When Kanye West is mentioned, people know where they stand. Love him or hate him, West is a force to be reckoned with. As someone who was never swayed to love or hate the man who stole Taylor Swift’s...
Most think winning a national championship is the highest priority in American college football. It isn’t.At least not according to “The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football.”...
Though a book can easily be borrowed from University libraries, buying a book brings a reader more freedom. After a book purchase, there’s no guilt about folding page corners or writing in margins. Borrowing...
The second installment of Lang Leav’s writing, “Lullabies,” is desired to “sing to your present,” “echo of your past” and “whisper of your future.”Leav prefaces the poems with an introduction...
Lang Leav’s writing should probably come with a warning sticker: feelings will be felt.Her debut book of poetry, “Love and Misadventure,” is composed of 75 poems that make a reader want to listen...
Odds are, if someone has a favorite movie, they have watched and rewatched it so many times that they can recite the film line for line. The obsessive scrutiny doesn’t translate to a favorite book for...
With chapter titles like “Humping Justin Timberlake” and essays dubbed “I’m Worried Not Enough People Hate Me,” it’s easy to figure out why Amy Poehler’s “Yes Please” was in the humor...
“The Mentalist” began its final season yesterday, and for viewers who have watched since season one, the show might be hard to recognize. The writing has taken Jane and Lisbon to Texas as they work...
Anyone who remembers the WB before it merged with UPN and became the CW channel probably remembers the channel’s fast-paced show about a mother-daughter duo known as “Gilmore Girls.” The show follows...
By Tori Linville “American Horror Story: Freakshow” began last Wednesday, unsurprisingly, with a murder. The premiere fell flat of expectations, performing the same storyline seen in all three seasons....
In 2007, Netflix introduced online streaming and someone at a far-off college campus didn’t get any homework done that day. Now everyone is taking time out of their busy schedules to see what Claire...
One of FOX's newest shows, "The Red Band Society," has all the regular characters. The mean girl, the rebel, the girl-next-door, the player and even a new guy – all who can be seen in your run of...
At the helm of The University of Alabama’s School of Music stands director Skip Snead, who manages to divide his time between leading the school, instructing the school’s horn players and maintaining...
The University of Alabama’s Teacher Cadets program is giving education majors a chance to see a classroom their first semester. The program, formally titled Teacher Cadets: Beyond Teaching Little Johnny...
Looking in the stands at an Alabama football game might be different this year, as the newly established Yell Crew will lead in the upper deck, showing the freshman class what it means to Roll Tide. The...
No longer placed outside most buildings for quick and easy access, University of Alabama bike racks have migrated. Stuart Glaeser, Parking Services manager, said the sudden move of the bike racks was to...
The building that was once known as The University of Alabama’s “Little United Nations” sits beside Bryant Hall, standing as a melting pot of students from countries all across the world. Now known...
After dedicating their Tuesdays and Thursdays to perform their writings, the 12 students of EN 408: Spoken Word Performance will have their last performance May 2 at Green Bar at 7 p.m. In each class,...
Students across The University of Alabama campus are worrying again about what classes to take and how to schedule them perfectly. The reality is that picking classes can be an art or a science, and...
More than 2 million people in the United States serve in the nation’s military and many have families and children who are also impacted through their service. On Monday, the Office of Veteran and Military...
UA Entrepreneurial Week activities begin Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the Hotel Capstone Ballroom, with different activities held throughout the week. Entrepreneurial Week will finish with an all-day event known...
The first time a child says “Roll Tide,” what makes them do so? University of Alabama students from many different departments are looking to answer this question and many more as they observe and...
Haley Beech, a social work graduate student, went to Haiti to give back through relief work and community building, and presented preliminary research she gathered during the third International Conference...
The University’s chapter of the International Justice Mission will stand for 27 hours March 14 and 15 to raise awareness for the 27 million slaves in the world today. Stand for Freedom will be held...
The University of Alabama is gaining new relations with Turkey through its Executive MBA immersion study program. EMBA students traveled to Istanbul, Turkey, to learn about Turkish business while experiencing...
After they finish classes for the day, many students drop their backpacks, kick off their shoes, sit back and watch episode after episode of their favorite television show for the next several hours...
Christine Evans is busy. The senior majoring in mechanical engineering interned with Africa Exchange, a nonprofit organization in Kenya, Africa. She’s the president of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor...
Students, organizations and others connected with The University of Alabama interested in using University vehicles instead of their own can access vans and other vehicles through the Fleet Services of...
Students, organizations and others connected with The University of Alabama interested in using University vehicles instead of their own can access vans and other vehicles through the Fleet Services...
Object X, a new discussion series that features speakers from different UA departments all focusing on a single random object, is to be held on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in Smith Hall Room 205. The first Object...
The Office of Information Technology is the University of Alabama’s office of all things technology related at the University and caters to students, faculty and staff through the IT Service Desk. The...
Professor Lonnie Strickland doesn’t have students. He has customers. “It costs about $250,000 to get to 21, and if you take that and divide it against 30 classes, that’s about $3,800 a class. It...
For the third year, The University of Alabama’s theater honor society Alpha Psi Omega is providing its Valentine-O-Gram service from Feb. 6 to Feb. 20. Those interested can pay $10 for the performers...
The University of Alabama has been named a University Partner with the Pat Tillman Military Scholars program for the 2013-2014 academic year, increasing UA student-veterans’ chances to win Pat Tillman...
The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences will host its Law School Fair on Thursday, Jan. 24th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Ferguson Center ballroom. Students interested in furthering...
Senior education majors at The University of Alabama culminate their college career not with finals, but in a working classroom as they complete student teaching. These UA student teachers lead in a classroom...
The University of Alabama’s department of chemical and biological engineering has found its new head in John Van Zee, who will begin his tenure in January 2013 after 28 years at the University of South...
“Dead Week” took on a whole new meaning Tuesday. Spawned from English professor Patti White’s Apocalypse in Literature class, students with bloody makeup and torn clothes slouched their way to the...
University of Alabama students can continue to donate meals from their meal plans through Student2Student, a program designed by the Student Government Association to assist those in need. The SGA hopes...
Popular Munny Sokol Park in Northport will soon be the home of the first dog park in the Tuscaloosa area, a project known as T-Town Unleashed developed by Fresh St-Art. Fresh St-Art, a nonprofit that...
The Awards Committee for The University of Alabama is looking for its next junior, senior and non-student recipients for its highest honors. Applications for the University’s Premier Awards are due Nov....
The University of Alabama’s National Alumni Association has succeeded in raising more than $4 million during the 2012 fiscal year through their Ride With the Tide license plate program, contributing...
Students can now know their professors on a more personal level through a new University of Alabama program that includes a one-on-one lunch session. Out 2 Lunch was designed by the Office of Student...
