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New art exhibit features student use of 3D printing

Serena Bailey March 7, 2016

Inside Gorgas Library, Maria Beddingfield would work, for a few hours at a time, on a computer with a program she had only ever used once before, SketchUp. Trying to figure out how to do things the way...

Not a small problem

Not a small problem

Elizabeth Elkin March 7, 2016

Alex Golden, a sophomore majoring in elementary education, has to special order jeans because she’s so tall.“It’s one of my biggest problems,” she said. “Jeans are too short, dresses are too...

Don't put healthy living on the backburner

Don't put healthy living on the backburner

Amanda Thompson March 7, 2016

There are so many tasks on a college student’s to do list that it’s overwhelming. Who actually has time to go hit the gym? College is so expensive. Who is really going to buy all of those healthy foods?...

How social media affects body image

How social media affects body image

Madison Crain March 7, 2016

Obsessing over editing photos can be easy with all the applications now available. Some social media editing programs claim that they can do anything from clearing blemishes to whitening teeth to shaving...

Culture Calendar: Week of March 7

Culture Calendar: Week of March 7

Caroline Giddis March 7, 2016

Crawley Sussex will play a tribute to the Cure at Green Bar. Kamicon, an anime convention, will take place at the BJCC in Birmingham. And "Dimensions," a new art exhibit involving 3D printing, will open...

Travel Guide: Longest Natural bridge in the East

Travel Guide: Longest Natural bridge in the East

Luci Willis March 5, 2016

In a tiny town in north Alabama, 200 million years of history quietly waits for anyone willing to wander off the beaten track. Here, Natural Bridge Park is home to the longest natural rock bridge east...

UA students, faculty talk about Girl Scout memories

Serena Bailey March 5, 2016

It’s that time of year again. The time of year where no Saturday shopping trip is complete without seeing Girl Scouts set up in front of the store. With their fold out tables, homemade posters and patch...

Middle schoolers make art out of cans for charity

Caroline Watt March 4, 2016

Student’s engineering and creative skills were put to the test for the third annual Tuscaloosa Canstruction Jr. event. Canstruction is an usual charity that turns a traditional can drive into a local...

Students get a taste of Europe while studying abroad

Will Baggett March 4, 2016

While traveling across Europe, it is easy to get caught up in an atmosphere that is so unlike our own back here in the states. While most United States citizens visit Europe as tourists, soaking up the...

UA Alumni exhibits paintings in Dinah Washington Arts Center

UA Alumni exhibits paintings in Dinah Washington Arts Center

Luci Willis March 4, 2016

Mottled shades of brown and green dance across the rocks of Zion National Park. A woman rests with a hat over her eyes, shielding herself from the warm sun. Each of Deborah Hughes's paintings has its own...

Actor's Charitable Theatre to perform "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Actor's Charitable Theatre to perform “A Midsummer Night's Dream”

Amanda Thompson March 3, 2016

Horns, hooves and long locks of autumn colored hair cover a green creature that enters a stage decorated to look like a deep forest. The spotlight dawns, and blue eyes pop from the creature’s face while...

The Storm that spared Leland Lanes

The Storm that spared Leland Lanes

Kasey Hullett March 3, 2016

Once dusk arrives on 26th Avenue East, three neon signs flip on in the distance. From the shiny new fire station across University Boulevard, it glistens over a field of shadowed, splintered concrete....