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Fed study says Alabama economy one of worst

Colby Leopard November 7, 2012

Alabama has the worst economy in the Southeast, according to research conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. For two years, Alabama has had the worst economy in the region, based on the...

Pay gap between men, women in Alabama among worst in nation

CW Staff November 6, 2012

Alabama’s gender wage gap is among the worst in the nation, according to a recent study by the National Women’s Law Center. “There are a few things that we usually see in the states [with higher...

Students suffer from nomophobia, cellphone addiction

Students suffer from nomophobia, cellphone addiction

CW Staff October 8, 2012

A new addiction is being added to the long list, right alongside drugs and alcohol – nomophobia, an addiction to cellphones. In 2008, British researchers coined the term nomophobia for the anxiety one...

Sigma Chi, football player named in lawsuit

Stephen N. Dethrage September 25, 2012

A one-time pledge of The University of Alabama’s Iota Iota chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity filed a federal lawsuit last Friday against the fraternity and UA football player Kelly Johnson, alleging...

Ph.D student wins international award

Emily Luker September 24, 2012

A University of Alabama student and faculty member won two awards at a prestious conference for people in the microelectronics and packaging society earlier this month. The International Microelectronics...

Out-of-state count rises

Out-of-state count rises

Mazie Bryant September 24, 2012

As the total enrollment of the University of Alabama has grown substantially in the last decade, so too has the number of out-of-state students. They make up 55 percent of this year’s record-setting...

Apple debuts long-awaited iPhone 5

Kris Mitchell September 12, 2012

Technology company Apple debuted its sixth iPhone model, the iPhone 5, on Wednesday. The newest model in the Cupertino, Calif., company’s cell phone line has a four-inch screen — the biggest yet for...

Increasing amount of jobs requiring bachelor’s degree

Mazie Bryant September 9, 2012

With student debt at an all-time high and no guarantee of post-graduate jobs, a recent study by Georgetown University found that a bachelor’s degree may be the only saving grace to help students weather...

Gun rights organization plans to hold convention

Katherine Owen July 18, 2012

Eddie Fulmer, a regional coordinator for Alabama Open Carry and the organizer for the Alabama Gun Rights Tuscaloosa Meet Up on Saturday, July 21 at the Northport Civic Center, said he was upset the shooting...

State and county unemployment rates rise

Benjamin Smith June 27, 2012

A new report by the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations shows that, for the first time this year, unemployment both on a state level and in Tuscaloosa County has increased. The seasonally adjusted...

Graduates face slowly improving job market

Katherine Owen June 20, 2012

With constant reminders of a struggling unemployment rate, but also constant talks of a brightening job market, the future for recent college graduates is uncertain. Travis Railsback, executive director...

Daniel Moore wins lawsuit over trademark

Daniel Moore wins lawsuit over trademark

Eric Yaron June 20, 2012

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Daniel Moore on June 11 in the latest lawsuit filed against him by the University of Alabama for breach of contract and trademark infringement. Deborah...