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Ruins of ancient city featured in Moundville Park

Ruins of ancient city featured in Moundville Park

Katherine Martin January 31, 2012

Just over 15 miles from the University of Alabama campus on the banks of the Black Warrior River, Moundville was once a cosmopolitan city with at least 3,000 Native American inhabitants living within the...

Club keeps UA safe from zombie menace

Club keeps UA safe from zombie menace

Jordan Cissell January 31, 2012

Everybody knows the best way to stop a vampire in his tracks is a wooden stake through the heart. A silver bullet is the solution for your werewolf trouble. And zombies? Nerf darts are the way to go. ...

New engineering complex leads campus renovations

New engineering complex leads campus renovations

Ashanka Kumari January 31, 2012

A new science and engineering building was completed and ready for engineering students when they returned to campus after winter break, Assistant Vice President for Construction Tim Leopard said. “The...

Fashion Week exposes trends for the spring

Fashion Week exposes trends for the spring

Becky Robinson January 31, 2012

As Fashion Weeks draw to a close around the globe, it’s time for fashionistas everywhere to take stock of the new looks gracing the runway and how these trends can be translated into everyday ensembles....

Swinson touts ethics code, Downtown Express

Swinson touts ethics code, Downtown Express

Melissa Brown January 31, 2012

Student Government Association President Stephen Swinson opened his State of the University address Monday night with a blunt assessment of the SGA’s shortcomings last fall. “We stumbled out of the...

National Signing Day expert talks recruits

Aldo Amato January 31, 2012

With two national championships in three years under its belt, the Crimson Tide looks to dominate the football world again on National Signing Day. The Tide currently holds the No. 1 spot on Rivals.com...

Local attorney develops application to help newly detained

Local attorney develops application to help newly detained

Alyssa Locklar January 31, 2012

A Tuscaloosa attorney has developed a smartphone app to keep people from stressing about whom they ought to contact with their one call from a jailhouse. The application, called Busted, allows you to...

City awarded federal grant

City awarded federal grant

Melissa Brown January 31, 2012

Tuscaloosa is set to receive a $16.6 million federal grant to assist recovery from the April 27 tornadoes. The storm aid is part of a $55 million statewide allocation by the US Department of Housing and...

Strip, campus restaurants strive for high health scores

Strip, campus restaurants strive for high health scores

William Evans January 30, 2012

As a food establishment, each campus dining hall is required by state law to display, in a conspicuous location, its most recent health inspection report. The report, usually framed, looks like a fax sheet...

Bealltain arch intrigues audience through texture

Bealltain arch intrigues audience through texture

Jordan Cissell January 30, 2012

“Have you seen it up close?” asked Rachel Dobson, communications specialist and visual resources curator for the College of Arts and Sciences, as she moved towards her Clark Hall office window, focusing...

‘The Artist’ an original tribute to silent cinema

‘The Artist’ an original tribute to silent cinema

Erich Hilkert January 30, 2012

If we are to believe the movies, love and a dependable best friend are all we need to keep going. Of course, it's all so much more complex than that. But it seems to be no coincidence that dozens of movies...

Title IX leaves footprint at UA

Title IX leaves footprint at UA

Jasmine Cannon January 30, 2012

Women’s athletics at the University of Alabama has come a long way. It was not that long ago when there were technically no organized women’s sports team on campus. Today, the 11 NCAA women’s athletics...