Former University of Alabama president Guy Bailey was one of five finalists being considered for the next president of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M. The university’s Board of Regents announced at 4 p.m. today that Garrey Carruthers, dean of NMSU’s College of Business and governor of New Mexico from 1987 to 1991, had been selected as the [...]

During graduation, many University of Alabama students find themselves deciding between walking or not walking. For many students, the choice to walk at commencement is rooted in tradition but most importantly to avoid regret. Margaret Coats, a senior majoring in management and marketing, said at first she decided to opt out of walking since she would start graduate school in [...]

Live Grind Love, a clothing line founded by a University of Alabama student, is hosting a party to benefit the Literacy Council of West Alabama Thursday from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Mellow Mushroom. The party will feature live performances from hip hop artists, food and drinks and custom-designed T-shirts by Live Grind Love for the Literacy Council. “It [...]

At NASA’s University Student Launch Initiative competition, The University of Alabama’s Rocket Girls have eaten dinner under a rocket, heard an astronaut speak, won awards and sent a rocket of their own nearly a mile into the sky. Representing the University, the Rocket Girls left Wednesday for the USLI competition after extensive preparation. USLI is a competition that challenges university-level [...]

  By Kyle Dennan Staff Reporter ^ According to UAPD’s most recent Annual Campus Safety report, there were 16 forcible sexual offenses reported on campus between 2008 and 2011. Three students in The University of Alabama’s New College hope to increase awareness of what constitutes sexual consent and encourage students to feel at home in their own bodies. “There were [...]