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Alabama moves to Ban the Box
Alabama officials are moving to ban the "felon box" on job applications to increase opportunity. (Illustration by Thomas Baldwin).Mark Linn - Staff Writer
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Alabama state and local leaders are considering a move to ban questions on job applications that ask applicants about their criminal record.
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UAB grad creates YoCam
YoCam is uniquely portable, practical and was created by a UAB alumnus. (Photo from YoCam's Kickstarter website).April Oberman - Staff Writer
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Ray Yang, Ph. D., a UAB alumnus, used the knowledge he gained from our university to change his world. Yang is the co-creator of the YoCam, a portable, multi-use camera made by Mofily.
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Opinion: public indecency
"We live in a culture that's okay with sexualizing women's breasts to sell practically anything yet simultaneously shames women for choosing to go topless." (Photo by Stephanie Lockhart).Erica Webb - Opinions Columnist
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Here’s a riddle: What do you get when you mix burgers and breasts in public? An advertisement. What about breasts and a hungry baby? A violation of human decency, apparently. There’s something wrong with this picture, America.
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Why free college tuition won't come to fruition
Elizabeth Earwood is a chairman for the UAB College Republicans. (Photo from Elizabeth Earwood).Elizabeth Earwood - Contributing Writer
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Whenever free food or free t-shirts are offered at UAB, the decision to attend is obvious. Of course it’s a good idea to go get free food or a free shirt! There is a student organization who has provided it just for us. Free college, though, causes me to pause.
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