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Burke student workers try to stay safe on the job

Burke student workers try to stay safe on the job

Jessa Reid Bolling | @jr_bolling, News Editor September 20, 2020
The outbreak of COVID-19 on campus has forced students, faculty and staff to adapt to a new normal as the semester progresses.
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Our View: The University needs to get its house in order

The Crimson White Editorial Board September 20, 2020

Update, 9/22/2020: A day after the publication of this editorial, the Crimson Choice website is now inactive. The pandemic, like a particularly insightful home inspector, has been brutal in illuminating...

Dancing on their own: How arts students are reinventing hybrid learning

Dancing on their own: How arts students are reinventing hybrid learning

Mariah Kravitz, Contributing Writer September 16, 2020

As students begin to settle into a routine of attending classes both virtually and in-person, some courses pose more of a challenge with COVID-19 restrictions than others. While all students are facing...

Cases decline as moratorium expires

Cases decline as moratorium expires

Despite a lower case count this week, UA officials say student travel over Labor Day Weekend may cause a spike in the near future as the virus exits the incubation period. But for now, UA gets White House praise while simultaneously receiving national attention for leading the country in on-campus cases. 
Bus routes to change back after student confusion

Bus routes to change back after student confusion

Audrey Harper | @CAudreyHarper, Contributing Writer September 10, 2020

With the outbreak of COVID-19, there has been a wide scope of changes made to campus life: students are required to wear masks, many classes have been online and the Crimson Ride, the UA bus system, has...

MIA: Where's the Department of Education?

MIA: Where’s the Department of Education?

Emma Butler, Staff Columnist September 9, 2020

Back in 2015, then-FBI director James Comey testified before Congress and revealed the shocking lack of federal data about police shootings in the United States. “I cannot tell you how many people were...

Open Letter: Stop gaslighting us

Open Letter: Stop gaslighting us

Micheal Innis-Jimenez, Guest Columnist September 5, 2020

This open letter was sent on Thursday, Sep. 3 to UA System Chancellor Finis St. John; members of the UA Board of Trustees; UA President Stuart Bell; Dr. Richard Friend, dean of the UA College of Community...

UA sees 858 new COVID-19 cases in one week

UA sees 858 new COVID-19 cases in one week

Keely Brewer | @keelykbrewer, Assistant News Editor September 4, 2020

In its third update since launching on Aug 24., the UA System COVID-19 Dashboard reported 1,910 total positive test results since classes started.  There have been 858 reported positive test results...

Analysis: COVID-19 dashboard is a ‘good start’ but lacks consistency

Analysis: COVID-19 dashboard is a ‘good start’ but lacks consistency

Keely Brewer | @keelykbrewer, Assistant News Editor September 4, 2020

The UA System COVID-19 Dashboard will be updated Friday, Sep. 4 in its third data log since its launch ten days ago. This update coincides with the deadline for tuition payment or enrollment in a payment...

Opinion: Say it with me, President Bell: I am responsible

Opinion: Say it with me, President Bell: I am responsible

Saul Alpert-Abrams, Guest Columnist September 2, 2020

There is a lot of victim blaming going on in America right now. While President Trump campaigns on the worn out race-baiting promise of law and order (read: harass, prosecute and murder victims of racial...

Opinion: It's clear what's pulling the strings

Opinion: It’s clear what’s pulling the strings

Kelby Hutchison | @thetallcwrepor1, Staff Columnist September 2, 2020

Since the move to online instruction in the spring semester, The University of Alabama has shown lapses in its ability to make moral choices that keep its student body safe. This failure of leadership...

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UA issues over 400 conduct referrals for COVID-19 related violations

Jessa Reid Bolling | @jr_bolling, News Editor September 2, 2020
The extension comes after the University has issued more than 400 conduct referrals for COVID-related violations since classes began on Aug. 19.