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Proposed Alabama bill could induce new taxes on land trust

Proposed Alabama bill could induce new taxes on land trust

Jennifer Johns March 1, 2018

Alabama's Forever Wild Land Trust, an organization that purchases and maintains public lands for hunting, fishing, hiking and outdoor recreation, will have to pay added taxes if Alabama Rep. Mark Tuggle’s...

BSU celebrates 50 years of supporting students

BSU celebrates 50 years of supporting students

Annie Hollon March 1, 2018

Founded in April 1968, the Black Student Union has served as an advocacy organization for black students for 50 years now and is the first and oldest minority student organization at UA. To commemorate...

UA students from Florida send support back home

UA students from Florida send support back home

Arielle Lipan March 1, 2018

Two weeks after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting in Parkland, FL, UA students from Florida still feel the reverberations of the shots fired in their home state.  “I’m better about it now, but...

Nobel prize winner Vernon Smith to speak on campus

Nobel prize winner Vernon Smith to speak on campus

Rylie Curry February 28, 2018

What: Nobel Prize Winning Economist Vernon Smith to Present at the University Who: Culverhouse College of Commerce When: Friday, March 2, 10-11 a.m. Where: Alston Hall Parlor Why: Economist Vernon Smith,...

Nationwide shortage of yellow fever vaccine hits UMC

Nationwide shortage of yellow fever vaccine hits UMC

Shahriyar Emami February 28, 2018

The national shortage of the yellow fever vaccine, YF-VAX, has spread here to Tuscaloosa where the University Medical Center has also run out of the vaccine. “Across the United States there are usually...

Rondini family dismisses claims against University

Rondini family dismisses claims against University

Camille Studebaker February 27, 2018

The family of Megan Rondini and the University of Alabama announced the dismissal of all claims asserted by the Rondinis against the University in a joint statement on Feb. 27.  According to the statement,...

Panel to discuss intersection of faith and race

Panel to discuss intersection of faith and race

Jennifer Johns February 27, 2018

What: Beyond Colorblind: Redeeming Ethnic Identity in a Broken World Who: The event is sponsored by the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and is open to the public. When: Wednesday, Feb. 28 from 8-10 p.m. ...

Elections Board releases official SGA candidate list

Elections Board releases official SGA candidate list

Jackson Fuentes February 27, 2018

The Elections Board released the executive board candidates for the 2018-2019 term this morning with three people running for SGA president and the rest of the candidates running unopposed. Vice President...

University named top producer of Fulbright students

University named top producer of Fulbright students

Shahriyar Emami February 26, 2018

After being named one of the top 25 universities for producing Fulbright students, the University has shown that not only is it a leading institution in academics and football, it has influence that can...

UA professor monitors Olympics for coverage's gender gap

UA professor monitors Olympics for coverage’s gender gap

Camille Studebaker February 26, 2018

Beginning research in the mid-1990s as a graduate student at Indiana University, Andrew Billings has monitored the Olympics for gender gaps in coverage for over 20 years.  Billings, director of the Alabama...

City council votes to give entertainment district another trial run

City council votes to give entertainment district another trial run

Jennifer Johns February 22, 2018

Tuscaloosa City Council voted in favor of making the downtown entertainment district operational for a trial period of 6 months on Tuesday. The entertainment district allows civilians to carry a designated...

College-age "sugar babies" make cash, gifts for companionship

College-age “sugar babies” make cash, gifts for companionship

Elizabeth Elkin February 22, 2018

Names have been changed for the privacy and protection of sources. It was Jennifer’s first time meeting a man she’d met on SeekingArrangement. She’d liked his profile; it showed him in Africa surrounded...