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ASU Soccer: Lupori named NCAA Woman of the Year nominee

MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Former Alabama State soccer student-athlete McKenna Lupori was selected as a 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year announced by the organization. Lupori, who was the school nominee for Alabama State, was also chosen by the NCAA as each conference is allowed two nominees if at least one of the nominees is a woman of color or an international student-athlete.

Tuscaloosa Keeps Construction Ban on Student Housing

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — City leaders have extended a ban on the construction of large student housing developments in the hometown of the University of Alabama. The Tuscaloosa City Council unanimously extended a moratorium that began in January 2019 during a meeting last week. The Tuscaloosa News reports the prohibition on permits for large-scale student housing projects will last at…