Will Harvill, owner of Bizarre, said owning a coffee is a labor of love. Photo by Emma Owen/ Blazernews Editor Emma OwenBlazernews [email protected] Serving coffee, entrées and treats with a twist, Bizarre: The Coffee Bar has been serving Birmingham since 2018 and is located less than ten minutes from campus. Owned by Will Harvill, Bizarre brings a unique flare to the coffee game by selling alcoholic beverages along with their coffee menu. “We’re a coffee bar that sells alcohol, which is rare within itself,” Harvill said. “We say that’s what makes us ‘Bizarre’, all these additional aspects of the coffee bar theme.” Beyond…
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Illustration by Ji Ko, contributing illustrator Hannah RicheySenior Staff [email protected] Porn has not created a systemic public health crisis in Alabama. Despite this, the Alabama Senate passed a resolution declaring that porn has created a public health crisis. The resolution states that, “pornography, including obscenity, is creating a public health crisis.” It also details how porn can lead to sexual dysfunction and toxic sexual behaviors. Things that could be mitigated if Alabama planned to enact sexual education laws that required teaching students about safe sex practices rather than abstinence. The resolution was introduced by State Sen. Dan Roberts (R-Mountain Brook) in the first…
Illustration by Ji Ko, contributing illustrator Hannah RicheySenior Staff [email protected] It’s primary season and there’s a lot of discussion regarding how they work and how voting contributes to or inhibits our democracy. The major issue that arises with caucuses is that they take place during the workday. Voters have to set aside a large amount of time for them, which is problematic for service workers. Voter I.D. laws also demand certain types of identification in order to cast a ballot, which primarily prevent older Black people and Native Americans from voting. This is due in part by requirements to get an I.D., including needing physical mailbox…
UAB connects canines to former military members Emma OwenBlazer News [email protected] While UAB’s mascot is a dragon, there’s a chance you might pass another furry friend on the way to class. Andy Duenckel, sophomore in neuroscience and United States Veteran Service Dogs (USVSD) trainer, said she is currently training a black lab named Beaux. “The objective of USVSD is to train and provide service dogs for veterans with PTSD, mobility issues, or other disabilities,” Duenckel said.“USVSD currently has a branch of puppy raisers at UAB that functions sort of like a club. Puppy raisers start the dogs and teach them how to behave in various public situations as well as performing a…
IMG 4122Photo from Kaleidoscope archives Explore the Creed Week activities and events Emma OwenBlazer News [email protected] As the second annual creed week begins, there will be several special celebrations to highlight honor, integrity, diversity, innovation, service and scholarship, the components that define UAB’s creed. Cookies and Creed Connections Throughout Creed Week, students can head to the Hill Student Center and the Commons on the Green to join in fun events to receive a free cookie. Along with a sweet treat, students will also have the chance to collect creed week related goodies. Demetrius Harmon Tuesday, Demetrius Harmon, YouTuber, comedian, actor and poet, will be on campus helping…
Hannah RicheyContributing [email protected] The death penalty is an archaic and inhumane form of punishment and needs to be abolished. It disproportionately affects Black defendants and is an unreliable deterrent. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, people of color make up 43% of all executions and 55% of people on death row currently. This disproportionate application of the death penalty is one of many reasons for it to be abolished. Many defendants are eventually found not guilty of the crime they were sentenced to death for. The National Academy of Sciences found that 4% of death row inmates were and are innocent. Even one…
Photo courtesy of Googe Images HBO Max has gained exclusive streaming rights to Sesame Street as part of their expanding catalog. The service will be available starting May 2020 but there are some concerns with Sesame Street becoming locked behind a 15 dollar pay wall entirely. HBO’s grab for Sesame Street is not to further the education of children who desperately need it, it’s to compete with other corporations for parent’s money. Sesame Street began in 1969 as a way to improve and jumpstart the early childhood education of low-income children, and it did just that by being available on public television. The CPB received tax payer money, which…
Photo by Cade Pair/ Staff Photographer Tiffany Millan is Miss UAB 2020 Emma OwenBlazer News [email protected] Miss UAB 2020 Candidates and Talents Aishwarya PunnaDance Kathryn Amber Gibson DanceLona Anders Baton TwirlingSunday Owens Motivational Speech Tiffany Millan SaxophoneMadison Bias Baton Twirling Another Blazer is Miss Alabama bound after the Miss UAB 2020 Scholarship Competition. In this official preliminary to Miss Alabama, seven candidates vied for the title, with Tiffany Millan, sophomore in business marketing, being crowned Miss UAB along with being awarded the highest talent score and thousands of dollars in scholarship. Millan said the Miss UAB…
Illustration by John Hiller/Staff Illustrator Jordan Smith Contributing Columnist [email protected] The high-volume killings of unarmed black people have sparked protests and attention in the media due to a problem of systematic racism. The attitude toward the police continues to deepen. Amber Guyger, a white former Dallas police officer, was found guilty of murdering her unarmed black neighbor while in his home. Guyger’s case is an extraordinary one. She walked in Botham Jean’s apartment while he was sitting on his sofa eating ice cream when she mistook him for an intruder and shot him. Jean’s horrific death…
“I came out in like sixth grade, so relatively young and in rural Alabama. I got a lot of mess for it, like I got teased and taunted. It was a really hard experience. My mom found out when I was in seventh grade and it was not good. Of course, she told my dad, and my parents were split up at the time. He was a little more supportive, but I could still tell that it bothered him a little bit. I didn’t really have any other role models, no one who was LGBTQ or black women at that. In tenth grade, I…