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4 bands in Tour De Compadres to visit Tuscaloosa

4 bands in Tour De Compadres to visit Tuscaloosa

Becca Murdoch April 21, 2015

A summer-long tour of collaboration will kick off in Tuscaloosa at 7 p.m. Thursday. Four bands will join in the name of friendship and music at the 
Tuscaloosa Amphitheater.Colony House, Ben Rector,...

UA professor receives gender studies award

UA professor receives gender studies award

Alaina Upman April 21, 2015

Jason Black is known to his students as compassionate mentor, advisor and teacher. Nearly all of Black’s classes touch on the topic of gender reform, and he advises master’s theses and doctoral dissertations...

UA lacrosse team looks to beat Auburn final match of the season

UA lacrosse team looks to beat Auburn final match of the season

Tyler Waldrep April 20, 2015

Junior Matthew Visintin knew he had to transfer. Playing NCAA lacrosse was something that he wanted to do, but it wasn’t enough.Visintin said his commuter school in New York was not giving him the college...

Breakout Tuscaloosa features puzzle rooms

Breakout Tuscaloosa features puzzle rooms

Cokie Thompson April 20, 2015

The owners of Breakout Tuscaloosa, a new local business, invited several friends and community leaders to visit their facility Sunday afternoon. Participants were locked in one of three rooms and had to...

Learning through earning: Students balance full-time jobs while taking classes

Learning through earning: Students balance full-time jobs while taking classes

Matthew Wilson April 20, 2015

Working in the pharmacy at Rite Aid, Katie Garmon cheerfully greets customers, even when she’s having a bad day. She smiles, even though she’s worried about a paper due in the morning and knows she’ll...

Memories of an old building on University

Mackenzie Brown April 20, 2015

By Mackenzie Brown | Guest ColumnistI’ve always feared writing 
this column.I knew it was coming from the moment I accepted my first position at The Crimson White. The CW was different back then. A...

Future of same-sex marriage remains uncertain in Alabama

Future of same-sex marriage remains uncertain in Alabama

Elizabeth Elkin April 20, 2015

Same-sex marriage has caused a serious debate in the state of Alabama over the last few months.According to a press release by the Human Rights Campaign, as of April 13, no counties in Alabama are issuing...

Being honest with yourself will spark progress and reform

Caroline Bechtel April 15, 2015

Perhaps you lied to your professor for why you skipped class, or your friend for which side of a political issue you support, or yourself when you said you wanted to have sex 
with him.Maybe you told...

New museum director takes over

New museum director takes over

Amanda Sare April 15, 2015

Ask any Northerner living in Alabama what their favorite part about Southern life is and some may tell you the weather. At least, that was New York native John Friel’s answer.Friel recently joined The...

Dana Duckworth continues championship legacy

Dana Duckworth continues championship legacy

Kayla Montgomery April 15, 2015

Alabama gymnastics coach Dana Duckworth doesn’t like 
to lose.After falling off the balance beam in the 1991 NCAA Championships, Duckworth learned her lesson.“She didn’t win the balance beam,”...

Kenyan Drake returns from injury

Kenyan Drake returns from injury

Elliott Propes April 15, 2015

One of the highlights that comes to mind for many Alabama football fans during the 2014 season was the 87-yard catch and sprint touchdown for Kenyan Drake against Florida. Just the next week, another play...

Band members selected for Disneyland Resort band

Band members selected for Disneyland Resort band

Becca Murdoch April 15, 2015

It’s a small world after all. Two students at The University of Alabama have been selected to perform in the Disneyland Resort All-American College Band, a tradition since 1971 that offers collegiate...