Emmett Christolear – Managing [email protected] Eloise (Jillian Estell) and Rowena (Octavia Spencer) head to the pool (Photo courtesy of IMDb.com). I was suspicious of seeing “Black or White” when I first saw the trailer for it. My concern was that Hollywood was pushing out another white-savior movie. When the credits were popping up, I got the first clue that the movie was not going to be that great: I didn’t know the writer/director Mike Binder (of course, he’s white). Another sign that the movie wasn’t going to be great was the length: it’s two hours long. I’ll be the first, and…
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Brandon Varner – Features [email protected] This spectre hoped to strike it rich at the Birmingham Race Track (Photo by Sarah Adkins). This story is the first in a series about the places in Birmingham that are supposedly haunted. In the spirit of our ghost-ridden cover page, this week I’m taking a look at the Birmingham Race Course in Irondale, Ala. A local institution that allows betting on both local and simulcast races, the Birmingham Race Course was opened in 1987. When it opened, the race course was known as the Birmingham Turf Club, according to the New York Times. It’s not clear when…
Casey Marley – News [email protected] Belly Dancer (Photo by Sarah Adkins) On Wednesday Jan. 29, UAB’s Multicultural Council hosted its 12th annual International Bazaar in the Campus Recreation Center. Upon entering the basketball court turned cultural portal, students scanned their One Cards, signed a consent form and began to enjoy games, dancing and food from the global community from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Garrett Stephens, the Multicultural Council Executive Director, explained that the Bazaar is a needed event because of the university’s significant diversity. “This is a celebration, it brings people together and it allows people to highlight their cultures,…
USGA president Anjali Wagle (Photo courtesy of Anjali Wagle). Many UAB students have some sort of complaint about the school. Whether it be about the food, the cost of tuition/textbooks, or the more recent concerns about UAB’s lack of communication, there are many things that can always be improved upon.UAB’s Undergraduate Student Government Association, more commonly known as USGA, is a student led committee devoted to supporting fellow student’s interests and opinions.USGA’s three branches all play an important role and have their separate duties and responsibilities. At the forefront of the Executive Branch is President Anjali Wagle. Wagle considers one of…
Nichele Cantrell – Copy [email protected] Statue remembering the Civil Rights Movement and police brutality in Birmingham, Ala. (Photo by Sarah Adkins). As celebrations in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. come to a close, the ideals of people who marched for equality and that of the man himself are being considered. Nearly 50 years ago, King led a nonviolent march to the capital in Montgomery, Ala. The 50-mile trek from Selma to Montgomery was an outcry from citizens who wanted their voter registration rights. The success of the Civil Rights Movement of that time can be contributed to more than…
Haley Townsend – Copy [email protected] Photo by Justin Massey This morning at 10 a.m., a crowd of around 100 gathered outside of Bartow Arena in the brisk November air to hear State Rep. Jack Williams, R-Williams, talk a bout a proposed amendment to reform the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees (UA BOT). The UA BOT’s track record proves their bias against UAB and UAH, its critics say. In 2011, UAB was denied an on-campus stadium and UAB students felt that the UAB BOT refused to hear their voices. “We went down there two to three years ago for the…
Sam Wainwright – Features [email protected] Lemon Herb Turkey (Photo by Sam WainwrightAs Thanksgiving rolls around, people are scrambling about gathering ingredients for that special night, gathering fliers for their Black Friday escapade or just about going crazy planning where they are going for the holidays. Personally, I find last minute trip-planning and Black Friday endeavors to be silly and mundane. You should have planned the trip way in advance and those of you leaving Thanksgiving dinner and going to sit in front some store for numerous hours to get their special deal; go home and be with your family. Placing tangible…
DetailsCreated: November 17th, 2014 Taylor Dougherty – Staff Writer [email protected] War is a subject that we are all somewhat familiar with. Whether it’s by hearing about it from the media or family members, to even personal experience – war is an unavoidable part of our lives in some form or fashion. But none too often do we think about why we do it and how it affects us. UAB Theatre attempts to answer some of those questions with its new original production, “Women of War.” “Women of War” runs from November 12th-15th and the 19th-22nd at the Alys Stephens Center. General admission…