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Football team helps Tuscaloosa recover

Zachary Al-Khateeb April 26, 2012

The Alabama football team has made numerous contributions in the recovery efforts of Tuscaloosa in the aftermath of the April 27 tornado. Immediately following the tornado, many of the football players...

Thank you to the UA community for keeping Ashley’s spirit alive

Thank you to the UA community for keeping Ashley’s spirit alive

Letter to the Editor April 26, 2012

Dave and I, Ashley Harrison’s parents, wanted to send a message to the teachers, staff, employers, friends and families of the University of Alabama. We appreciate the outpouring of love, support, generous...

Tornado victims healed by the arts

Tornado victims healed by the arts

Nathan Proctor April 26, 2012

Standing at 6’11” 320 pounds was not enough to keep John Nero grounded. As his wife clung to him, roaring winds whipped his legs up from under him, and the murky sky replaced their home’s roof as...

Art department suffered human loss during storm

Art department suffered human loss during storm

Alex Cohen April 26, 2012

Craig Wedderspoon’s sculpture, “Fast,” demanded 10,000 two-inch aluminum squares and almost 800 hours of work. Before April 27’s storms, the 3-D metal quilt rested in the yard of another art professor,...

Remaining Acts of Kindness Funds to be used for students, employees in emergencies

Tray Smith April 26, 2012

An email from University Relations sent on April 29, 2011 announced the establishment of the UA Acts of Kindness Fund to support emergency assistance for UA students and employees. The fund would raise...

Local, national media spotlight Tuscaloosa tornado

Courtney Stinson April 26, 2012

Both local and national media offered a variety of perspectives on the events following the April 27 tornado. The Discovery Channel aired a documentary called “Tornado Rampage” showing footage from...

Alabama softball recollects the storm

Morgan Upton April 26, 2012

On April 27, the Alabama softball team started practice as if it was any other day. Severe weather was forecasted to hit Tuscaloosa, but the sun was shining. The softball team’s game that night had...

Alabama women’s golf team helps after tornado

Miranda Murphy April 26, 2012

Women’s golf player Brooke Pancake thought April 27 would be a normal day out on the golf course with her teammates, that is, until the sky turned black. Head coach Mic Potter told his players to go...

Tuscaloosa natives donated portraits following storm

Lauren Ferguson April 26, 2012

Terrified as they watched the tornado ravish their hometown, Jana and Miller Mobley wondered how they could help from their distant location. Owners of Miller Mobley Photography in New York City the Mobleys...

Men’s golf coach reflects on tornado

Chris Moran April 26, 2012

Talking with men’s golf head coach Billy Pate about the tornadoes that came through Tuscaloosa last year, one doesn’t have to hear his story to understand the grief. With his face staring off into...

Social media becomes leader in weather alerts

Judah Martin April 26, 2012

The days after the disaster may sound like something out of a doomsday novel: pitch-black darkness, eerie silence, all followed by frightened screams. Sarah Jennings, a senior majoring in English, spent...

Men’s golf team has extraordinary volunteer efforts amidst upcoming NCAA Regionals

Billy Whyte April 26, 2012

With conference championships having just ended, most golf teams were preparing for the NCAA Regionals coming up in a couple weeks.  But for the Alabama men’s golf team, NCAA Regionals were the least...