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Students help at after-school tutoring program

Students help at after-school tutoring program

Margaret Wilbourne February 1, 2015

Memories of one’s childhood are sometimes marked by the smell of new crayons, the taste of a freshly-opened Capri Sun or the presence of a special mentor. Through the Plum Grove Baptist Church after-school...

Talk about race or perpetuate problem

Mark Hammontree February 1, 2015

Race is only an issue if you make it an issue. Who said anything about race? You’re the one bringing black and white into the picture. Why does everything have to be about race? Race shouldn’t even...

Bissell while she works: Kim Bissell balances class, research and 2 daughters

Bissell while she works: Kim Bissell balances class, research and 2 daughters

Alana Norris January 28, 2015

With multiple responsibilities at The University of Alabama and two daughters, Kim Bissell is rarely in 
one place for long.Bissell teaches a biennial class where students visit another country and produce...

Recent changes question identity of the Strip

Jackson Poe January 28, 2015

The University and city of Tuscaloosa as a whole have undergone rapid changes in the past decade. Enrollment has increased from 20,000 in 2000 to over 36,000 as of fall 2014. Expansion can be seen everywhere.There...

Study trip to India planned

Study trip to India planned

Paige Henderson January 28, 2015

Twenty-four students and two professors will spend 21 days in India this summer through a new study abroad trip in the STEM Path to MBA program offered by the Culverhouse College of Commerce.The trip,...

'Bama bubble' key as gymnastics faces UK

'Bama bubble' key as gymnastics faces UK

Kayla Montgomery January 28, 2015

Energy has been a constant theme of the University of Alabama gymnastics team three meets into its 2015 season. The energy the team lacked in its first road meet to Arkansas, resulting in a loss, returned...

Radio show to commemorate space heroes

Radio show to commemorate space heroes

Drew Pendleton January 28, 2015

NASA will come to the Tuscaloosa airwaves Friday when “Houndstooth and Hardhats” on WVUA-FM hosts a two-hour special to commemorate NASA’s memorial week.Hosted by Matthew Culver, a freshman majoring...

Tide falls short in comeback bid

Tide falls short in comeback bid

Sean Landry January 28, 2015

Alabama came within seconds of forcing overtime in its bid to break a then-eight game losing streak to Florida. Guard Ricky Tarrant, playing on an injured ankle, drilled a three with two minutes remaining...

UAPD: A Day in the Life

UAPD: A Day in the Life

Collin Burwinkel January 28, 2015

It’s 2 p.m. and officer Chance Atkins sits down in his Crown Victoria patrol car and reaches for his police radio. His 8-hour shift begins as it does every day. Atkins tells his dispatcher “10-8”...

Mulligan brothers visit Tuscaloosa for third time

Mulligan brothers visit Tuscaloosa for third time

Francie Johnson January 27, 2015

The Mulligan Brothers, a band based in Mobile, have played in Tuscaloosa twice before, but with their sophomore album hot off the presses, vocalist and fiddle, mandolin and harmonica player Gram Rea said...

Paid family leave good for United States

Mary Catherine Connors January 27, 2015

In his State of the Union address, President Obama introduced a plan to offer paid leave programs for federal employees. Paid sick leave and benefits have been continuously evolving in policies over the...

Class explores ecology

Class explores ecology

Lauren Lane January 27, 2015

One afternoon several months ago, Bart Elmore, a history professor at The University of Alabama, sparked a conversation among his colleagues about the infamous “smell of Tuscaloosa.” He and his coworkers,...