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Crimson Tide brings momentum into nationals

Crimson Tide brings momentum into nationals

Zachary Al-Khateeb May 30, 2012

The University of Alabama men’s golf team is set to start the NCAA Championships Tuesday in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Alabama, ranked as the No. 2 team by Golfweek, enters the six-day tournament coming...

Alabama robotics team takes home first prize

Alabama robotics team takes home first prize

Eric Yaron May 29, 2012

The University of Alabama made huge waves in space science recently as a team of students from the University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College took home first prize in the NASA Lunabotics...

Local bands go their own way

Local bands go their own way

Lauren Ferguson April 24, 2012

In college towns, bands come and go. Whether they are cover bands or play original music, the lifespan of college music groups often fade with time. But for the bands that outlast the others, uprooting...

Fans, media seek 'statue for Sarah'

Fans, media seek ‘statue for Sarah’

Marc Torrence April 24, 2012

There were definite rumblings in February. Should the University build a statue of Sarah Patterson? Certainly the accolades were all there: seven SEC championships, five national championships and many...

Social media alters student, professor relationships

Social media alters student, professor relationships

Katherine Owen April 24, 2012

The advent of social media has shed light on a new situation in classrooms: What is the appropriate social media relationship between student and teacher? According to a recent Associated Press article,...

Rising fast, the Shakes hit the circuit

Rising fast, the Shakes hit the circuit

Nathan Proctor April 23, 2012

Bred out of the musically rich Muscle Shoals tradition found in Northern Alabama, a local 5-piece has launched themselves from playing small parties at Egan’s and being that band found at your local...

Bama shows championship potential

Bama shows championship potential

Morgan Upton April 23, 2012

Patrick Murphy has been with the Crimson Tide softball program since its inception in 1997. Since taking over as head coach in 1999, Murphy’s biography reads similarly to an Alabama football pregame...

Priess caps comeback season with national title

Priess caps comeback season with national title

Marc Torrence April 23, 2012

Ashley Priess couldn’t have asked for a better ending to her senior season. Priess stepped up on the balance beam at the NCAA championships with all eyes on her. The Florida Gators had finished on the...

UT grad creates healthy energy bar

UT grad creates healthy energy bar

Abbey Crain April 23, 2012

With a degree from the Culinary Institute of America and a bachelor’s degree in nutrition, marathon runner Erica Hopper was not satisfied with the quality of store-bought energy bars. Her health and...

Graves Hall packed for Bragg

Graves Hall packed for Bragg

Stephen N. Dethrage April 23, 2012

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and journalism professor Rick Bragg told a packed room in Graves Hall the power of story, which he said was the best way to change the world. Bragg was honored by UA's graduate...

Maggie's Diner provides Tuscaloosa with authentic 'meat-and-three' option

Maggie’s Diner provides Tuscaloosa with authentic ‘meat-and-three’ option

Avery Driggers April 23, 2012

Unless my advisors and DegreeWorks have led me astray, I will be graduating this May after four fantastic years at the University of Alabama. In food terms, that means roughly 312 meal plans used, $2,100...

Crimson Tide players visit the White House

Crimson Tide players visit the White House

Briana Harris April 22, 2012

The Alabama Crimson Tide football team journeyed to the White House last Thursday for the second time in three years to be honored for their 2011 national championship. Mayor Walt Maddox was present at...