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Kami-Con impresses special guests

Kami-Con impresses special guests

Steven Nalley April 25, 2010

On Saturday afternoon at the Ferguson Center, just across the concourse from Starbucks, an area shrouded with black curtains was set aside for voice actor Vic Mignogna to sign autographs. A line of visitors,...

Everybody wants to be a critic

Steven Nalley April 21, 2010

I remember when I started reading The Crimson White as a freshman, and how the first section I would always flip to would be the entertainment section to read reviews of the latest movies, games, CDs and...

Kami-Con grows for second year

Steven Nalley April 21, 2010

The University’s own Japanese anime convention just keeps growing. Raymond Lenzner, a senior majoring in English, is president of the Bama SOS Brigade, which started holding the anime convention called...

Superhero satire kicks ass

Steven Nalley April 18, 2010

I remember how angry I was a little over a year ago at Zach Snyder’s “Watchmen” movie, primarily because I thought it was too violent. I was angry mainly because I was familiar with the “Watchmen”...

Students take advantage of sunshine

Students take advantage of sunshine

Steven Nalley April 14, 2010

The skies have been kinder to the Student Recreation Center’s outdoor pool this year. Zack Tolbert, UA assistant director of aquatics, said opening week at the pool last year brought more cold, more...

“Violet Hour” descends on Allen Bales

Steven Nalley April 13, 2010

“The Violet Hour” marks the second time director Matthew Burkholder has brought science fiction to the University’s theater program. In fall 2009, Burkholder, a graduate student in theater, directed...

Construction on 21st Avenue hurts business

Steven Nalley April 8, 2010

Joseph Fralic thought he knew what he was getting into. When The Tuscaloosa News reported that The Booth had gotten its overlay license for a new location downtown in January 2009, it also reported that...

Tuscaloosa to host state pageants

Steven Nalley April 7, 2010

Tuscaloosa has just become one of the select cities where the road to the Miss Universe pageant begins. On November 6-7, the Bama Theatre will host the Miss Alabama USA and Miss Alabama Teen USA pageants....

Rickman hosts Film Forum

Steven Nalley April 1, 2010

What’s the formula behind Tom Rickman’s success? How did Rickman become the screenwriter behind the Emmy Award-winning television movie “Tuesdays With Morrie” and the Oscar-nominated script for...

Druid City Arts Festival draws crowds

Druid City Arts Festival draws crowds

Steven Nalley March 28, 2010

CityFest has its successor, and it started out strong. The first annual Druid City Arts Festival was met with high attendance Saturday, bringing multiple bands and artists to the former CityFest lot by...

Druid City Arts Festival brings best of Tuscaloosa’s music, art

Steven Nalley March 24, 2010

On Saturday night, nobody under the age of 19 will be allowed at Brown’s Corner except for Elle Claytor, the bar’s first musical guest of the night. At 15 years old, Claytor, a student at Haleyville...

The risks and rewards of Chatroulette

Steven Nalley March 10, 2010

Almost every major advancement in the history of the Internet has carried both its risks and rewards. E-mail can be used to send either messages or viruses. Online shoppers might buy something rare, but...