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Task force created to plan return to campus for fall semester

Jessa Reid Bolling | @jr_bolling, Assistant News Editor May 22, 2020

A committee has been formed to plan the return of students, faculty and staff to The University of Alabama campus for the Fall semester after suspending operations during the Spring semester due to the...

Domestic violence cases spike in solitude

Domestic violence cases spike in solitude

Kelby Hutchison | @thetallcwrepor1, Contributing Writer May 17, 2020

Isolation affects people differently. But without specific safeguards, stay-at-home mandates can spell danger for victims of household abuse. “Just because we are physically not seeing people doesn’t...

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Senior Column: College is about community

Alexus Cumbie, Contributing Writer May 15, 2020

Dear Artists, Activists and Advocates, For those of us who are graduating without the privilege of goodbye, we all wish that time would bow at our feet and give us more of itself. If there is anyone...

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As the state reopens, immunocompromised students urge others to stay home

Annabelle Blomeley May 13, 2020

With states enacting stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic, people across the country are social distancing and doing their part to put a stop to the virus. However, not everyone abides by...

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The Splash Page: Comics for Uncertain Times

Samuel G. Reece | @_samreece, Contributing Writer May 10, 2020

COVID-19, the coronavirus, has introduced uncertainty into the lives of countless people worldwide. When I am uncertain, I turn to stories about superheroes. Here are a few about what it means to keep...

The CDC recommends wearing masks while in public, but this is not required by the state. Some businesses have been handing out masks to customers as they weigh the risks of reopening. CW / Hannah Saad

Tuscaloosa retail stores reopen amid COVID-19

Hannah Saad | @hannah_saad21, Photo Editor May 9, 2020

Alabama’s Stay-at-Home order ended on April 30 at 5 p.m. Angela Atchison’s rent for her store, Pause; Boutique, was due on May 1. The boutique opened its doors on April 30 at 5:01 p.m., just one...

Opinion: Let's look forward to a clean slate

Opinion: Let’s look forward to a clean slate

Darien Pitt, Staff Columnist May 9, 2020

Spring breaks, millions of flights and vacations were cancelled within seconds due to the coronavirus. It all seemed to happen so fast; everything changed in a blink of an eye. Many were thrilled to get...

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UA prepares to distribute $10.3 million to students with financial need

UA President Stuart R. Bell provided updates to the CW on Thursday, April 30, about the process to secure and distribute the $20.8 million of funding from the CARES Act, the decision to cut non-essential...

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International student adapts to new normal on campus

Asit Singh, an international student from Mumbai, India, is currently stranded on UA's campus without a plan for the upcoming months. After realizing that the travel bans preventing him from returning...

In March, medical professionals at DCH were at the ready with drive-thru testing kits.

CW News: A year in review and the road ahead

CW News Staff May 1, 2020

The University of Alabama is no stranger to crisis. In the past academic year, we at the CW News Desk have witnessed ruptures in the administration, and, like many of you, we have waited for answers throughout...

Meet the candidates vying for UA’s open provost position

Meet the candidates vying for UA’s open provost position

Keely Brewer | @keelykbrewer, Staff Reporter April 29, 2020

Between April 13 and 27, five finalists for the position of executive vice president and provost delivered presentations via Zoom. The search for the position opened after Kevin Whitaker announced his...

Mayor Walt Maddox presents his plan to reopen Tuscaloosa to the City Council.

Tuscaloosa to reopen mid-May, pending Council vote

Grace Schepis | @GraceSchepisCW, Staff Reporter April 28, 2020

The Tuscaloosa City Council, each wearing face masks at their separate tables spread across the room, returned to its chambers Tuesday afternoon to hear Mayor Walt Maddox’s proposal to reopen the city....