Archive for: February, 2011

Moundville offers summer internships for students

There are seven sites that compose The University of Alabama Museums. Some of them are on campus, such as the Gorgas House and the Alabama Museum of Natural History in Smith Hall. Others, such as the newly renovated Jones Museum at Moundville Archaeological Park, can be visited off campus. At its peak, Moundville was once [...]

The Great Divide: Old Money vs. New Money

With SGA elections looming, it is becoming increasingly apparent that our student body is at a crossroads. We are threatened by a great divide, a divide so deep it risks unraveling the social fabric of the student body and even our cohesiveness as a university. I am referring, of course, to the divide between old [...]

Diversity concerns more than race

It seems thoughts on diversity never exactly go to where they should. Too many times the diversity thought just becomes a race thought or a black-white thought, but diversity is so much more than whether one is interacting with someone whose skin tone differs from them. We have to take into consideration that diversity is [...]

Don’t limit Sunday sales

Tuscaloosa businesses and students alike have reason to celebrate after Tuesday’s vote to allow the sale of alcohol on Sundays. Businesses are looking forward to the increased profit accompanying the allowance of another day of selling drinks containing alcohol, and students are happy they’ll no longer have to either stock up on “Sunday beer” on [...]

Poetry slam comes to the Bama Theatre

The Bama Theatre is opening its doors to all local poets Tuesday night for its first ever poetry slam. The event starts at 7:30 p.m., but anyone interested in signing up to participate is encouraged to get there early because there will be only 12 available slots due to time constraints. “A poetry slam is [...]

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