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Alabama Power offers tips to reduce utility costs

Katie Thurber November 29, 2011

As temperatures begin to dip below freezing, students living off-campus may find that the price of staying comfortable is going up. One of the benefits of living off-campus in an apartment or condominium...

Class brings attention to Black Belt problems

Jasmine Cannon November 29, 2011

  The Honors College is bringing light to issues in Alabama’s Black Belt Region. Professor Thomas Herwig’s Heroes in Faith and Justice in the 20th Century class is presenting an information session...

Quad bricks last remains of forgotten antebellum dorm

Quad bricks last remains of forgotten antebellum dorm

Jared Downing November 29, 2011

Nobody passing the little brick structure on their way to Lloyd Hall Monday morning knew it marked what used to be one of the most important historical sites on campus. Why would they? It doesn’t look...

Alabama beats Auburn in annual food drive

Alabama beats Auburn in annual food drive

Judah Martin November 29, 2011

The University of Alabama won the 18th annual Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive this year, collecting 237,079 pounds of food for the West Alabama Food Bank as compared to the 134,102 pounds raised by...

Girl Talk to perform in Tuscaloosa Wednesday

CW Staff November 29, 2011

Mash-up artist Girl Talk will perform in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday at a venue that has not yet been announced. The show is part of the One Night Only with Girl Talk tour sponsored by AXE, the men’s body...

Swinson talks voting blocs, but not Machine

Swinson talks voting blocs, but not Machine

Will Tucker November 22, 2011

  SGA President Stephen Swinson said that no voting bloc on campus has influence over the current SGA administration. Swinson never directly referenced the Machine, a secret political coalition of traditionally...

Student organization Apwonjo aims to connect international borders

Student organization Apwonjo aims to connect international borders

Melissa Brown November 22, 2011

The word “Apwonjo” means “I teach” in the Ugandan language of Luo. It is also the name of a University of Alabama organization, and Apwonjo members take the word’s definition to heart by organizing...

Student wins HALO award for tornado relief project, meets Taylor Swift

Student wins HALO award for tornado relief project, meets Taylor Swift

Melissa Brown November 22, 2011

When University of Alabama sophomore James O’Dwyer first saw the devastation in Tuscaloosa following the April 27 tornado, he knew he had to do something to help. He decided to organize a donation drive...

Senators resign after FYC scandal

Tray Smith November 22, 2011

Three members of the Student Government Association (SGA) Senate have resigned as an investigation continues into the selections process for the SGA First Year Council, a freshman leadership forum within...

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...

eTech Night shift keeps campus wired

Jared Downing November 21, 2011

When Professor Ed Stephenson gave his Friday lecture in the Biology Building auditorium, he didn’t have to worry about whether his cordless microphone would transmit or if the clickers wielded by his...

Early classes may increase students’ grade point average

William Evans November 21, 2011

Students still registering for spring semester courses may want to begin their class schedules in the early morning. A pair of psychologists from St. Lawrence University in New York found that for every...