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UA grad student places first in competition

Patty Vaughan March 21, 2010

After months of hard work and research, Elizabeth Riesterer won first place in the Arthur W. Page Society case study competition. Riesterer is a graduate student in advertising and public relations at...

2010 Premier Award Winners Recognized

2010 Premier Award Winners Recognized

Patty Vaughan March 11, 2010

UA President Robert Witt recently recognized the 2010 Premier Award winners. The eight winners were recognized for scholarship, leadership and service to the University. Olesea Volosin won the William...

UA grad determined to defeat seven summits

UA grad determined to defeat seven summits

Patty Vaughan March 5, 2010

More than two years have passed since Andrew Hillery graduated from the University, and in two years time, he has climbed three of the seven summits. After Hurricane Katrina displaced his family in 2005,...

Freshman faced with fight for life

Patty Vaughan March 3, 2010

Sixteen has always been pinned as a difficult age, but for Blaise Finnegan, passing his driving test was only the beginning. Now a freshman at the University majoring in mechanical engineering, Blaise...

Foundation encourages honesty

Patty Vaughan February 23, 2010

More than 150 students participated through three schools in the Open My Eyes Foundation’s “I Cannot Tell a Lie” contest. Fourth- and fifth-graders from Tuscaloosa’s Holt Elementary and two Mississippi...

Miss UA crowned

Miss UA crowned

Patty Vaughan February 22, 2010

Dozens packed the Bama Theatre Saturday night to watch the Miss University of Alabama 2010 competition. Shellie Street, a junior from Mobile, was crowned the new Miss UA after a long process of facing...

Students offer support to bus drivers

Students offer support to bus drivers

Patty Vaughan February 17, 2010

Some UA students are showing their support for CrimsonRide bus drivers through call-ins today, a day before the bus drivers try to negotiate a new contract with their parent company. First Transit. Currently...

UA’s LITE trains tutors

Patty Vaughan February 11, 2010

The Literacy is the Edge, or LITE, campaign is in full swing this semester, training more than 200 students in tutoring children and adults around West Alabama to read. Last semester, LITE recruited more...

UA and Kansas students exchange poetry, ideas

Patty Vaughan February 7, 2010

Twelve students from UA and the University of Kansas participated in a poetry and community exchange where they not only experienced new writings, but new cultures. Joseph Wood, an English department...

SGA in final stretch

Patty Vaughan January 20, 2010

The SGA has two months remaining, and officers say they are not slowing down. “The Student Government Association is looking forward to the upcoming months and eager to finish out the term on a strong...

Local bar marks victory with new plaque on ‘walk of champions’

Patty Vaughan January 20, 2010

When The Gray Lady, a local bar, opened last June, the owners could never have imagined that they would be adding another national championship plaque to its “walk of champions.” Owners Mike Musgrove...

Students experience more than just a victory

Patty Vaughan January 15, 2010

Students and alumni gathered inside the old Rose Bowl to watch the team play to victory, and for some, it was the chance of a lifetime. Whit Morgan, a UA alumnus who majored in biology, said he got to...