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Animal shelter encourages adoption

Jasmine Cannon December 8, 2011

The Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter is one of the main domains where one can find a cat or dog without a home. While the shelter has seen an abundance of animals come through its doors, they are doing...

Smoking bans spread across SEC universities

Elizabeth Manning December 8, 2011

A UA freshman is joining students in an attempt to better the campus by pushing for a ban on tobacco and smoking. Jesse Davis noticed the copious amount of tobacco and cigarette use on campus while walking...

UA tries to buy ‘XXX’ domain name

Melissa Brown December 8, 2011

Adult entertainment sites now have the option of purchasing an .xxx domain name – and it’s worrying university administrators. According to a November article in the New York Daily News, colleges...

Alabama ‘personhood’ bill filed

Melissa Brown December 7, 2011

State Sen. Phil Williams (R-Madison) has pre-filed “personhood” legislation for the Feb. 2012 legislative session in a move that could bring the issue of abortion to the front and center of Alabama...

Panhellenic Association selects new leaders

Rich Robinson December 7, 2011

Last week, the University of Alabama Panhellenic Association announced the new group of student leaders selected to serve on its Executive Council for 2012. Olivia Hunnicutt, a junior majoring in Spanish,...

Business Honors Program promotes sustainability for finals

Business Honors Program promotes sustainability for finals

Elizabeth Manning December 7, 2011

Students can celebrate the end of another semester of classes and the upcoming holidays by recycling all of their old notebooks, papers and binder-ready books in bins placed around campus. The recycling...

Alabama ranks low in opportunity measures

Alabama ranks low in opportunity measures

William Evans December 6, 2011

The state of Alabama ranked 47th in a scale measuring the economic mobility afforded to citizens of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Opportunity Index released by Opportunity...

Student to play tennis in 2012 Para-Olympics

Student to play tennis in 2012 Para-Olympics

Adrienne Burch December 6, 2011

Mackenzie Soldan, a sophomore majoring in advertising, took home the gold medals for singles and doubles tennis at the 2011 ParaPan American games and was offered a bid to compete in the Para-Olympics...

Forest Lake residents discuss rebuilding plan

Forest Lake residents discuss rebuilding plan

William Evans December 5, 2011

Concerned owners of property in Forest Lake met Thursday, Dec. 1, at Forest Lake United Methodist Church to discuss the rebuilding of the community under the guidelines of the Tuscaloosa Forward Plan....

Senate debates titles, new appointed exec

Lis Garcia December 5, 2011

A bill that some expected to garner little attention Thursday night quickly turned into a subject of debate at the SGA Senate meeting. First Year Councilor Robert Pendley proposed a bill amending Chapter...

City councilman arrested for drug possession

City councilman arrested for drug possession

Taylor Holland December 5, 2011

Tuscaloosa City Councilman Kip Tyner was arrested Friday night on charges of cocaine possession, according to a press release from the Tuscaloosa Police Department. Tuscaloosa Police Chief Steve Anderson...

Visiting philosopher talks metaphysics

Visiting philosopher talks metaphysics

Jared Downing December 5, 2011

There was a basketball game going on when visiting philosopher Hud Hudson spoke Thursday night, but no one in his audience cared that they got inductive arguments instead of jump shots and possible world...