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Franklin To Festivals: An Interview with Grammy-Nominee Will Hoge

Franklin To Festivals: An Interview with Grammy-Nominee Will Hoge

Taylor Esche October 1, 2015

Will Hoge lounges alone, looking completely relaxed on the Urban Outfitters tapestry-clad couch. His apparent ease comes from the fact that this is actually his home, the place where he was raised...

Opposing Views: Government subsidization of higher education

Leigh Terry October 1, 2015

The issue of the government's proper role in higher education has been a part of the presidential campaign platforms of candidates on both sides of the aisle, from Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio to Hillary...

Bill Nye speaks on climate change and the importance of teaching evolution in schools

Bill Nye speaks on climate change and the importance of teaching evolution in schools

Elizabeth Elkin September 30, 2015

Students, faculty and fans flooded into The University of Alabama’s Moody Music Concert Hall Monday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. Heads turned, eyes searched. An excited murmur travelled through the hall. ...

Evolution belongs in the classroom and all students belong in Bill Nye's lecture

Ruth Bishop September 29, 2015

If you’re like me, you are feeling pretty bummed today about not getting a ticket to see Bill Nye. The fact that only a limited number of students were able to attend is a disservice to the University’s...

Cyber crime: UA technology responds to new threats

Cyber crime: UA technology responds to new threats

Patrick Smith September 28, 2015

With the rise of the Internet has come a rise in a relatively new form of crime, crime that does not entail the use of guns, knives or other traditional weaponry. Technology has elicited an expanse of...

Everyday surveillance inspires art exhibit

Everyday surveillance inspires art exhibit

Sam West September 28, 2015

By Sam West | Staff ReporterThe growing lack of privacy and the increasing role of technology in today’s world is a worry for many people. This issue is explored intently in “[mon-i-ter],” a new...

Shootings, gun regulations draw controversy

Shootings, gun regulations draw controversy

Nick Privitera September 28, 2015

An eye peers down the metal sights. Lungs expand and deflate. A twitch of a finger starts a chain reaction as the trigger is pulled. In an instant, the firing pin strikes the primer of a bullet or shell,...

Thomas brings life to volleyball team

Thomas brings life to volleyball team

Terrin Waack September 28, 2015

Brittany Thomas thought she was going to cheerleading tryouts until, lo and behold, it was volleyball.Thomas said her mother tricked her back in the fourth grade.“It kind of just stuck after that,”...

Wilder deserves support from Tuscaloosa and UA

Wilder deserves support from Tuscaloosa and UA

Mark Hammontree September 28, 2015

Deontay Wilder may just be Alabama’s proudest son. The world heavyweight titleholder defended his WBC belt for the second time in Birmingham, and both before and after this fight, as he has with every...

Alabama finds rhythm in shutout win over ULM

Alabama finds rhythm in shutout win over ULM

Terrin Waack September 26, 2015

Leading up to Saturday’s game, Reggie Ragland told the rest of the defense that nobody was scoring on them. Geno Matias-Smith said that was Ragland’s motto.Ragland was right. Alabama shut out the University...

Theatre department to present Tartuffe

Theatre department to present Tartuffe

Beth Wells September 25, 2015

The UA Theatre and Dance department will present Moliere’s Tartuffe next week from Tuesday, Sept. 29, to Saturday, Oct. 3, at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. The show will be performed at...

Mermaiding: A fishy tail from above the sea

Mermaiding: A fishy tail from above the sea

Amber Phillips September 24, 2015

Sushi is great, but who would choose to be half fish?Sure, Hans Christian Anderson’s fairytale seems like a walk on the beach, but mermaids have been known as temptresses, accident-prone and even killers...