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Crimson Tide begins preparations for Gators in "The Swamp"

Crimson Tide begins preparations for Gators in “The Swamp”

O.P. Galt IV September 27, 2011

The Alabama Crimson Tide football team began practice this week in preparation for Saturday’s game in “The Swamp” against the Florida Gators. With all of the speed Florida presents, head coach Nick...

Tuscaloosa joins the world in Manhattan film festival

Tuscaloosa joins the world in Manhattan film festival

Alex Cohen September 27, 2011

This week more than 100,000 people will unite to judge recent works of filmmakers from around the world. Audiences will gather in more than 200 cities, linking six continents as they cast their votes....

Bluegrass group comes to amphitheater

Bluegrass group comes to amphitheater

Caroline Hiott September 27, 2011

Yonder Mountain String Band will be playing at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater with Widespread Panic this Friday. Yonder plays neo-bluegrass that has, in the past year, brought out over 250,000 fans. The...

Siblings take to the field and the sideline as player-cheerleader duo

Siblings take to the field and the sideline as player-cheerleader duo

Marquavius Burnett September 26, 2011

Growing up in Vestavia Hills, Ala., Chris and Tiffany Underwood were taught that hard work and perseverance would help you make history. Today, Chris and Tiffany used those values to become the first...

Tide runs over Razorbacks

Tide runs over Razorbacks

Brett Hudson September 26, 2011

The conversation surrounding Alabama’s Southeatern Conference opener against Arkansas Saturday focused on how the Crimson Tide would stop the potent Razorback offense. Defensive coordinator Kirby Smart...

Author John Grisham awarded 2011 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction

Author John Grisham awarded 2011 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction

Taylor Holland September 26, 2011

More than 50 years after its publication, Harper Lee’s novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” is still held on a deservingly high pedestal by many writers, said best-selling author David Baldacci. “For...

Tide splits SEC opening weekend

Tide splits SEC opening weekend

Miranda Murphy September 26, 2011

The University of Alabama women’s soccer team split its first Southeastern Conference games with a win against Vanderbilt and a loss against Kentucky. “Everyone wanted to do well and get the ball,”...

Animal shelters offer volunteer opportunities

Animal shelters offer volunteer opportunities

Melissa Brown September 22, 2011

A plump tabby cat named Nelson spends his days sprawled on Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter director Judy Hill’s desk, content with his rule of the roost. “Nelson was a storm kitty – we all fell...

Mallet Assembly: a family

Mallet Assembly: a family

Jasmine Cannon September 22, 2011

Fifty years after its inception as a project of Dean of Men John Blackburn, the Mallet Assembly remains one of UA’s most un-traditional organizations. From Palmer Hall—the Assembly’s dormitory—Malleteers...

Purgatorio at Allen Bales next week

Purgatorio at Allen Bales next week

Julie Fry September 22, 2011

The director jogs around the stairs in the Allen Bales Theater, watching the actors embrace for what might be the hundredth time, making sure it looks perfect from every angle.  He seems to have an “ah-ha”...

Kirani James: a true champion

Kirani James: a true champion

Jasmine Cannon September 22, 2011

There is only one student on the Alabama campus who can also call himself a certified professional athlete. His name is Kirani James, and he is the reigning world champion for the 400m in track. James...

Bama cycling offers an escape

Bama cycling offers an escape

Ashanka Kumari September 22, 2011

The University of Alabama’s Cycling Club, Bama Cycling, offers members a chance to prepare for and participate in regional and national collegiate cycling competitions while supporting bicycling as a...