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President Watts addresses campus issues during UAB Town Hall meeting
UAB President Ray Watts presented to a crowd of attendees during his first Town Hall meeting. Photo by Casey MarleyCasey Marley - Managing Editor
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Tamara Imam - Copy Editor
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President Ray Watts and several administrators spoke to UAB students, staff and faculty about their concerns in his first ever community town hall meeting on Wednesday, March 30 in the Hill Student Center Alumni Theater. -
Institute champions human rights on campus, around the globe
Interns Ajanet Rountree (left) and Charles Coleman (middle) join Tina Reuter, Ph.D., (right) in the Institute for Human Rights. Photo by Ian KeelSufia Alam - Staff Writer
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An organization on campus is growing and offering multiple ways for students to become more aware and active in furthering human rights and equality.
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Intramurals to kick off on campus
Photo by Ian KeelStaff Report
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While not every student can qualify for university-sanctioned sports, intramural sports offer a chance for individuals to get involved in competitive programs, with or without prior experience and regardless of gender. With registration for the fall sports starting on Sept. 8 and with enrollment for the flag football league opening that day, students may find themselves interested in or curious about what intramural sports have to offer.
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Molly Wilson, a true friend to every Blazer
Photo courtesy of Emily Farmer
People who knew her spoke of her selfless and loving nature above anything else.
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“To be honest if anything, the way she treated others is probably how we should all treat each other. Just imagine what the world would be like if that were true — I think that to myself all the time,” said Trevor Hauenstein, friend of Molly.
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Overcrowding leads to outcry from lack of available spaces on campus
The Lot 15 parking lots are considered full after 30 or less spaces remain, according to André Davis. Photo by Ian KeelSarah Faulkner- Editor-in-Chief
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As the debut of the school year comes to a close, many students, faculty and staff are speaking out about our campus’s overcrowded parking lots.
With 79.5 percent of all undergraduate students commuting to campus, according to a data set compiled by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness for the 2014-2015 school year, many have difficulty finding parking spots. Long walks to class from remote parking lots coupled with Alabama’s customary 90+ degree temperatures has drawn criticism to UAB Parking and Transportation.
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Panel discusses history of city neighborhoods
Panelists at the first Birmingham 101 series discussed West End High School’s legacy. Photo by Ian KeelConnor McDonald - Contributor
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The Birmingham 101 series aims to highlight the legacies of Birmingham’s neighborhoods through the lens of the local high schools, which mirror the urban environment that they are built within.
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Student film highlights regional human trafficking
The poster for the screening of Carlon Harris’s documentary. Photo courtesy of the African American Studies Program at UABMark Linn - Copy Editor
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On Thursday, Sept. 15, African-American studies major and honors college student Carlon Harris screened his documentary in Heritage Hall on the growing problem of human trafficking in Birmingham.
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Students and community rally for unity
Community members march through Birmingham at the first rally on Thursday, Nov. 10 to promote unity between marginalized groups following the results of the Nov. 8 presidential election. Photo courtesy of Mateo Montoya, from fourteen76.comMark Linn - Copy Editor
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Hundreds of people gathered at Kelly Ingram Park to voice their opposition to president- elect Donald Trump and solidarity among minority groups for two unity rallies that marched around downtown Birmingham.
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What it means to be a Blazer
Illustration by Corey BrightAaron Stuber - Opinions Columnist
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With homecoming week having just ended, it seems like as good of a time as any to reflect on what it means to be a Blazer. While this homecoming might serve as a painful reminder that the University of Alabama Board of Trustees uprooted our football program, it also reminds us that the UAB community is proud to stand-up and defend itself in the face of adversity. Even as the option of returning the football team seemed bleak, the student body, faculty and Birmingham community alike fought to have the team return. As fate would have it, we were successful, just like everything else Blazers do.