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Students give up coffee for charity

Stephen Walker March 7, 2011

Each morning, a crowd of sleep-deprived students line up at Starbucks in the Ferguson Center to get their morning “cup of joe.” The long line of customers that seems to persist throughout the day reveals...

James sets another world record, Tide finishes fourth at SEC Indoors

Mike Albanese March 1, 2011

The No. 17 Alabama men’s track and field squad finished fourth at the SEC Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., Feb. 25-27, the best finish for the Crimson Tide since 2002. Florida came away with...

Expert: Global warming evidence inconclusive

William Evans February 27, 2011

During the transition from winter to spring, weather patterns in Tuscaloosa can disrupt a student's expectations for what clothing to wear when the temperature seems to shift from day to day. The dynamic...

Roses not part of historical Valentine’s Day

Bethany Blair February 13, 2011

Chocolates, love poems and red roses. The modern symbols of Valentine’s Day are a far cry from the burning, stoning and beheading thought to have been endured by St. Valentine, the man for whom the holiday...

Timeline shows path to freedom in Egypt

Timeline shows path to freedom in Egypt

Sam Guggenheimer February 13, 2011

December 17, 2010 – A Tunisian street vendor named Mohammed Bouazizi sets himself on fire in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, after his wares are confiscated by local police officials and he is publicly humiliated...

International students make holiday travel plans

Brittney Knox December 2, 2010

Traveling home for the holidays may be nothing for those from surrounding areas such as Montgomery, Birmingham or Atlanta. While these students only have to factor in gas money and a couple of hours into...

Engineering student wins international leadership award

Jennie Kushner December 2, 2010

The University has yet another award to boast about thanks to the hard work of Bianca Covington. Covington, a 2009 UA alumna, is the second student at the University to receive the American Society of...

Students study in Middle Earth

Anna Kate Delevan November 12, 2010

Students this summer will have an opportunity to study in the country where the Lord of the Rings was filmed. The UA in New Zealand program kicks off in June. Tim Croft, New Zealand native and director...

Student veterans talk about end of Iraq war

Jaley Cranford September 1, 2010

President Barack Obama declared an end to the Iraq conflict mission in his address to the nation on Tuesday. During the prime-time address from the Oval Office, Obama voiced his support for those who gave...

Student finds glimpses of home in Germany

Student finds glimpses of home in Germany

Jenny Rush August 3, 2010

Before I left for Germany all of my expectations about the culture were centered on clichés like sausage and Oktoberfest. But once I spent some time in cities around the country I realized that while...

UA brings good luck to Chinese wedding

Lauren Marsh July 29, 2010

As I recover from jet lag – sleeping much of the day and lying awake at night – I have had time to reflect on my summer in China and to realize how fortunate I am to have experienced China in a way...

Students abroad are Czech-ing out Prague

Jake Appelbaum July 21, 2010

This July, I have been studying global marketing at the University of Economics in Prague. In addition, I have traveled around Central Europe, seeing more cultures and cities than I could have imagined. ...