I remember pacing the field of the Rose Bowl hours before kickoff of the 2010 BCS National Championship Game. Former assistant sports editor Spencer White and I were taking in the atmosphere in Southern California – the 75-degree January weather, the old bleachers surrounding us that hosted decades of tradition, and the perfectly painted and [...]
Alabama baseball coach Mitch Gaspard has always told his players that they’re playing for more than themselves. Now, they believe it. When his team plays the first UA sporting event in Tuscaloosa since the tornado Friday, their effort will be for more than just those in the dugout. “We still want to play for all [...]
A week after an EF-4 tornado left many homeless, affected UA students continue to wait for insurance claims and financial assistance from the University. After the tornado hit, the University set up the UA Acts of Kindness Fund, planned to accept donations that would then be distributed to students and faculty members who suffered damage [...]
Many have said last week’s tornado in Tuscaloosa happened for a reason, like everything else does. For former Alabama football star LeRon McClain, there is a reason for the current NFL lockout – to aid victims of last week’s tornado. A week after narrowly avoiding the EF-5 tornado in his Midtown Village Condominium, the two-time [...]
Traumatic events can have lasting effects, which is why the UA Counseling Center and other psychiatrists have stressed the importance of tornado victims to seek help. “It’s extremely important,” said Lee Keyes, the executive director of the UA Counseling Center. “The thing about [post-traumatic stress disorder] is that it can be mitigated. Severe forms can [...]
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