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Student opinion on energy drinks mixed

Bryan Bofill February 23, 2010

It’s a common sight on campus: students looking for a quick energy boost stop by the Ferguson Center Food Court to pick up their energy drink of choice. Though many students once turned to coffee for...

Announcements for 2/22/2010

CW Staff February 22, 2010

Fraternity, sorority hold bone marrow drive Pi Kappa Phi and Chi Omega will hold a bone marrow drive Wednesday in honor of Blaise and Madeline Finnegan. Blaise, a UA freshman, and Madeline, a freshman...

Miss UA crowned

Miss UA crowned

Patty Vaughan February 22, 2010

Dozens packed the Bama Theatre Saturday night to watch the Miss University of Alabama 2010 competition. Shellie Street, a junior from Mobile, was crowned the new Miss UA after a long process of facing...

Four years later, no closure in case of Homecoming shooting

Anthony Johnson February 22, 2010

Conrad Hollis’ first homecoming at the Capstone was memorable for all the wrong reasons. On Oct. 28, 2006, after a night spent with friends at a homecoming concert, Hollis was shot and killed in his...

Olympic games feature UA professor working the site

Drew Taylor February 22, 2010

Some professors will be taking the next week or so teaching class, grading papers and going to meetings around campus. Some may even turn on the TV after work to watch the Winter Olympics. Ken Wright,...

Event to bring black culture

Carolyn Bero February 22, 2010

National Read-In Day will be held today at 6 p.m. in the Crossroads Lounge at the Ferguson Center to commemorate the literary works of black women throughout history. The event is part of the month-long...

SGA explains discrepancy

Alan Blinder February 22, 2010

The adviser to the Student Government Association said Thursday that a clerical error occurred when someone changed the group’s constitution to reflect passage of an amendment that had not received the...

Announcements for 2/19/2010

CW Staff February 19, 2010

Fraternity, sorority hold bone marrow drive Pi Kappa Phi and Chi Omega will hold a bone marrow drive Wednesday in honor of Blaise and Madeline Finnegan. Blaise, a UA freshman, and Madeline, a freshman...

Students undecided on effectiveness of text alert system

Kellie Munts February 19, 2010

After a professor shot her colleagues on the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s campus Feb. 12, concerns have been raised over the effectiveness of emergency response plans — specifically the delayed...

City anticipates new amphitheater

Brittney Knox February 19, 2010

With the recent 50 inches of rain and 60 rainout days, the weather has been the factor that will delay the opening of Tuscaloosa’s new amphitheater, Mayor Walt Maddox said. He said the city will know...

New group comes to light at UA

Mari Johnson February 19, 2010

“If it wasn’t for drunk drivers, we wouldn’t have a job.” That is what Crystalline Jones heard nurses say the night she held her boyfriend’s hand for the last time. “That hurt,” Jones said....

Author reads at Bama Theatre

Steven Nalley February 19, 2010

Joey Oliver and his daughter Lydia Oliver drove about an hour and a half from Hayden, Ala., to see Neil Gaiman speak at the Bama Theatre Thursday night. At the beginning of the event, ushers picked up...