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How social media affects body image

How social media affects body image

Madison Crain March 7, 2016

Obsessing over editing photos can be easy with all the applications now available. Some social media editing programs claim that they can do anything from clearing blemishes to whitening teeth to shaving...

Q&A with Lee Keyes of the Counseling Center

Q&A with Lee Keyes of the Counseling Center

Sam West February 8, 2016

Lee Keyes is the executive director of the Counseling Center and a licensed psychologist.Q: What do you think are some of the most common stressors that students who are not mentally ill face?A: Academic...

Music as therapy not limited by genre

Music as therapy not limited by genre

Rita McWilliams February 8, 2016

Some Tuscaloosa music lovers recall how the fast paced, aggressive melodies of punk rock helped them cope 
with stress.According to Andrea Cevasco-Trotter, director of music therapy at The University...

Veterans reach out for PTSD treatment

Veterans reach out for PTSD treatment

Chandler Padgett February 8, 2016

Shell shock, combat neurosis, post traumatic stress disorder – whatever you call it, the psychological effects of war are real, yet often misunderstood and stigmatized. Although awareness for veterans’...

Miss Dots offers a taste of homemade style chicken

Miss Dots offers a taste of homemade style chicken

Lauren Lane February 5, 2016

Tuscaloosa is a hub for barbecue institutions such as Dreamland and Archibald’s that have established the city as a slow-cooked, pig-centric empire. Several weeks ago entrepreneur and restaurateur, John...

Breaking the Stigma of Sexual Assualt

Breaking the Stigma of Sexual Assualt

Bailey Shoenberger February 1, 2016

“Did this really happen to me?”“Why me?”“Did I ask for it?”These have been some of the thoughts that university students who unwillingly became victims of sexual assault struggle to overcome.The...

Hidden Gems of Tuscaloosa: Tea Town offers coffee, tea, local quirkiness

Hidden Gems of Tuscaloosa: Tea Town offers coffee, tea, local quirkiness

Caroline Giddis January 19, 2016

Although it’s somewhat hidden behind downtown Northport’s Main Avenue, Tea Town Alabama is not a place to be overlooked. The storefront, located next to Mary’s Cakes and Pastries, is new as of December...

People of Tuscaloosa: Shelia O'Connor

People of Tuscaloosa: Shelia O'Connor

Alejandra Tenorio January 19, 2016

“Being from Birmingham I thought adjusting to college and making friends would be easy because I was close to home and I knew people coming here. I quickly found that it wasn’t so easy. I was so focused...

Vote to bring actor Kenan Thompson to Tuscaloosa

Vote to bring actor Kenan Thompson to Tuscaloosa

September 1, 2015

Kenan Thompson, of Saturday Night Live fame, could to the University of Alabama campus this fall semester to give a special guest lecture. NBCUniversal and Comcast Xfinity are partnering together to...

UA alum publishes new novel

UA alum publishes new novel

Matthew Wilson August 31, 2015

A radiation oncologist and medical director of Anderson Cancer Center in Meridian, Mississippi, Russell Scott Anderson doesn’t fit the stereotypical mold of the reclusive, neurotic author. A jovial man...

Brazilian student finds home at the University of Alabama

Brazilian student finds home at the University of Alabama

Aaron Bonner August 24, 2015

Isabelle Moreira, an international student from Brazil, is a junior majoring in chemical engineering. To Isabelle, America is a place where she can further her education through new opportunities and learn...

Bands to perform during music discovery festival

Bands to perform during music discovery festival

Katherine Metcalf July 28, 2015

Secret Stages, a festival that celebrates music genres from hip-hop to country, also introduces lesser-known bands to the music scene. The two-day music festival is in Birmingham from July 31-Aug. 1, and...