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Dodgeball games to benefit St. Jude’s

Alex Eigel February 27, 2013

University Programs and campus organization Up ‘til Dawn will host a glow-in-the-dark dodgeball tournament at Presidential Park Thursday at 8 p.m. The tournament will help raise funds for St. Jude’s...

CCHS hosts conference on rural health, food

Taylor Veazey February 27, 2013

The state of Alabama has held the title of No. 1 in college football for the last four years, but it also holds a top spot in another, not so celebrated category – obesity. “I think the citizens of...

Mock trial team 2nd in region

Ashanka Kumari February 27, 2013

After four rounds of competition Thursday, Friday and Saturday the UA Mock Trial Association’s A Team won seven of eight ballots and took home a second-place trophy in regional competition in Jackson,...

Non-traditional students face many barriers

Alexandra Ellsworth February 26, 2013

Kristy Randle stepped out of bed at five in the morning and found herself standing in about a foot of water. Panicked, Randle woke up her husband, and they quickly set to work, bailing water with 16-ounce...

Arrests spark discourse: students meet to plan protest

Arrests spark discourse: students meet to plan protest

CW Staff February 26, 2013

By Adrienne Burch and Madison Roberts Despite reports that a UAPD officer removed signs from Palmer Hall advertising a meeting of the Alabama Chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy Monday afternoon,...

Students, organizations gain rental access to UA vans

Tori Linville February 26, 2013

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...

History department to host head of Peruvian think tank

Alex Eigel February 26, 2013

Jorge Ortiz-Sotelo, chairman of the Peruvian Institute of Politics and Economics, will be delivering a lecture titled “Defeating the Shining Path: A Lesson in Combating Terrorism in Peru” from 3...

348-RIDE anticipates 22% increase in passengers

CW Staff February 26, 2013

348-RIDE and 348-RIDE Express projected to have 170,128 total riders in 2013, an increase of 22 percent from last year, when the program had a combined total of 137,214 riders, up from 120,332 total...

Students find it difficult to read for pleasure

Benjamin Clark February 26, 2013

As members of the digital generation, most would believe today’s college students no longer read for pleasure, mostly because of the growth of technology in their lifetimes. Classic novels now have movie...

Black Student Union hosts Andre Taylor

Camille Corbett February 26, 2013

The first black president of the National Alumni Association challenged members of The University of Alabama’s Black Student Union to facilitate and enhance the academic success of black students during...

Object X series to incorporate ‘infinite perspectives’

Tori Linville February 25, 2013

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...

School of Social Work plans to install virtual reality lab

Mark Hammontree February 25, 2013

The University of Alabama’s School of Social Work will soon install a virtual reality research lab, only the third of its kind in the country. The lab will allow UA researchers to perform research,...