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Board of Trustees review new projects for the University

Board of Trustees review new projects for the University

Jonathan Reed June 21, 2011

On Thursday, the Physical Properties Commission of the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees reviewed several construction projects for the University, which the full Board of Trustees approved...

What is there to do in Tuscaloosa this summer?

What is there to do in Tuscaloosa this summer?

Caroline Taylor June 21, 2011

It’s summertime, and the living is… not that eventful. Aside from volunteering for tornado relief efforts and studying for summer classes, campus remains in a lull. When he’s not working in the...

Tornado serves as inspiration for two local musicians

Tornado serves as inspiration for two local musicians

Trey Irby June 21, 2011

"I feel like I could tell the weather was getting bad,” said Tuscaloosa musician Joshua Folmar. Folmar and I are standing right outside of Egan’s as he recounts the story of what happened to him on...

K.J. Choi delivers the American dream from South Korea

O.P. Galt IV June 21, 2011

I’m sorry Tuscaloosa, but here is one headline we haven’t seen and probably won’t see:  “LeBron James donates $200,000 to tornado victims.” But if you would like to read something America’s...

Immigration law could affect higher education

Sarah Massey June 21, 2011

On June 2, the Alabama State Legislature passed House Bill 56, voting 25-7, and sending the bill to the desk of Governor Robert Bentley. Signed on June 9, 2011, the new statewide law, also known as the...

Houses and apartments consider safe rooms

Houses and apartments consider safe rooms

Marquavius Burnett June 21, 2011

With recent tornados hitting the state of Alabama, apartments and housing communities are considering taking extra steps such as adding safe rooms to protect their residents. “We’re going to have...

A fresh taste of Tuscaloosa

A fresh taste of Tuscaloosa

Robert Moore June 14, 2011

For the last four years, Homegrown Alabama has held a weekly market where members of the community can come and buy items directly from the people that grow them.   Homegrown Alabama is a farmers’...

2011 most common year for tornadoes since 1953

2011 most common year for tornadoes since 1953

Stephen Walker June 14, 2011

In the wee hours of New Year’s Day, 2011, while many Americans were celebrating the beginning of a new year, portions of the Southeastern U.S. were being pummeled by a series of violent tornadoes. During...

Coach Patrick Murphy leaves UA to coach LSU

Coach Patrick Murphy leaves UA to coach LSU

Marquavius Burnett June 14, 2011

Softball coach Patrick Murphy had a change of heart on Sunday and decided to come back to the University of Alabama after agreeing to be the head coach at LSU on Thursday. In a statement released by the...

Tornado forces students to rethink housing options

Tornado forces students to rethink housing options

Ashley Chaffin June 14, 2011

Many UA students who were left homeless after the tornado are having some difficulty finding housing for next year. Before the tornado, Tuscaloosa seemed to have something for every person’s needs,...

Process of debris removal will take a few more months

Katherine Mitchell June 14, 2011

The April 27 tornado did more than suck up entire buildings and swirl them around in the air – it spat them back out and left residents, government officials and construction companies to clean up the...

Inside the game: helmets

Inside the game: helmets

Marquavius Burnett June 14, 2011

When the game of football began in the 1860s, the first organized football games were essentially games of backyard football between groups of college buddies. Players were the same size, they could play...