The Gold Victory cast performs in the song "Leave it Behind". Photo by Jasmyne Ray. It’s a bright sunny day in 1950’s New Orleans, Louisiana when Marilee Montelimar comes to town to settle the estate…
News in brief
BIRMINGHAM, ALA—The Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport was evacuated Sunday after a bomb threat was found in the men’s bathroom. Airport spokesperson Toni Bast said a threatening note was found at about 4 p.m. and forced about…
Presidential progress: An interview with SGA president Rachael…
SGA president Rachael Swokowski entered office in a rare fashion. SGA elections were held last semester, and, with no one running against him, sophomore Courtney Meadows was sworn in. Read More
Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte Figi, 6, has suffered with Dravet Syndrome since she was 3 months old. This rare diagnosis is a severe form of epilepsy that elongates and increases the amount of seizures in patients. Only 50,000…
Making plants sing with the future of touch…
Dr. Ivan Poupyrev wants to make plants sing. And he’s succeeded. This isn’t to say he’s bestowed some sort of creepy sentience on them or anything. Poupyrev is the principal research scientist at the Walt…
One sisterhood. One bond.
Nadia is your average 8-year-old girl, except for one thing—she doesn’t have an opportunity to learn. Her family can’t afford for her to attend school. The nearest school is too far away, and her mother…
UM students design games for the physically disabled
While gamers were furiously playing the latest installment of Grand Theft Auto, a group of UM students were brainstorming ideas for the most important part of the console—the controller. GameCareerGuide.com announced their biweekly Game Design…
Varagona wins liferaft debate
On Oct. 10 at 7 p.m., the sixteenth annual Life Raft Debate began. The participants included defending champion biology professor Brett Noerager, sociology professor Steve Parker, mathematics professor Scott Varagona, philosophy professor Steven West and…