The Kaleidoscope

The Kaleidoscope UAB's official student newspaper, Kaleidoscope is the go-to source for everything UAB.

Since 1967 the Kaleidoscope has served the Birmingham community with news, sports, and insight into what drives the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In fact, "KScope," as it is called, has been serving the community before there was a UAB. The Kaleidoscope is student-written, student-edited and student-centered and appears daily on the web and weekly in print distributed on Tuesdays. Headquart

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1110 12th Ave South,
Birmingham AL 35294


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Kaleidoscope’s first year back from hiatus has been a big one. Thank you to our hardworking staff, amazing director, and...
01/01/2026

Kaleidoscope’s first year back from hiatus has been a big one. Thank you to our hardworking staff, amazing director, and, of course, our readers for making it possible. Cheers to an even better 2026!
— Dina Samson, Managing Editor

Winter in Birmingham doesn’t go quiet. It just slows down. ❄️From giving back at Blazer Kitchen to glowing lanterns at t...
12/16/2025

Winter in Birmingham doesn’t go quiet. It just slows down. ❄️
From giving back at Blazer Kitchen to glowing lanterns at the zoo and calm walks through the city, staying over break reveals a different side of the Magic City that feels reflective, grounded, and alive if you look for it.

Read more at the link in our bio

🖌️ Prisha Sharma
📸 UAB Digital Asset Library

🎉 We’re celebrating big! Join us for the Best of UAB Magazine Launch Party on Dec. 2 from 11–2 in the Hill Student Cente...
11/26/2025

🎉 We’re celebrating big! Join us for the Best of UAB Magazine Launch Party on Dec. 2 from 11–2 in the Hill Student Center Performance Lounge. Free food, fresh stories, and all things UAB. See you there! 💙✨

11/25/2025

What do UAB students think about the new winter housing policy? We hit campus to find out.

🎤🎥 Dina Samson and Darrell Barr-Jones

UAB students are voicing frustration over a new policy requiring residents to pay between $200 and $350 to stay in on-ca...
11/25/2025

UAB students are voicing frustration over a new policy requiring residents to pay between $200 and $350 to stay in on-campus housing over winter break.

In an interview with Kaleidoscope, Marc Booker, Executive Director of Housing and Dining, explained why the department introduced the fee this year and how the funds will be used.

Read more at the link in our bio.

🖋️📸Ashlyn Good

The Blazers (3-7) faced the University of North Texas Mean Green (9-1) in a home matchup on Saturday. The bout had signi...
11/19/2025

The Blazers (3-7) faced the University of North Texas Mean Green (9-1) in a home matchup on Saturday. The bout had significant implications for both teams, as the Blazers looked to keep their bowl game hopes alive and the Mean Green continued to fight for a spot in the American Conference Championship. 

Read more at the link in our bio.

🖋️📸 Jackson Hillis

Ahkeem Lee, Assistant Director of Student Engagement and Enrichment at UAB, turned his local gospel choir into a nationa...
11/17/2025

Ahkeem Lee, Assistant Director of Student Engagement and Enrichment at UAB, turned his local gospel choir into a national sensation.
Lee’s journey began in Birmingham, where he graduated from Ramsay High School in 2015. Just weeks after finishing school, Lee and two former classmates envisioned a benefit concert to give back to their community. What started as a one-time event evolved into the Birmingham Youth and Young Adult Fellowship Choir.

Read more at the link in our bio.
🖋️Jayla Howard

On Tuesday evening, the UAB Men’s Basketball team returned to Bartow Arena, facing Alabama State in their third regular ...
11/13/2025

On Tuesday evening, the UAB Men’s Basketball team returned to Bartow Arena, facing Alabama State in their third regular season matchup following the 24-point loss against NC State that marked their first away game of the season. The Blazers entered the game lacking a considerable piece of their rotation in junior big man João Das Chagas, who did not dress out for the night’s game.

🖋️📸 Jackson Hillis

Worklight and LME Productions’ Clue, part of the 2025–26 Broadway in Birmingham series at the BJCC Concert Hall, has sev...
11/12/2025

Worklight and LME Productions’ Clue, part of the 2025–26 Broadway in Birmingham series at the BJCC Concert Hall, has seven more performances scheduled for Nov. 12–16, 2025. The show is a clever theatrical adaptation of the timeless screwball comedy and classic board game, and it is well worth carving out time to see.

🖋️Matthew Henley

McKinley Hubbard, a junior majoring in Kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Science from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, wa...
11/11/2025

McKinley Hubbard, a junior majoring in Kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Science from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was the winner of the 2026 Miss UAB Scholarship Competition held on November 9 at 5:30 p.m. in UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Jamison Concert Hall. Hubbard also received the Talent Award and was voted Miss Congeniality by her fellow contestants.

Read more at the link in our bio.

📸🖋️ Ashlyn Good and Dina Samson

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