One year ago, before the sky sickened to a pale green, the Downs neighborhood was known for its trees. One of the three historic neighborhoods of Tuscaloosa, the Downs tapers off of Hargrove Road and slopes...
The concert hall in the Moody Music Building does not have elevator access to either of the two balconies overlooking the first floor seating area and the stage. Patrons must walk up a flight of stairs...
Tuesday afternoon, the balcony overlooking the manicured lawn of the Gorgas House served as the platform of inauguration for the 2012-2013 Student Government Association. SGA Chief Justice Joe Hart administered...
Will Taylor does not look both ways before crossing the street. Taylor, a senior majoring in journalism, rides a skateboard on campus streets. He skates from his house on Reed Street to Reese Phifer Hall...
To an inattentive passerby, the Black Warrior River can appear to be an unadorned attraction unto itself — a reservoir of nature and time. But lying parallel to Jack Warner Parkway on the north side...
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox has asked the City Council to approve the use of $5 million from a reserve fund to pay for 17 capital improvement projects. The conversion of a former bank office on Culver...
The Student Health Center added six new examination rooms and a nurse’s station to expedite patient care in light of the student body’s rapid growth, said David Brown, nursing supervisor at the SHC....
It's a deal offered to countless drug defendants, including students caught in the crosshairs of a campus drug violation. In return for helping narcotics officers locate and capture drug dealers, students...
The state of Alabama’s department of mental health has decided that the psychiatric hospital intended to replace Bryce Hospital as a mental health facility will instead become a facility for the criminally...
The discolored thrust of steel in front of Manly Hall has a name, a creator and a purpose, none of which are declared by a plaque or logo to identify the artwork. In fact, the steel sculpture is not designed...
New lab space devoted to electromechanical systems in the South Engineering Research Center will enable research not possible before in the College of Engineering, according to Tim Haskew, professor and...
The University of Alabama Police Department responded to a terrorist threat on Tuesday, Feb. 7, that lasted from 4:38 to 5:30 p.m., according to a UAPD police report. “UA staff received an alarming...
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta heard the oral arguments of the University and Daniel Moore, painter of climactic moments in Alabama football history, on Feb. 2 in a case that will determine...
An earthquake with the force to collapse a two-story building will erupt on campus in May 2012, according to a prediction made by John van de Lindt, an earthquake engineering professor. He even knows where...
Daniel Moore believes in God, Trent Richardson and the legacy of Alabama football. Moore, a 1976 UA graduate and sports artist, has captured some of the most historic moments in Alabama football since...
As a food establishment, each campus dining hall is required by state law to display, in a conspicuous location, its most recent health inspection report. The report, usually framed, looks like a fax sheet...
Trevor Moawad thinks of himself as a piece to a puzzle. That puzzle, far from one-dimensional, has two crystal balls, one Heisman Trophy and 101,000 screaming fans on autumn Saturdays. In 2007, the University...
State Sen. Vivian Davis Figures said Tuesday, Jan. 10, she will introduce legislation and a constitutional amendment to ban smoking in public places, including bars and restaurants but not private clubs,...
Success draws attention. Two BCS national championship titles in the space of three years does more than raise the status of the Crimson Tide football team. The University expects financial and academic...
Joe Olson cares about the purity of his drinking water. In fact, he cares about the other 200,000 Birmingham residents whose drinking water he says would suffer from the impurities lurking in wastewater...
The state of Alabama ranked 47th in a scale measuring the economic mobility afforded to citizens of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Opportunity Index released by Opportunity...
Concerned owners of property in Forest Lake met Thursday, Dec. 1, at Forest Lake United Methodist Church to discuss the rebuilding of the community under the guidelines of the Tuscaloosa Forward Plan....
Students still registering for spring semester courses may want to begin their class schedules in the early morning. A pair of psychologists from St. Lawrence University in New York found that for every...
The University of Alabama had the most alcohol and drug-related arrests of any collegiate institution in the state, according to a Birmingham News analysis of the last six years of crime data reported...
At least 54 colleges and universities across the country provide gender-neutral housing, an optional living arrangement for students who do not identify themselves as either male or female or are transitioning...
After the Crimson Tide’s loss to Louisiana State University on Saturday, sports broadcasters and fans were already drawing out plans for how the Crimson Tide could still make its way to the National...
Abdurrahim El-Keib, a faculty member at the University in the electrical and computer engineering department from 1985-2005, is the new prime minister of Libya. El-Keib taught power systems, electrical...
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain visited the University of Alabama Saturday, Oct. 29, for the West Alabama State Straw Poll as part of his tour of the state of Alabama. The straw poll was...
Moving off campus after freshman year can seem like a natural step to take for upperclassmen, but that natural step can backfire when an unpredictable natural disaster strikes everything but the campus...
University of Alabama Judicial Affairs, which enforces the Student Code of Conduct, disciplined 518 students for generic alcohol violations in 2010, according to the Campus Security and Fire Safety Report....
University of Alabama Judicial Affairs, which enforces the Student Code of Conduct, disciplined 518 students for generic alcohol violations in 2010, according to the Campus Security and Fire Safety Report....
The buildings on this campus animate a story of a university that has evolved from a military school to a bastion of segregation, and now, to a modern research-oriented institution. The University preserves...
Freshmen accustomed to the five letter grades used in high school may be surprised when mid-term grades roll around this month. The University is one of nine schools in the Southeastern Conference that...
Stephen Swinson has confidence, a sensation he said has become lost among the student body when in relation to its Student Government Association. Sworn into the position of SGA President just one week...
Sleep consumes about one third of an average person’s life, but there’s nothing average about pulling an all-nighter to write a paper in college. Research suggests college students are among the most...
To Stephen Black, compassion is a moral obligation. Black, the director of the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility at the University, came to Alabama armed with a Yale law degree and a vision:...
Students for a Democratic Society, a left-wing student organization, will protest legislation passed by the state House of Representatives that targets illegal immigrants at noon on Sept. 28 at the Ferguson...
Registration for the High Tide Club, which offers incentives to students who sit in the upper deck of the student section during football games, is currently open. Last football season, to compel students...
The life of Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant bears a special relationship to the Sigma Nu fraternity on campus. As a student at the University, Bryant was initiated into Sigma Nu, and to honor his legacy,...
Microsoft Windows and Mac OS have been rival computer operating systems since their release in the mid-1980s. Although Windows today boasts nearly a 90 percent market share of client operating systems...
The freshman 15 has been said to follow freshmen into their first year of college, when many students reportedly experience weight gain due to a shift in their eating habits. To avoid bringing the unwanted...
As fall semester unwinds, students should take precautions to keep themselves cool in the sweltering heat so typical of Alabama weather. Common sense precautions such as drinking water instead of soft...
The Crimson Cafe on the Strip will reopen within one week with some changes made to its appearance and service. Rhett Madden, co-owner and founder of the cafe, said he closed the restaurant this past...
The plunging stock market should alert students to the uncertain economic climate lying beyond graduation, perhaps enticing them to stay in school for a graduate degree, according to Robert McLeod,...
Discord between two teenage groups arguing in the parking lot of Cobb Hollywood 16 movie theater erupted into gunfire Saturday night, Aug. 13. An off-duty Tuscaloosa County deputy working security...
Sorority recruitment attracted more than 1,700 girls to the doors of 15 sorority houses at the University last week. The number of girls seeking to pledge this year marks the largest showing of potential...
The University will look to the city for leadership concerning the future of volunteering in disaster areas, said Wahnee Sherman, director of the University's Community Service Center, in an emailed statement....
Losing a home in the path of a deadly tornado is difficult to overcome. Losing a court battle for neglecting to pay rent on a storm-damaged home can be just as troubling. Renters whose homes or rental...
As the immediate needs of citizens weigh on the minds of city officials, the question of how to rebuild Tuscaloosa in the wake of the storm has become an equally urgent issue to address. Mayor Walt Maddox...
