“Did this really happen to me?”“Why me?”“Did I ask for it?”These have been some of the thoughts that university students who unwillingly became victims of sexual assault struggle to overcome.The...
Looking at the world and a culture through the eyes of its children is very different than experiencing it as an adult. Teaching students to become world-class teachers is the motto of the Consortium of...
From the football to the feasting to the excuse to gather with friends and family, there is nothing more American than a Thanksgiving celebration. From its origins in the colonial days as a celebration...
In February of 1877, two young men walked the veranda of Woods Hall in a duel for their honor. When the smoke cleared one man was dead, but his spirit is said to roam the halls to this day.The Tuscaloosa...
Halloween marks the time that horror movie junkies can finally come out of hiding. Students who are looking for a thrill Sunday Oct. 18 should grab some popcorn and head to the Ferguson Theatre for a Horror...
Imagine that the Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre was a lake, surrounded with a dance hall and a merry-go-round, that the bank building downtown was the tallest building in Tuscaloosa, that the only way to get...
Out of tragedy, the roots of great coffee grow. When the Forest Lake neighborhood of Tuscaloosa was damaged by the 2011 tornado, the pastor at Forest Lake Baptist Church saw an opportunity to make a positive...
In the midst of the Great Depression, a young man from rural Alabama with just over two dollars in his pocket slept under a truck. Broke and at rock bottom, he continued to pursue an education at The University...
With the weather cooling down and the seasons changing, now is the time to enjoy all of the nature that Alabama has to offer. For students who enjoy getting off the beaten path, Tuscaloosa is driving distance...
It’s no secret that the music industry has modernized drastically. Despite the resurfacing of vinyl records as collectables, music streaming services have become the most prevalent sources for music,...
GlowRage, a company based out of Pensacola, Florida, aims to make the festival experience easily accessible to college students across the nation. With festival culture on the rise, it’s not surprising...
It wasn’t a model airplane flying high above Reese Phifer Hall last week. It was a class of telecommunication and film students testing out the latest innovation in filming: a camera drone. If that doesn’t...
Everyone knows someone who has a tendency to have a little too much fun on a Friday night. Maybe they are known for waking up and not knowing where their wallet is or where they were the night before....
Nestled in the back of Martha Parham, the University of Alabama Life Track program is where adults find their second chance for an education. This distance-learning program helps the University’s faculty...
On any given night, Taco Mama in downtown Tuscaloosa is sure to be filled with loud conversations and laughter. It’s a place where friends gather to share good food and relax after a long day of school...
DePalma’s Italian Café“You can get classic meals that are consistent, but they also give you the opportunity to customize your dishes in different ways every time you go. For example, you can order...
The Tuscaloosa Arts Council convened on Saturday at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center to celebrate the arts and raise money for the Arts Council General Fund, which allows the Cultural Arts Center...
Whether studying, meeting up with friends or trying to find peace and quiet, Heritage House Coffee and Tea has become a home away from home for many University of Alabama students, including Megan Birkes,...
When Oscar Wilde first sent his only novel to be published in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine in 1890, he never could have guessed that the public outcry against his work would eventually land him in an...
Despite the constant threat of rain and lightning delays early in the show, rock band Alabama Shakes showed Tuscaloosa they meant business. Both University of Alabama students and Tuscaloosa families mingled...
This fall semester in Tuscaloosa is off to a rocking start. Three-time Grammy-nominated band Alabama Shakes will perform at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on Aug. 20. The band, composed of lead singer Brittany...
Each year in the city of Birmingham, the world of fashion comes together to celebrate Southern fashion and to promote its local stars.During the fifth annual Birmingham Fashion Week, 10 undergraduate UA...
Brian Teasley is no stranger to the world of music. Born and raised in Birmingham, Teasley has played over 3,200 shows in all 50 states, as well as 39 countries around the world, both with his own band...
Rita Snyder has transitioned from a student of dance to a professional dancer, and now to a professor of dance in the University’s department of theatre and dance. With a master’s in dance from the...
Nick and Terry Saban; Mark Nelson, dean of the College of Communication and Information Sciences; and roughly 20 percent of the UA student population have one thing in common: They are all the first generation...
Artistic genius knows no age. To pay testament to that fact, the annual Visual Achievement Awards, presented by the Alabama State Council on the Arts, gives local middle school and high school students...
This past August, the small town of Ferguson, Missouri came to national attention after the controversial shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old named Michael Brown.Tensions increased as protests broke out...
University of Alabama students will have the opportunity for the first time to study political science 7,000 miles away from Tuscaloosa in the ancient cities of Tokyo, Osaka and Hiroshima, Japan.Students...
