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WBB head coach accepts position in Missouri
WBB head coach accepts position in Missouri
Manuela Ludolf, Sports Editor • March 11, 2026

UNA women’s basketball program will have a new leader next season, with the current...

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Florence to spend $135M to address “forever chemicals”
Florence to spend $135M to address “forever chemicals”
Trevor Mickle, News Editor • March 5, 2026

Florence is making strides towards meeting a federal mandate requiring U.S. water systems...

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“Superior” rating for Lights and Shadows: The (Dis) Comfort of (Not) Knowing
“Superior” rating for Lights and Shadows: The (Dis) Comfort of (Not) Knowing
Tru Anderson, Staff Writer • February 26, 2026

UNA’s student literary and arts magazine, Lights & Shadows, was recognized as “Superior”...

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Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions presents “Leo’s Feel Good Fest”
Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions presents “Leo’s Feel Good Fest”

UNA’s College of Nursing will host “Leo’s Feel Good Fest” for the third consecutive...

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Jaizon's biscoff cheesecake and a salted caramel latte on a table.
Jaizon Coffee brings flavor and Arabian culture to Florence

Jaizon Coffee opened its doors on Jan. 9 and has already received an astounding amount...

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Jada Winston is crowned the next Miss UNA by former Miss UNA Caroline Coleman.
Meet the new Miss UNA who is set on combating hunger: “It will never go away.”

“Everything and nothing at the same time” was how the 2026 Miss University of North...

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Anna Nimz is women’s basketball head coach
Anna Nimz is women’s basketball head coach
Manuela Ludolf, Sports Editor • April 3, 2026

North Alabama has found its next leader for women’s basketball. Anna Nimz is the tenth women’s basketball head coach at the university, Director of Athletics Josh Looney...

Beach volleyball dominates Shoals Beach Bash with a 4-0 sweep
Beach volleyball dominates Shoals Beach Bash with a 4-0 sweep
Tristan Gregory, Editor-in-Chief • April 2, 2026

North Alabama Beach Volleyball hosted the Shoals Beach Bash at the UNA Beach Volleyball Courts on Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28.  The Lions earned victories...

Soccer announces new assistant coach
Manuela Ludolf, Sports Editor • March 18, 2026

UNA Soccer is getting a new member added to its coaching staff. Kevin Schenk is slated to replace former assistant coach Tara McQueen, who left the Lions after three seasons...

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Embracing the Worst: Slayyyter’s Best Yet on “Worst Girl in America”
Embracing the Worst: Slayyyter’s Best Yet on “Worst Girl in America”
Braden Potter, Staff Photographer • April 7, 2026

Slayyyter is an American pop artist known for blending genres of hyperpop, electro-pop...

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Invincible season four premiere prepares for war
Invincible season four premiere prepares for war
Eli Rainey, Podcast Producer • April 6, 2026

After a short wait, the Amazon original series “Invincible” is back and just as good...

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Othello’s Tribunal: Truth, Justice and the Bard
Othello’s Tribunal: Truth, Justice and the Bard
Mark Smith, A&E Editor • March 13, 2026

Shakespeare’s Moore of Venice took on a modern format in Sammie Byron’s “Othello’s...

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The sickening thief of time
The sickening thief of time
Tru Anderson, Staff Writer • March 12, 2026

“When I try to force myself to sleep at night, all I can think about is how my relationship...

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Computers have become too easy
Computers have become too easy
Eli Rainey, Podcast Producer • February 23, 2026

There’s a saying going around that if you ever tried to mod Minecraft, you grew up to...

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What is wrong with SGA? – and how we can continue to fix it.
Parker Lachowicz, Submission • February 17, 2026

To the Editor, I’ve been contemplating writing about this for a while, and given...

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Light the Fountain 2026
Light the Fountain 2026
Whitney Veazey and Braden Potter March 18, 2026

Bluewire competes during UNA's annual Battle of the Bands.
Battle of the Bands 2026
Braden Potter, Staff Photographer • February 21, 2026

Miss UNA 2026: Jada Winston
Miss UNA 2026: Jada Winston
Braden Potter, Staff Photographer • February 12, 2026

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