Let’s face it: college is an incredibly expensive life stage. Luckily, there are plenty of awesome deals for students for everything from music to back-to-school essentials. Here’s a list of five student discounts that will keep you from breaking the bank. 1. Get Adobe Creative Cloud for free through UAB via pexels It’s a great time to be a Blazer! Usually priced at around $400/year, Adobe Creative Cloud is FREE for all students at UAB. Creative Cloud includes apps like Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, and more. Creative Cloud isn’t just for art majors. You can use Photoshop to create club…
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In a time of social distancing, art is as important as ever. Whether it’s film, paintings or poetry, art connects us to our humanity. The newest issue of Aura’s acclaimed literary magazine will be released exclusively online here on Monday, April 13. We look forward to seeing you soon. Be well. And wash your hands.
https://www.facebook.com/kaleidoscopeuab/videos/541711559814769/ Emma Owen, managing editor of The Kaleidoscope, gives you the 411 on all the UAB events going on this week.
https://youtu.be/FgAPWq_Mptw Karthik & Sameer visit Birmingham’s top spot for Philly cheesesteaks: T-Bone’s
Hannah Richey Opinion [email protected] The image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been sanitized over the decades since his death, in part due to the miseducation about his legacy people receive as early as kindergarten. King was assassinated 52 years ago today and we continue to remember his commitment to nonviolence but ignore his other teachings. This miseducation is a wrongdoing. It’s integral to the history of Black Americans as well as the poor and working class. King is used as “one of the good ones” in the civil rights movement. Teachers often use his messages to demonize the image…
Hannah Richey Senior Staff [email protected] Birmingham has been an important location for Black history in the south spanning before the Civil Rights movement and after it. For the purpose of learning about one of the most important periods in Birmingham history, here are some locations that students can visit that arejust a short ride from UAB. Kelly Ingram Park Kelly Ingram Park was the central location of the protests organized by Reverend James Bevel in May 1963. In 1992 the park was renovated alongside the founding of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute as “A Place of Revolution and Reconciliation.” The park has statues depicting the…
Juhee AgrawalContributing [email protected] National Panhellenic Council (NPHC) Jeremiah Spillers, junior in healthcare management, serves as president of the National Panhellenic Council (NPHC). Spillers said the NPHC hosts the Divine Nine organizations, which are historically African-American sororities and fraternities. UAB has eight of the Divine Nine organizations. “The purpose is to promote unity, academic achievement and spiritual growth within the community of African Americans,” Spillers said. Spillers said he joined NPHC and his fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc. because of the mentors he had growing up. “I had a lot of family members part of that fraternity that showed me what…
Sufia AlamEditor in [email protected] the first Muslim and Indian Editor in Chief of the Kaleidoscope, I have great pride when it comes to this paper. As a publication, we have highlighted the incidences of nationalism on campus, the stories of students who don’t know their future through the rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Action program, and shared the journeys of people who have impacted our culture such as Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro Sr., or as we know him, Carelton Banks from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air In honor of Black History Month, this issue will solely highlight the black voices of…
Through community events, Elevators aims to inspire black creatives within the Birmingham area. Photo Courtesy of Elevators. Organization that encourages black entreprenuership Emma Owen Blazernews [email protected] With a goal of promoting creative culture within Birmingham’s African American community, Elevators on 4th has been celebrating black entrepreneurship since 2017. Carmen Mays, founder of Elevators on 4th, said the organization got its start due to lack of diversity and representation during Birmingham’s Innovation Week. “I could not understand how and why they were centering events inside the Birmingham City Limits but they weren’t actually including people from Birmingham,” Mays said.…