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 [...]

Some of today’s popular rap music centers around controversial topics including sex and drugs, but Ryan Davis writes about a different subject: video games. “That’s actually hilarious, because people will jam and dance and not know that I’m talking about something as ridiculous as ‘Tomb Raider,’” Davis said. Davis, a second-year MBA student, started rapping and playing trombone when he [...]

With finals week fast approaching, many University of Alabama students are spending the vast majority of their time holed up in the library, plugged into Pandora with their choice of caffeinated beverage at their fingertips, but for those students looking to take a study break, many campus ministries and local churches are offering opportunities for students to close the books [...]

Like a vast number of other tech-minded students, I am a voluntary slave to Apple. Through college, I have been a devoted disciple to the gospel of Steve Jobs while turning my nose up at the site of a Window’s home screen. Don’t get me wrong, Microsoft has made strides in keeping up with its arch-competitor. The ante has been [...]

Big Al’s shoes are hard to fill: they are hot, sweaty and weigh twice as much as regular sneakers. But on April 18, 21 hopefuls entered the basement of Coleman Coliseum in an attempt to fill those shoes and become the next mascot of The University of Alabama. The search for the mascot was narrowed down to 10 contenders who [...]