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Serving the campus of the University of Alabama since 1894

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Serving the campus of the University of Alabama since 1894

The Crimson White

All content by Mary Claire Wooten
Opinion | Alabama needs student debt relief

Opinion | Alabama needs student debt relief

Mary Claire Wooten, Staff Columnist March 22, 2023

In August 2022, joy and relief soared through the stomachs of people with student debt.  The Biden administration announced their plans to forgive up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients with loans...

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Opinion | The danger of permitless carry in Alabama

Mary Claire Wooten, Staff Columnist February 22, 2023

Since the beginning of 2023, Tuscaloosa County alone has seen seven people killed in five separate incidents.  In 2022, the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit investigated 20 homicides. In 2021, there...

Opinion | The importance of consuming localized media

Opinion | The importance of consuming localized media

Mary Claire Wooten, Staff Columnist January 29, 2023

You’ve heard about the importance of being informed citizens to our region as well as being consumers in a more widespread aspect of the community, maybe statewide or nationwide. Media conglomerates...

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Opinion | The dangerous fine print of Alabama’s abortion laws

Mary Claire Wooten, Staff Columnist January 18, 2023

In May 2019, Alabama enacted the Human Life Protection Act, HB314, which created an almost-total ban on abortions in the state. The bill was introduced by Rep. Terri Collins, a Republican representing...

Opinion | McLure Library matters

Opinion | McLure Library matters

Mary Claire Wooten, Staff Columnist November 9, 2022

In 1939, The University of Alabama finished the construction of its first designated library. Nestled towards the rear of the Quad and aligned with Denny Chimes, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library is a haven...

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Opinion | UA Should Offer Childcare to Faculty, Staff and Students

Mary Claire Wooten, Staff Columnist September 28, 2022

On Aug. 16, the Faculty Senate met in North Lawn Hall to discuss their agenda for the forthcoming academic year. Heather Elliot and Alex Tokovinine, co-chairs of the Faculty Senate’s Faculty Life Committee,...

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An Evening with Thundercat at Iron City 

Mary Claire Wooten, Contributing Writer September 25, 2022

A sense of wonder was ever-present as fans filed out onto the street after Thundercat's Iron City show on Sept. 16, where just below the Iron City’s marquee sign is another sign that affectionately reads,...

Students Shouldnt Overlook Local History

Students Shouldn’t Overlook Local History

Mary Claire Wooten, Staff Columnist August 17, 2022

While residing in Tuscaloosa, we find ourselves easily fixated on the luxuries accessible to us here. Whether that be new student housing apartments popping up within months to accommodate growing student...

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Value the fun organizations on campus

Mary Claire Wooten, Contributing Columnist August 9, 2022

Within the first months of the fall semester, new organizations, councils and clubs flock to welcome the incoming first-year class and recruit them into these campus subgroups. In the beginning, some groups'...

How college students can find balanced nutrition

How college students can find balanced nutrition

College students are often busy with classes, friends and extracurriculars, often placing nutrition on the back burner.
How to Health: A discussion of insurance, primary care and more

How to Health: A discussion of insurance, primary care and more

Balancing health and wellness can be difficult for college students who are thrust into the adult world for the first time.
Restorative justice rehabilitates

Restorative justice rehabilitates

Savannah Ichikawa and Mary Claire Wooten February 2, 2022
Advocates for restorative justice today suggest policymakers should aim to make justice systems truly correctional.
Former Alabama football coach’s daughters honor his legacy

Former Alabama football coach’s daughters honor his legacy

Mary Claire Wooten, Contributing Writer November 7, 2021
When Ray Perkins, a star receiver for the Crimson Tide in the ’60s and Paul “Bear” Bryant’s successor, passed away in December 2020, his daughters Rachael and Shelby wanted to honor his legacy.
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Literary gateways on UA’s campus

Mary Claire Wooten, Contributing Writer October 24, 2021
The University is home to a multitude of literary journals.
Freshwater Mussel Exhibit. Alabama Museum of Natural History. The University of Alabama. College of Arts and Sciences.

Alabama Museum of Natural History introduces permanent freshwater mussel exhibit

Audrey Hall and Mary Claire Wooten September 26, 2021
The Alabama Museum of Natural History is joining forces with UA faculty members for its new freshwater mussel exhibit.
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