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Tide plays at Tennessee tournament

Tide plays at Tennessee tournament

Mary Grace Showfety September 21, 2011

The Alabama women’s golf team will compete in the NCAA Fall Preview played at Legends Golf Club in Franklin, Tenn., the same golf course that the national championship will be held on in the spring....

Artists' death brings life to their work instantly

Artists’ death brings life to their work instantly

Jefferson Fabian September 21, 2011

Upon hearing of French house electronica producer DJ Mehdi’s death last week, it made me reflect on the strange, tragic and paradoxical effects of the death of an artist. I have always found it somewhat...

UA Athletics attempts to keep its athletes under control on social media

UA Athletics attempts to keep its athletes under control on social media

Laura Owens September 21, 2011

With the explosion of social media over the past couple of years, it’s almost guaranteed that not everyone is going to use it appropriately. But when it’s a big-name athlete who tweets something inappropriate,...

Arrest made in shooting of UA graduate student

CW Staff September 19, 2011

Investigators have charged Ricky Crooks, 20, of Moundville in the death of UA grad student Trey Johnson who was shot and killed Sunday, Sept. 11, according to the Tuscaloosa News. Crooks was charged with...

UA rises in national rankings

Rich Robinson September 19, 2011

U.S. News & World Report released its 2012 rankings of best colleges in the United States last Tuesday. Although its metrics and data are often disputed among many in academia, its influence is not. The...

UA student wins World Championship for waterskiing

UA student wins World Championship for waterskiing

Katherine Mitchell September 19, 2011

Water skiing came easily to Caroline Hensley, a UA junior who recently won a gold medal at the World Championship in waterskiing. Learning to ski at age eight and competing by nine, Hensely said she began...

Catching up with Mayor Maddox

Catching up with Mayor Maddox

Taylor Holland September 19, 2011

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox said he thought the recent passing of the Tuscaloosa Forward plan sends a strong signal that the 12 percent of the city that was damaged and destroyed on April 27 needs a new...

Seven facts about Gorgas Library

Seven facts about Gorgas Library

Stephanie Brumfield September 19, 2011

1. Sanford Media Center Tucked away on the second floor of Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library is every budding digital artist’s dream come true. The Sanford Media Center, located in room 205B, offers free...

Rooster Blues hosts Chicago band

Rooster Blues hosts Chicago band

Hannah Muncher September 19, 2011

Lubriphonic is a band out of Chicago, Ill. that digs deep into their Windy City roots of blues, rock, gospel and funk, to bring their own sound of “Funky Rock N’ Roll.” This Thursday, Lubriphonic...

Dreams come true for jazz studies student

Dreams come true for jazz studies student

Sophia Jones September 19, 2011

Instead of wishing upon a star, Briana Carrasquillo auditioned for the Disneyland All-American College Band. Carrasquillo, a senior saxophonist and jazz studies major, is the first University of Alabama...

Students learn about conflict in Uganda

Students learn about conflict in Uganda

Jared Downing September 19, 2011

Students learn more about ‘Invisible Children’ thanks to guest speaker In 1998, Agnes Aromorach and her parents left her village in Northern Uganda to escape a war that had raged for a decade. She...

Dean Garner to receive ADA's highest award

Dean Garner to receive ADA’s highest award

Jordan Cissell September 19, 2011

Margaret Garner, assistant dean of the College of Community Health Sciences and director of Health Promotion and Wellness, will be presented with the American Dietetic Association’s Marjorie Hulsizer...