Demolition of the Kilgore House on the University of Alabama campus began Monday afternoon, sparking controversy about The University of Alabama’s role in preserving its own history. Originally built in 1890 by the trustees of Bryce Hospital for Assistant Steward Charles C. Kilgore, the house served as co-ed student housing in the early 1900s. Anna Hunter, the first female faculty [...]

The Tuscaloosa chapter of the American Advertising Federation awarded several University of Alabama students for their creative advertising efforts at the 2012 ADDY awards ceremony in February. Entrants of the ADDY awards included professionals from Tuscaloosa and East Mississippi, and students from The University of Alabama and Mississippi State University. Entries include all forms of advertising from all media outlets [...]

Haley Beech, a social work graduate student, went to Haiti to give back through relief work and community building, and presented preliminary research she gathered during the third International Conference on Heath, Wellness and Society last week in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She presented a paper, “Access to Health Care in Rural Haiti: A Descriptive Study on Preventable and Manageable Disease [...]

The black tarp fences seen all across fraternity row in the spring are a requirement of UA’s social events regulations and have been for many years. Despite appearance concerns, Cathy Andreen, UA spokeswoman, said the fences help provide security and privacy for parties where alcohol is being served. “All social events meeting certain criteria, including those that involve more than [...]

A new group at The University of Alabama wants to provide a fair-labor alternative to the Nike products that fill UA’s Supply Store. Mark Ortiz, a sophomore majoring in biology and New College, said his group, Students for Fair Labor, is pushing back against the popular brand for its reported human rights abuses. “Right now when you walk into the [...]