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"Contagion" a story about globalization

“Contagion” a story about globalization

Walker Donaldson September 11, 2011

As I left the theater after seeing Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, “Contagion”, the woman in front of me coughed and then grabbed the railing as she walked down the stairs. I could see the people...

Alabama freshman featured in Seventeen

Alabama freshman featured in Seventeen

Mari Johnson September 11, 2011

For many young girls, becoming a model is a lifelong dream. One UA student has lived out the dream by recently modeling for a photo shoot appearing in Seventeen Magazine. Paige Conklin, a freshman majoring...

How to not get robbed: travel like you expect it

Jared Downing September 8, 2011

In Calcutta, on my way out of India, I met a New Zealander on a budget. He was fresh from the beaches of Thailand, where backpackers buy beer by the gallon bucket. In the height of merrymaking, he went...

Isbell, G-Side to play Bama

Alexandra Ellsworth September 8, 2011

A series of four concerts celebrating The Year of Alabama Music’s campaign and Oxford American’s 12th annual Southern Music Issue will come to a close this Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Bama Theatre. ...

FIVE makes dining decisions easy

FIVE makes dining decisions easy

SoRelle Wyckoff September 8, 2011

The owners of Chuck’s Fish brought a new, simplified dining experience to downtown Tuscaloosa in January in the form of FIVE. Near the Bama Theatre, FIVE restaurant and bar offers a simple menu: each...

Guitars killed Christian music, no resurrection in sight

Will Edwards September 7, 2011

When John Lennon said the Beatles were bigger than Jesus, Christian music knew it had to do something, because in a sense, he was right. The Beatles and rock ’n’ roll were of course not more popular...

Truckers roll into Tuscaloosa

Truckers roll into Tuscaloosa

Jefferson Fabian September 7, 2011

Have you ever wondered what a hundred tons of diesel-fueled ?aming wreckage hurdling down the midnight interstate, searing and destroying everything in its path sounds like? I’d venture to say it might...

Farmers' Market ripe and ready

Farmers’ Market ripe and ready

Jasmine Wright September 7, 2011

Each Thursday, a group of students help foster partnerships between local farmers and the University of Alabama by hosting a farmers’ market on the corner of Hackberry Road and 9th Street. Homegrown...

Hip-hop duo G-Side to hit campus

Hip-hop duo G-Side to hit campus

Nathan Proctor September 7, 2011

From the streets of Athens to the stages of Huntsville, they spread to the festivals of NYC and the pages of the New York Times. Now ST 2 Lettaz and Yung Clova, making up the Huntsville based hip-hop duo...

Book arts instructor wins award

Brittney Knox September 6, 2011

  This past July, The Minnesota Center for Book Arts announced Sarah Bryant, UA book arts instructor and alumna, as the recipient of the MCA Prize for her book titled “Biography.” This prize is the...

Go sleep on it

Tricia Vaughan September 6, 2011

As college students, we are all too familiar with running off only a few treasured hours of sleep. With a busy fall semester ahead, sleep seems more like a joke than a reality. No one has time for the...

Drive-By Truckers to perform at the Bama Theatre

Drive-By Truckers to perform at the Bama Theatre

Will Edwards September 6, 2011

The Drive-By Truckers have been described as alt-country, southern rock, country rock and just about everything else, but Mike Cooley doesn’t like to describe his band’s sound. “My description would...