Brandon Varner – Features [email protected] One of the most important battles for civil rights took place on a journey across this bridge (Photo by Amber Gomez). On March 7, 1965, a group of approximately 600 nonviolent protesters attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus bridge from Selma to Montgomery to fight for equal voting rights for all. These protestors were met with brutal violence which was publicized all over the world. By the time they began their final march on the capitol on March 21, President Lyndon B. Johnson sent around 4,000 federal troops to protect the group which had ballooned to…
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Mustafa Syed – Staff [email protected] Lyndsay Jackson of the American Association of Woman at UAB holds up a pamphlet at the Woman’s History Month kickoff party (Photo by Stephanie Lockhart). In 1987, Congress passed “Pub. L. 100-9” which specifically designated the month of March as Women’s History Month. In order to celebrate, UAB’s Student Multicultural and Diversity Programs have organized events around campus to recognize women’s contributions not just for women’s rights, but for rights of people everywhere. To start off the month, the UAB Student Multicultural Council hosted the Women’s History Month Kick-Off party which took place on March 2…
Haley Townsend – Editor in [email protected] by Sarah Adkins Spring is nearly here and with spring comes endless applications and interviews for summer internships and post-grad jobs for those of us luck (or unlucky) enough to be graduating. Image is not everything, but professional attire is a must at an interview. However, it can be hard to afford a full suit on a student budget. Some positions require suit attire for an interview, especially if the corporate culture is suit and tie every day. Other industries, like creative companies or tech-startups are much more laid back. Get a taste of the…
Haley Townsend – Editor in [email protected] by Sarah Adkins Spring is nearly here and with spring comes endless applications and interviews for summer internships and post-grad jobs for those of us luck (or unlucky) enough to be graduating. Image is not everything, but professional attire is a must at an interview. However, it can be hard to afford a full suit on a student budget. Some positions require suit attire for an interview, especially if the corporate culture is suit and tie every day. Other industries, like creative companies or tech-startups are much more laid back. Get a taste of the…
Contributor The Four Spirits statue in Kelly Ingram Park honors the four girls killed in the 16th Street Church bombing on Sept. 15, 1963 (Photo by Sarah Adkins). This February, students across the country celebrated Black History Month. They read books by black authors, wrote research papers on civil rights activists, memorized Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech, and watched videos about the Underground Railroad. And for many, learning about the struggle of the past helped them to begin to recognize it in their own present – when a cashier squints suspiciously when they walk into a…
Mark Linn – Staff [email protected] The suburb of Huntsville, Ala. became a center of controversy after a city police officer forced an Indian grandfather to the ground resulting in partial paralysis (Photo by Casey Marley). Alabama has once again found itself in national and international news, this time over a police brutality incident involving an Indian man severely injured in a confrontation with Madison city police. The incident took place on the morning of Friday, Feb. 6 in the suburban North Alabama town. Madison city police officer Eric Parker and a trainee responded to a call by a neighbor who reported…
Moya Morgan – Sports [email protected] Intramural Basketball (Photo courtesy of UAB Recreation Center) Tensions were high this week as intramural teams went head to head in the Men’s Fraternity, Men’s Recreational and the Men’s Competitive divisions of intramural basketball. Monday night, the Wreckin Crew Brothers faced off in a heated match against the men of Pi Kappa Phi. Coming off of their big win against the men of Lambda Chi last week, Pi Kappa Phi battled the Wreckin Crew Brothers in a game that resulted in a brawl. The scores for that game have not been released. This week, Pi Kappa…
Carlene Robinson – Online [email protected] Melissa Harris-Perry spoke at the Alys Stephens Center to a crowd of over 500, debating whether we live in a “post racial America” (Photo by Carlene Robinson). Melissa Harris-Perry, a heralded writer, political science professor and host of MSNBC’s “Melissa Harris-Perry,” spoke to a crowd of about 500 last Monday, sharing a message of concern – concern that maybe Americans are veiled to a certain reality. Politicians and idealists proclaim we are in a “post-racial America,” saying that racism doesn’t even exist anymore, Harris-Perry announced. But, the evidence she presented reveals that we are far from…
Natasha Mehra – Staff [email protected] group together by candlelight to remember the murder victims in North Carolina (Photo by Tianjiao Zhang). On Wednesday Feb. 11, three Muslim students near the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were shot and killed. UAB students held a candlelight vigil to show support on Thursday, Feb. 12. The Muslim Student Association (MSA) organized the event. Their goal was to raise awareness and bring attention to the three students that were shot and killed: Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha. The group began with a prayer for the three victims and then…
Brandon Varner – Features [email protected] Students prepare for “In The Next Room” production (Photo courtesy of Shannon Thomason). It may seem controversial to produce a play that focuses heavily on the usage of vibrators. However, according to director Jack Cannon, these types of bold issues are not out of order for the UAB Department of Theatre. Sarah Ruhl’s play “In The Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)” gives a peek into the life of a couple struggling with issues of marital intimacy. “It’s sort of about a male dominated society repressing men themselves,” Cannon said. “Telling them, this is how men have…