed a bill to pay the state’s ailing prepaid affordable college tuition plan nearly $548 million over the next 17 years, fulfilling...

Thursday marks the end of this year’s regular session for the Alabama Legislature. With both the general fund and education budgets already passed, state legislators have three key issues remaining to...

The eastern wing of McFarland Mall, Alabama’s second oldest enclosed mall, is all but abandoned. The food court sits in darkness: tables empty and gates closed. Signs from major department stores remain,...

Bradley Byrne, Republican candidate for governor of Alabama, recently picked up the endorsement of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush while on a campaign stop in Birmingham. Bush, brother of former President...

Alabama Attorney General Troy King spoke to about 30 UA students and staff members Tuesday in an event hosted by the College Republicans. King began by introducing himself to all those in attendance before...

In an effort to raise awareness of both the range of sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions that exist not only across campus but nationwide, Capstone Alliance and the UA Safe Zone...

While the prices of goods and services continue to rise, Alabama may see a decrease in the cost of groceries. Alabama Arise, a lobbying group for the state’s poor, and a lawmaker in Montgomery have...

For the past few months, state lawmakers in charge of setting and passing the education budget have warned educators that some 3,000 teachers may need to be let go because of the slowing economy. However,...

The UA Honors College Lecture Series, along with the UA School of Law and the Blackburn Institute, hosted a forum for candidates running for attorney general Thursday in Sellers Auditorium at the Bryant...

Candidates competing for the office of Alabama attorney general will be on campus Thursday fielding questions from UA students and staff about their beliefs and campaigns. The Honors College Lecture Series...

Officials working with Alabama’s Prepaid Affordable College Tuition plan said the program, based on calculations, will likely be unable to pay for tuition past the fall 2011 semester and still provide...

Lawmakers in 19 states have passed laws banning drivers from texting while behind the wheel. Alabama may soon become the 20th state on that list. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill by way...

After declaring Thursday as “Tuscaloosa Day,” Republican gubernatorial candidate and state Rep. Robert Bentley spent the day campaigning at local establishments in an attempt to gain name recognition...

When Gov. Bob Riley delivered his final State of the State address to the Alabama Legislature on Jan. 12, he declared that Alabama had no funding crisis. In response to further questioning, Riley told...

Teach for America, an organization focused on eliminating educational inequality by placing highly effective teachers in disadvantaged public schools, announced last week it will expand into Alabama. ...

While lawmakers continue to debate the future of gambling in Alabama, there is a new poll suggesting that a majority of Alabamians support regulating and taxing proceeds that result from it. The poll,...

A House committee voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of three bills designed to help Alabama’s struggling Prepaid Affordable College Tuition program. The bills each ensure that the PACT program will...

Now that the University of Alabama owns Bryce Hospital and the property surrounding it, the question of how to best preserve, honor and use it is currently under discussion. In his State of the University...

Lines wrapped around Bryant-Denny Stadium well before the gates opened at noon Saturday as Crimson Tide fans prepared to celebrate the school’s thirteenth national championship. An estimated 38,000...

Alabama received good news on the job front recently, as figures were released showing that the state’s unemployment rate dropped in November for the first time since September 2007. The state Department...