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No recitals, just fitness: Dance studio offers adult-geared classes

Megan Miller March 19, 2013

Before she came to The University of Alabama, alumna Lauren Ault took dance classes for 12 years. On campus, though, she found she didn’t have the time to take lessons and realized that outside of changing...

‘Art Speaks’ features various art, artists

Margaret Wilbourne March 18, 2013

The Honors College will be hosting “Art Speaks,” a student-run art exhibit featuring not only art, but the artists, for the third time Tuesday night. “Five artists will be featured and will talk...

Crawfish boil brings Cajun to Tuscaloosa

Ryan Phillips March 18, 2013

As the weather warms up, students come out of their winter hiding and front porches quickly become decorated with lawn chairs, beer cans and crawfish shells. For many in Tuscaloosa, it is not springtime...

Hollywood’s tendency to remake films makes sense but stifles creativity

Matt Ford March 17, 2013

With the success of Sam Raimi’s “Oz the Great and Powerful” come new ideas about the state of the film industry and the future of movie making. The newly released Disney film, starring James Franco,...

Libraries' move to digital poses risks, benefits

Libraries’ move to digital poses risks, benefits

Becky Robinson March 17, 2013

Archive libraries, such as the Hoole Special Collections on campus, are increasingly converting their content into digital copies. But what may be a convenience for students can be problematic for archivists....

Denim cutoffs, lightweight cardigans, common sense essential for stylish spring breaker

Abbey Crain March 17, 2013

The week before spring break is pretty useless, considering most of our brains are stuck turning between spring break plans and packing. To make your packing lists a little simpler, I went ahead and...

Author previews graphic novel about 1960s Marion

Bianca Martin March 17, 2013

Often studied, taught and explored, the civil rights movement of the 1960s is the subject of many books. But author Lila Quintero Weaver presents the time period in an alternative way – through the...

Alabama students, alumni create popular web series

Courtney Stinson March 17, 2013

When Tim Sutton, Troy Wagner and Joseph DeLage set out to make the web series “Marble Hornets,” they never dreamed it would become an Internet sensation, but four years and millions of views later,...

Visiting writers program to host Roxane Gay, Sandi Wisenberg

Deanne Winslett March 13, 2013

Each year, The University of Alabama English department and the Creative Writing program partner with the College of Arts and Sciences to bring the Bankhead Visiting Writers Series to Tuscaloosa. The...

'The Paperboy' likely to be viewed as unappreciated classic

‘The Paperboy’ likely to be viewed as unappreciated classic

Matt McGrath March 13, 2013

"The Paperboy” is a film that revels in its own trashiness. Director Lee Daniels shows no restraint in his attempt to shock the audience with the sheer audacity of what happens in his film, and it genuinely...

Micro-transactions make free mobile market games profitable

Nathan Proctor March 13, 2013

The birth of free-to-play games has expanded the mobile market and brought gems like “League of Legends” to the forefront of PC gaming, but it’s come with a price: micro-transactions. Downloadable...

Graphic novel provides alternative view on southern life in civil rights era

Bianca Martin March 13, 2013

The Summersell Center for the Study of the South will host author Lila Quintero Weaver Thursday. Weaver will be speaking about her life experiences as child of South American immigrants and her graphic...