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Classes are canceled, so now what?

CW Staff January 29, 2014

When UA president Judy Bonner cancels class and Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox closes roads, what are you supposed to do on a cold Wednesday and Thursday in Snowstorm 2014? Stay inside, try something new...

Campaign spotlights male voices against domestic violence

Hannah Widener January 28, 2014

An estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year in the United States. The Women’s Resource Center on campus not only advocates for women but encourages...

Graduates increasingly seeking big city life

Alexandra Ellsworth January 28, 2014

When Travis Railsback of the University of Alabama Career Center looks at the list of cities where UA grads are moving, he has trouble finding much of a trend. “They are going everywhere,” he said....

Spartan Race offers extreme challenges for participants

Reed OMara January 27, 2014

When someone begins a 5k, 10k or 15k, they hear the gunshot and begin to walk, jog or run. They keep running until the race is finished. For those who enter the Spartan Race, whether to compete in a 5k...

Part-time students must balance school, work

Alexandra Ellsworth January 22, 2014

With tuition costs rising every year, it is no surprise the percentage of students attending school part-time is rising as well. At The University of Alabama, 15 percent of the 2013 student population...

Glow Run to benefit resource center

Katherine Metcalf January 21, 2014

Runners will light up the town Feb. 22 when the Glow Run comes to downtown Tuscaloosa to benefit Tuscaloosa’s One Place, a local nonprofit family resource center. The race will start at Jack Warner Parkway...

Public relations major excels in field

Public relations major excels in field

Tara Massouleh January 15, 2014

For Benjamin Ladrillono, a senior majoring in public relations, the phrase, “Be different. Be the difference,” which he developed as a response for a fellowship program application, exemplifies his...

UA students teach science after school

Tara Massouleh January 15, 2014

At Matthews Elementary, “elephant toothpaste,” a thick foam caused by the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen, is helping bring together college students and elementary school students...

Eating disorders more prevalent in springtime

Margaret Wilbourne January 14, 2014

Students are flocking to the gym to get in shape and slim down as they try to meet their New Year’s resolutions and prepare for spring break; but the goal of weight loss is not an easy goal to meet,...

UA equestrian club canters through cold

UA equestrian club canters through cold

Hannah Widener January 8, 2014

Keeping the water buckets from freezing has been no easy feat for Equestrian Club Coach Heather McCall, but the cold weather hasn’t kept her team from practicing all winter break. While the track the...

Three's company: Open relationships become a new normal for students

Three’s company: Open relationships become a new normal for students

CW Staff December 5, 2013

 By Reed O’Mara and Dylan Walker | CW Staff   At a university nestled in the South and prided on tradition, students still break away from the crowd, and relationships are no exception. Alternative...

Mallet president plans for growth

Mallet president plans for growth

Tara Massouleh December 4, 2013

What do backpacking across China, fusion energy and the Mallet Assembly all have in common? The University of Alabama math and physics senior Brian Kraus. As the newly elected president of the Mallet...