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CORONAVIRUS

Entry testing not required for most students in the spring

Entry testing not required for most students in the spring

Keely Brewer | @keelykbrewer, Assistant News Editor November 22, 2020

Unlike the fall semester, the University will not require COVID-19 entry testing for all students returning to campus in the spring.  Only students living on campus, including housing and residential...

COVID-19 cases rise as fall semester winds down

COVID-19 cases rise as fall semester winds down

Kelby Hutchison | @thetallcwrepor1, Contributing Writer November 20, 2020

In its final weekly update of the fall semester, the UA System COVID-19 Dashboard reported 142 positive test results among UA students, faculty and staff.  This update coincided with the last day of...

The pandemic has completely upended student life. But how are faculty doing?

The pandemic has completely upended student life. But how are faculty doing?

The best thing students can do to survive this school year is communicate. The instructors and professors who already struggle to get to know students in their classes are now faced with an even taller task: getting to know them through a screen.
A COVID-19 vaccine could be available soon. What will that mean on campus?

A COVID-19 vaccine could be available soon. What will that mean on campus?

Jake LaFratta, Contributing Writer November 18, 2020
What are these new vaccines? How will they work? How did they get developed so quickly? We answered some of your pressing vaccination questions and found out where the University is on the list of nationwide vaccination priorities.
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Alabama vs. LSU game postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak

Ashlee Woods | @ashleemwoods, Staff Reporter November 10, 2020

Alabama football fans will have to wait a little longer to see the Crimson Tide take the field again. This Saturday’s matchup against the LSU Tigers has been postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at LSU.  According...

Style Column | Making the most out of masks

Style Column | Making the most out of masks

Autumn Taylor, Contributing Writer November 8, 2020

It’s no secret that face masks have swept the world by storm. You literally can’t leave your house without them. But who says you have to sacrifice fashion for function? That folded piece of cloth...

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A ‘shock to the system’: How UA club sports are handling COVID-19

Chloe Walrad, Contributing Writer November 8, 2020
You know about the changes made to football games this season. But how are the club teams hanging in there? With masks in hand and six feet between them, club athletes are making the most of it.
Hannah Saad | @hannah_saad21

‘If you build it, they will come’: Meet the GTA championing outdoor learning on campus

Tara Davenport | @tara_davenport, Staff Reporter November 8, 2020
Students and helicopter parents alike have fretted over the semester’s dearth of in-person classes. Instructors haven’t been thrilled about going without face-to-face instruction either. One graduate teaching assistant is trying to create a more engaging classroom experience by heading outside.
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Leaving campus for break? Here’s how to get tested

Jessa Reid Bolling | @jr_bolling, News Editor November 8, 2020

The University of Alabama is offering free exit testing to those students who want it before leaving campus for the Thanksgiving and winter breaks. This new option joins COVID-19 exposure and symptomatic...

The ‘New Normal’ is going to take time to get used to. Just ask these students.

The ‘New Normal’ is going to take time to get used to. Just ask these students.

Kaddyja Jallow, Contributing Writer November 4, 2020

First came social gatherings. Then came game days and spring break. Nearly three months into the fall semester, some students are struggling to adjust to not-so-new restrictions. The transition has...

UA sees another slight rise in COVID-19 cases

UA sees another slight rise in COVID-19 cases

Kelby Hutchison | @thetallcwrepor1, Contributing Writer October 23, 2020

The University has reported a significant drop in COVID-19 cases in the past seven weeks, which plummeted by more than 700 since late August. But while recent reported cases have remained relatively low,...

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UA makes test scores optional for 2021 admissions

Libby Foster | @libithafoster, Contributing Writer October 21, 2020

The University of Alabama is waiving its test score requirement for undergraduate admissions in 2021.  Applicants are still required to submit an official high school transcript, meet minimum unit requirements...