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Preview | Women and Gender Resource Center hosts a Read-In for Black History Month 

This Monday, the Women and Gender Resource Center will host a Read-In where volunteers can share one-to-five-minute pieces or excerpts of literature written by Black authors.

Finding your footing on campus: Here’s a few student orgs. to check out at Get on Board Day 

Acclimating to campus life as a freshman can be tough, especially when it comes to getting involved. However, the University of Alabama has over 600 student organizations that students can peruse at Get on Board Day, a semesterly afternoon event, where organizations...

Letter from the editor

 I'm often struck by the dynamism of families — how their experiences, conversations and traditions weave together to create something wholly unique. At times, the experiences may feel like a whirlwind, filled with so many emotions.  But it is within these moments...

"The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press,"

— Ida B. Wells

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