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Tryouts for Big Al mascot to begin in March

Tryouts for Big Al mascot to begin in March

Adrienne Burch March 1, 2012

The back of junior Justin Sullivan’s car contains a long, gray, tube-like structure that is clumsily draped over the back seat. Against it lies a massive head with large, oversized ears propped up against...

University collects millions from parking tickets

University collects millions from parking tickets

Alyssa Locklar March 1, 2012

With parking citations ranging from $25 to $500, each year the University of Alabama department of Transportation Services collects between $1.5 and $2 million from citations. Citations can be given for...

Cocaine charges can’t conquer councilman

Stephen N. Dethrage March 1, 2012

On a December evening defined by drizzle, television crews and anxious reporters crowded into an otherwise empty Tuscaloosa City Hall when nothing particularly special was on the agenda. They all came...

UA changes graduation day for three colleges

Rich Robinson March 1, 2012

The University announced that it would be adding a Friday night ceremony for its spring commencement exercises. Students in the Colleges of Communication and Information Sciences, Education, Human Environmental...

Awards honor students, faculty for achievements

Awards honor students, faculty for achievements

Mazie Bryant March 1, 2012

The University of Alabama recognized six students and two faculty members for excellence on campus and in the community on Feb. 23 with the 2012 Premier Awards. The Premier Awards honor individual members...

Tide still fighting for March Madness bid

Tide still fighting for March Madness bid

Brett Hudson February 29, 2012

Entering the regular season, Alabama was ranked in the top 15 in the nation and was considered an automatic participant in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Then the Crimson Tide started Southeastern Conference...

Tide avoids late-game collapse, takes lead in eigth

Brett Hudson February 29, 2012

For six innings, it looked like Alabama was going to bend but not break. Starting pitcher Spencer Turnbull had stranded seven South Alabama Jaguar base runners in scoring position. “His pitch count...

The Ferg series encourages food, friendly discourse

The Ferg series encourages food, friendly discourse

Becky Robinson February 29, 2012

Over the weekend, the Ferguson Center took a road trip to Greensboro so participating students could make and eat pie. The trip was a part of an event series for University of Alabama students sponsored...

Candidates adjust to no-chalking rule

Candidates adjust to no-chalking rule

Jamia Cammeron February 29, 2012

Recent changes to the Student Government Association’s election policy and procedures have prohibited candidates from the use of chalk in their election campaigns. According to Kelli Knox-Hall, senior...

Fifteen minutes of face

Fifteen minutes of face

Marc Torrence February 29, 2012

For many Internet sensations, fame comes from a YouTube video or a television gaffe. But for Alabama freshman Jack Blankenship, the attention comes from something completely different: a face. It all...

Professor tardiness not a valid excuse to leave class early

Ashanka Kumari February 29, 2012

Many University of Alabama students believe that if their professor is 15 or more minutes late to class, it is an understood rule that they can leave the class without penalty. However, Cathy Andreen,...

Cures for the Common Cult: Lenten reading for the non-believer

Cures for the Common Cult: Lenten reading for the non-believer

Isabela Morales February 28, 2012

As a survivor of Catholic school – 13 years of it, no less ­­– I recognized the Ash Wednesday crosses on the foreheads of students last week. Add to that the stream of Facebook statuses about what...