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Fowler reflects on his tenure as president

Alyssa Locklar April 3, 2011

As one presidency is about to begin and make its mark on the University of Alabama, another is drawing to a close and leaving its legacy behind. Over the last year, the UA student body has seen Student...

Journalists discuess Civil Rights era cold cases

Amanda Sams April 1, 2011

Forty years later, reporters from many newspapers are banding together in a movement to prosecute the murderers who were wrongly acquitted during the Civil Rights era and continue to walk among us.  So...

Chariot Race to be held on Saturday

Jennie Kushner April 1, 2011

College students from across the state will travel to Tuscaloosa to vie in Alabama’s inaugural Red Bull Chariot Race. University Boulevard between Wallace Wade Avenue and 12th Avenue will be blocked...

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...

Alabama honors new Capstone Heroes

Alabama honors new Capstone Heroes

Katherine Martin April 1, 2011

Several University of Alabama students and two student organizations were honored as Capstone Heroes Thursday afternoon in Carmichael Hall. The Capstone Heroes award was designed to recognize UA students,...

New assembly seeks to unite grad students

Ashanka Kumari March 30, 2011

A new graduate student assembly looks to build an effective government for graduate students. Robert Harris III, the president of the Graduate Student Association, said the formal inauguration of the...

Mallet celebrates 50th anniversary

Alyssa Locklar March 30, 2011

Fifty years ago, John Blackburn, Dean of Men, created a Men’s Honors Program known as the Mallet Assembly. When Blackburn created the organization, he wanted to establish a group of students dedicated...

McNair president to speak at scholars’ convocation

Ashanka Kumari March 30, 2011

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle tragedy, president of McNair Achievement Programs Carl McNair will be a guest speaker at the annual convocation and reception honoring...

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...

Publishing options for Ph.Ds dropping

Taylor Holland March 30, 2011

  Nancy Gray Schoonmaker, a recent Ph.D. graduate of the University of North Carolina’s history department, said she was stunned and not at all pleased with UNC as she was nearing the completion of...

Hughes takes presidential election

Brittney Knox March 30, 2011

The Honors College Assembly concluded elections Wednesday and named Sarah Hughes as the new president for HCA with a 169 to 105 victory to her opponent Michael Forst. “I am excited to continue the incredible...

Community Service Center outlines end-of-year opportunities

Bethany Blair March 30, 2011

  Students passing through the Ferguson Center Plaza earlier this week may have noticed a small, seemingly misplaced shed being constructed in the middle of the bustling student center. But the oddly...