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UA car tags raise millions for scholarships

UA car tags raise millions for scholarships

Brett Saunders October 31, 2011

The University of Alabama Alumni Association has raised nearly $3.5 million in the past year through a program named “Ride With the Tide.” The program was created in 1988 to popularize The University...

Bama student finds expression through spoken word

Bama student finds expression through spoken word

Jared Downing October 31, 2011

It’s the weekly meeting of the student literary group the Inklings, and club president Will Gillette stands in front of a handful of other bookworms. They’re busy muttering lyrics and scribbling them...

Campus housing still not at full capacity

Campus housing still not at full capacity

Kris Mitchell October 31, 2011

Despite the University of Alabama’s freshman residency program, there are still spaces available in on-campus housing. “We opened at 96 percent of total capacity in residence halls,” said Alicia...

LessThanUThink sheds light on binge-drinking

Ashanka Kumari October 31, 2011

You might say it takes less than you think to create a campaign and receive 32 awards to prove its success, but the University of Alabama advertising and public relations students may beg to differ, according...

A local constant in the midst of destruction

A local constant in the midst of destruction

Jared Downing October 25, 2011

The bridge is still there, but the rest is empty. There used to be a neighborhood, a lumber warehouse and Alberta Flea Market; now it’s just a field dotted with a few concrete slabs and one or two trees,...

UA professor still standing after hard hit by April tornado

UA professor still standing after hard hit by April tornado

Melissa Brown October 25, 2011

Journalism professor Meredith Cummings and her eight-year-old daughter took shelter in a closet as they heard their home being destroyed by the tornado on April 27. “You couldn’t not know it was being...

Mayor reflects on storms, progress

Mayor reflects on storms, progress

Taylor Holland October 25, 2011

While reflecting on the six months that have passed since April 27, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox said he would most remember Tuscaloosa’s citizens and their actions immediately following the tornado....

In the storm, Tuscaloosa artists find a muse

In the storm, Tuscaloosa artists find a muse

Katrina Sharpe October 25, 2011

Emily Mitchell, a local retired school librarian and graduate of the University of Alabama, has been painting steadily for 10 years.  She enjoys painting pet portraits. As an animal lover, Mitchell decided...

Danielle Downs

Danielle Downs

Melissa Brown October 25, 2011

She loved fishing, art projects, musicals, New Orleans and fried pickles. Antonio Banderas was her heartthrob of choice. She ate banana peppers out of the jar. These are just a few trivial things that...

University buys Bryce hospital, plans to preserve history

University buys Bryce hospital, plans to preserve history

Chuck Matula October 24, 2011

Opened in 1861, Bryce Hospital has endured both the Civil War and the burning of the University of Alabama by federal troops in 1865, making it a symbol of spirit and reform according to a fact sheet from...

Campaign hopes to bring Shaq to UA

Campaign hopes to bring Shaq to UA

Taylor Holland October 24, 2011

LessThanUThink, a student-based initiative of The Century Council, an anti binge-drinking campaign, has launched a movement to bring former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal to campus next weekend. O’Neal...

Alcohol violations at UA continue to rise

Alcohol violations at UA continue to rise

William Evans October 24, 2011

University of Alabama Judicial Affairs, which enforces the Student Code of Conduct, disciplined 518 students for generic alcohol violations in 2010, according to the Campus Security and Fire Safety Report....