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Friends mourn the loss of fellow Bama student

Friends mourn the loss of fellow Bama student

Alyssa Locklar September 7, 2011

Marshall Blaise Adams was a lot of things. He was a son, a fraternity brother, an aspiring politician, a fan of John F. Kennedy and a friend, just to name a few. On Aug. 31, the 22-year-old Adams died...

Greek houses grow along with community

Greek houses grow along with community

Sydney Newman September 7, 2011

Nearly three years ago, a lot on University Boulevard became free, and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity was selected from a number of fraternities to build a new house on this land. Since that time, plans were...

Trent Richardson raises the bar

Trent Richardson raises the bar

O.P. Galt IV September 7, 2011

Standing at just a shade under six feet tall and tipping the scales at 224 pounds, junior running back Trent Richardson returns as an explosive force in the backfield for the Crimson Tide. With the departure...

Hip-hop duo G-Side to hit campus

Hip-hop duo G-Side to hit campus

Nathan Proctor September 7, 2011

From the streets of Athens to the stages of Huntsville, they spread to the festivals of NYC and the pages of the New York Times. Now ST 2 Lettaz and Yung Clova, making up the Huntsville based hip-hop duo...

ONYX rolls through UA

Jasmine Cannon September 6, 2011

After months of preparation, ONYX, the annual event sponsored by the National Panhellenic Council and the Black Student Union, hit the Capstone last week. Over 700 students participated in ONYX, as well...

Rising textbook prices deter students

Melissa Brown September 6, 2011

A recently released study has found that the majority of college undergraduates forego purchasing required materials for classes because of rising textbook prices. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group...

Tide finds new weapon in Maze

Tide finds new weapon in Maze

Tony Tsoukalas September 6, 2011

Much has been made about The University of Alabama’s potent run attack, with Heisman candidate Trent Richardson leading the way. However, Saturday’s game against Kent State showed the Crimson Tide...

Hands on Tuscaloosa experiences high turnout

Hands on Tuscaloosa experiences high turnout

Ashanka Kumari September 6, 2011

The UA Community Service Center held the second phase of their Hands on Tuscaloosa volunteer program on Friday. Students volunteered at locations including the Salvation Army, Project Blessings, the Humane...

UA student overcomes paralysis

UA student overcomes paralysis

Melissa Brown September 6, 2011

Kelle Thrash was relieved, as most UA parents were, when her daughter Chelsea Thrash called her shortly after the April 27 tornados ripped through Tuscaloosa. But relief changed to horror as Chelsea explained...

Drive-By Truckers to perform at the Bama Theatre

Drive-By Truckers to perform at the Bama Theatre

Will Edwards September 6, 2011

The Drive-By Truckers have been described as alt-country, southern rock, country rock and just about everything else, but Mike Cooley doesn’t like to describe his band’s sound. “My description would...

UA adjusts severe weather measures

UA adjusts severe weather measures

Jasmine Cannon September 6, 2011

The April 27 tornado was one of the worst storms in Alabama history. With the realization that anything can happen, the University has plans in place to prepare for such happenings in the future. “The...

The Magicians is the anti-Harry Potter

The Magicians is the anti-Harry Potter

Isabela Morales September 6, 2011

In this bleak and empty wasteland of the post-Harry Potter world we live in, it’s inevitable that any book about twenty-somethings at a school for magic will come under the closest scrutiny. That would...