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'Ameriparty' band The Blue Party back in Tuscaloosa

‘Ameriparty’ band The Blue Party back in Tuscaloosa

Alexandra Ellsworth February 8, 2012

Folk-rock band The Blue Party is coming to Tuscaloosa to play at the Green Bar this Thursday evening. The band describes their sound as “Ameriparty,” a combination of Americana and party music they...

Groups to donate 30,000 trees to areas uprooted by tornado

Adam Greene February 7, 2012

Residents in sixteen tornado-affected communities across northern Alabama will receive 30,000 trees from the Alabama Tree Recovery Campaign, a joint recovery initiative launched in June 2011 by the Alabama...

State of the Black Union addresses racial dynamics on campus

State of the Black Union addresses racial dynamics on campus

Mazie Bryant February 7, 2012

For the first time in five years, students and faculty across the UA community met to discuss race relations and diversity on campus with the State of the Black Union Address on Monday. The address, hosted...

Mitchell receives suspension from team for conduct

Mitchell receives suspension from team for conduct

Brett Hudson February 7, 2012

Alabama basketball head coach Anthony Grant suspended junior forward Tony Mitchell indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team, according to a UA representative. There is no set timetable for his...

Tide plans to play tough defense at Auburn

Tide plans to play tough defense at Auburn

Brett Hudson February 7, 2012

After starting the Southeastern Conference schedule with two wins followed by four straight losses, the Crimson Tide basketball team seems to be righting the ship. The Tide is on another two-game winning...

eLearning to be phased out

eLearning to be phased out

Adrienne Burch February 6, 2012

The University of Alabama will switch its online learning-management system from eLearning to Blackboard Learn throughout the 2012 school year, with the transition set to begin this summer. The company...

Obama tuition policy could ‘dilute’ quality of education

Alex Cohen February 6, 2012

In his State of the Union address two weeks ago, President Obama discussed issues on every college student’s mind: the rise of tuition costs and interest rates on student loans. “Student loan debt...

Study shows freshmen not always well-prepared for college

Alyssa Locklar February 6, 2012

While the University of Alabama is accepting larger incoming freshman classes, one study says that one-third of freshmen don’t feel like their high school did a good job preparing them for college. The...

Local crime this weekend includes shooting in Cottondale, Arby’s robbery

Stephen N. Dethrage February 6, 2012

Six people were shot Friday night in a Cottondale apartment. Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Ted Sexton said two gunmen entered an apartment and demanded money from several teenagers, who were celebrating a...

Not the 'sitcom' the Dowlings expected

Not the ‘sitcom’ the Dowlings expected

Melissa Brown February 2, 2012

When Suzanne and Rick Dowling imagined their life with kids, they pictured sitcoms. Everybody Loves Raymond, the Cosby Show, Happy Days – worlds where dinner was always cooked, the house was always clean,...

Students remember former TCF chair

Students remember former TCF chair

Melissa Brown February 2, 2012

“His class, filled with dusty old movies, taught me to see the possible and reminded me that an average radio broadcaster from a small Alabama town can make it in this industry.” So read University...

Stadium cell service, ten Hoor on Trustee’s agenda

Taylor Holland February 2, 2012

The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama will vote on whether to allow the installation of 715 cellular antennas inside Bryant-Denny Stadium this Thursday at their quarterly meeting. The addition...