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APR student intern Alex Shoenfeld

Alex Schoenfeld

Alex Schoenfeld is a student intern in the Alabama Public Radio newsroom. She's covered the University of Alabama's adapted athletics program, juvenile delinquency and health care disparities in the state, as well as artificial intelligence jobs in Alabama.

  • Alabama mascot Big Al reacts during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
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    Life in the suit...being Big Al at the University of Alabama
    Alex Schoenfeld
    The Riverwalk Market in Tuscaloosa was awash in Crimson and White earlier this week. Fans of the Alabama football team showed up for a pre-season prep rally to rev up the fan base as the season opener against East Carolina draws near. One mainstay of these Crimson Tide events is a student chosen to wear a familiar costume. Here's a story of Alabama’s Big Al, and the big impact he has during good times and the one that was more challenging
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    Adapted athletics continues to make its mark at the University of Alabama
    Alex Schoenfeld
    This year's college football season got off to a shaky start of the Crimson Tide. But a different group of athletes in Tuscaloosa is still basking in the thrill of victory. Alabama’s adapted tennis team won it latest national championship last April, and the women’s adapted basketball team is still basking in the glory of its latest national title. The Tuscaloosa campus has a group of student athletes that compete in wheelchairs in various sports. That includes adapted tennis.