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Gigi's long lines are misleading; cupcakes not up to snuff

Gigi’s long lines are misleading; cupcakes not up to snuff

Avery Driggers February 9, 2011

Food, like everything else, has trends. Fro-yo bars, the South Beach Diet, Rachael Ray and, now, cupcakeries. True, boutique cupcake shops have been popular for roughly 10 years (you can thank Carrie Bradshaw...

Tide prepared for road trip

Tide prepared for road trip

Brett Hudson February 9, 2011

The Alabama men’s basketball team, fresh off of a 65-60 overtime win on the road against the Tennessee Volunteers, are preparing to face Vanderbilt in Nashville tonight. The Crimson Tide has had trouble...

Tide seeks redemption, in-state dominance

Tide seeks redemption, in-state dominance

Jason Galloway February 9, 2011

Alabama gymnastics head coach Sarah Patterson has never been known to scold her team. They rarely give her a reason to. Last week’s meet against top-ranked Florida, however, was an exception. After...

Find the perfect place to spend Valentine’s Day

Find the perfect place to spend Valentine’s Day

CW Staff February 8, 2011

UA Arboretum Whether it's packing a bottle of wine and a picnic basket and finding a sunny, grassy area together, admiring the scenic view hand-in-hand on a treetop lookout, or sneaking off into the depths...

Play set in Great Depression to open Valentine’s Day

Play set in Great Depression to open Valentine’s Day

SoRelle Wyckoff February 8, 2011

As Feb. 14 looms closer, one group of students will be focused on something other than Valentine’s Day. Next Monday, the department of theater and dance is debuting “Flora, the Red Menace.” The...

UA sprinter hits world record

UA sprinter hits world record

Marilyn Vaughn February 8, 2011

There are a lot of things people may not know about Kirani James. James is a sophomore, hails from the Caribbean nation of Grenada, is an All-American, and at the moment, he has the fastest 400-meter time...

iPads growing more common in classrooms

iPads growing more common in classrooms

William Evans February 6, 2011

Recipients of iPads who work in the College of Arts and Sciences intend to integrate tablet computers into their teaching and research, said Rebecca Florence, director of college relations for the College...

UA system expects cut in state funding

UA system expects cut in state funding

William Evans February 6, 2011

BIRMINGHAM - The University of Alabama System expects 10 percent cut in state funding for the upcoming year as a result of federal stimulus money running out, stated in the Board of Trustees meeting. ...

Campus film fest in full swing

Campus film fest in full swing

Ashley Chaffin February 6, 2011

Campus MovieFest returned to campus for the fourth time on Feb. 1 and saw the biggest turnout ever from Alabama students. More than one hundred teams picked up all the necessary equipment from the Ferguson...

Alabama notches third SEC road win

Alabama notches third SEC road win

Laura Owens February 6, 2011

KNOXVILLE, TENN. | In front of a crowd of 21,948, the Alabama Crimson Tide (15-7, 7-1) defeated the Tennessee Volunteers (15-8, 5-3) 65-60 in an overtime thriller in Thompson-Boling Arena. In the five...

Where there's smoke...

Where there’s smoke…

William Evans February 3, 2011

Aesop's fable of the boy who cried wolf rings true for some on-campus residents this year who feel desensitized to blaring fire alarms in their residence halls. “They have been non-stop,” said Jake...

Keller's story comes to local stage

Keller’s story comes to local stage

Lauren Ferguson February 3, 2011

Starting on Feb. 4, Theatre Tuscaloosa will present “The Miracle Worker,” a play telling the story of Alabama native Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan. Sullivan was born legally blind, but...