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Students celebrate last day of Hanukkah holiday

Students celebrate last day of Hanukkah holiday

Hannah Widener December 4, 2013

This year, the first night of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving collided to form the mega holiday “Thanksgivukkah,” an occasion that will not happen again for another 75,000 years. Hanukkah follows the lunar...

The unexpected when expecting

The unexpected when expecting

Phoebe Rees December 4, 2013

Erin Hudnall was a sophomore at The University of Alabama set to study abroad in the Virgin Islands when she unexpectedly found out she was pregnant. She said her first reaction to her pregnancy was to...

Krokodil gaining popularity despite ‘flesh-eating’ side effects

Heather Combs December 4, 2013

Though it seemed drugs could not get worse than crystal meth or bath salts, krokodil has made its way to the United States. This is a drug as frightening as the reptile it is named after. From the brief...

‘Catching Fire’ surpasses ‘The Hunger Games’ in every aspect

Drew Pendleton December 3, 2013

There’s a scene in the early minutes of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” the newly released adaptation of the sequel to Suzanne Collins’ novel and 2012 film “The Hunger Games,” in which the...

Winter break leaves some international students stranded

Winter break leaves some international students stranded

Phoebe Rees December 3, 2013

For many students at The University of Alabama, Christmas break provides a much-needed opportunity to catch up with family, relax and celebrate holiday traditions. For the 1,537 international students...

Lakeside Dining steps up appeal with addition of Tender Tuesdays

Tara Massouleh December 3, 2013

The thing about dining halls is you have to do them right. You can’t just walk into a dining hall on any given day and expect to be served something you actually like. It takes planning. It takes patience....

Dickens Downtown brings holiday spirit to Northport

Dickens Downtown brings holiday spirit to Northport

Margaret Wilbourne December 3, 2013

For the eighth year in a row, Mary Cesar, owner of Northport’s Mary’s Cakes and Pastries, is taking twenty pans of bread pudding out of her ovens and serving 4,000 people. Cesar and her staff are...

UA community honors African heritage through Kwanzaa holiday

Elayne Smith December 2, 2013

As Christmas trees are decorated and Menorahs are lit, another celebration brings a different flavor to the holiday season. Kwanzaa was born in the midst of the civil rights era in 1966. After Martin...

Food assistance lightens financial burden of college

Tara Massouleh November 26, 2013

As tuition prices increase, apartment rates go up and books get more expensive, many students are finding that even with the aid of scholarships and loans, the cost of attending college is simply too high....

Local DJs mix classes, creativity

Reed OMara November 26, 2013

While others are grabbing their licenses and keys to get ready to go out to the bars on the Strip, Brett Hodinka is reaching for his mixer and his computer. When others have been thinking all Friday about...

Students celebrate away from home

Laura Testino November 26, 2013

For many students, the end of the final Tuesday class brings the promise of a trip home to feast upon a variety of holiday favorites with family. For others, circumstances cause them to celebrate and give...

In holiday season, quality Thanksgiving movies often overlooked

Virginia Wesson November 25, 2013

As the holidays approach, students are looking forward to days of no class, family dinners and some quality time with their best friend, Netflix. But let’s get one thing straight. When I say the holidays,...