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LessThanUThink sheds light on binge-drinking

Ashanka Kumari October 31, 2011

You might say it takes less than you think to create a campaign and receive 32 awards to prove its success, but the University of Alabama advertising and public relations students may beg to differ, according...

A local constant in the midst of destruction

A local constant in the midst of destruction

Jared Downing October 25, 2011

The bridge is still there, but the rest is empty. There used to be a neighborhood, a lumber warehouse and Alberta Flea Market; now it’s just a field dotted with a few concrete slabs and one or two trees,...

UA professor still standing after hard hit by April tornado

UA professor still standing after hard hit by April tornado

Melissa Brown October 25, 2011

Journalism professor Meredith Cummings and her eight-year-old daughter took shelter in a closet as they heard their home being destroyed by the tornado on April 27. “You couldn’t not know it was being...

Mayor reflects on storms, progress

Mayor reflects on storms, progress

Taylor Holland October 25, 2011

While reflecting on the six months that have passed since April 27, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox said he would most remember Tuscaloosa’s citizens and their actions immediately following the tornado....

In the storm, Tuscaloosa artists find a muse

In the storm, Tuscaloosa artists find a muse

Katrina Sharpe October 25, 2011

Emily Mitchell, a local retired school librarian and graduate of the University of Alabama, has been painting steadily for 10 years.  She enjoys painting pet portraits. As an animal lover, Mitchell decided...

Danielle Downs

Danielle Downs

Melissa Brown October 25, 2011

She loved fishing, art projects, musicals, New Orleans and fried pickles. Antonio Banderas was her heartthrob of choice. She ate banana peppers out of the jar. These are just a few trivial things that...

Bowden confirmed as EVP

Tray Smith October 24, 2011

The Student Government Association Senate unanimously voted to confirm senior Randy Bowden as Executive Vice President at a special session in the Ferguson Center Monday night. Bowden replaces former EVP...

Civil rights leader remembered in Birmingham

Andy McWhorter October 24, 2011

Fifty years ago, a battle was raging in the heart of Birmingham, Ala. For decades, institutional racism had reigned supreme across the southern United States. But in the early 1960s, when President Kennedy...

Black Faculty and Staff Association proposes blueprint for campus diversity

Jordan Cissell October 24, 2011

The past few weeks have displayed a rejuvenated focus on the subjects of diversity and inclusion at the University of Alabama. Events like the Moody Hall chalking and the Not Isolated March have attracted...

Tornado damaged property converted to farm

Caroline Murray October 24, 2011

A Holt property ravaged by the April 27 tornado has been transformed into a community based “mission farm.” The farm, organized by volunteer coalition Project Team Up and community rebuilding organization...

Professor plans trip to Mecca

Lis Garcia October 23, 2011

A UA professor is about to embark on a journey, and she said she has a 50 percent chance of returning alive. From Oct. 26 till Nov. 11, Nehad Shawky, an Arabic professor, will complete the Hajj, a command...

Welfare-related drug tests prove controversial

Jared Downing October 23, 2011

Legislators across the nation proposed drug testing this year as a new hurdle for welfare benefits. Now, the state of Alabama may follow suit. According to a report by the Associated Press, Alabama lawmakers...