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UA Mock Trial Association to host ninth annual Crimson Classic

UA Mock Trial Association to host ninth annual Crimson Classic

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor January 15, 2025

UA Mock Trial will host its annual Crimson Classic Invitational tournament Saturday and Sunday. The organization will compete against 28 mock trial teams from various universities, all of which have...

Ethel Cain's new EP released on Wednesday

Culture Pick | Ethel Cain’s EP “Perverts” is brilliantly appalling and utterly unique

Benjamin Smith, Staff Writer January 12, 2025

Ethel Cain, the musical alias of singer-songwriter Hayden Anhedönia, debuted her 90-minute-long EP “Perverts” on Wednesday. The release represents one of the starkest anti-commercial pivots in popular...

Culture Pick | 10 fiction books for the first half of 2025

Culture Pick | 10 fiction books for the first half of 2025

Zoe Bernstein, Contributing Writer January 12, 2025

With sequels to massive series and releases by famous authors, 2025 is set to be a momentous year in the literary world. The first six months of the year are packed with highly anticipated book releases,...

Snow covers the Randall Welcome Center

UA students enjoy winter weather as campus shuts down for snowstorm

Benjamin Smith, Contibuting Writer January 12, 2025

Students got a unique opportunity to explore the campus in a new shade of wintry white this Friday as a snowstorm took over Tuscaloosa. The University canceled Friday’s classes and suspended normal operations...

The Writing Center in Lloyd Hall

‘Every stage of the page’: University Writing Center assists students at all stages of their work

Tatum Walker, Contributing Writer January 12, 2025

As many at the University of Alabama prepare for success in the new year, the University Writing Center acts as a resource to all students on campus. At the Writing Center, students can bring in their...

A student works on their laptop.

Professors explain motivation for limiting technology in the classroom

Kaitlyn Brown, Contributing Writer January 12, 2025

As students return to classes and schedules, they are navigating varying rules from new professors regarding technology.  Students and professors alike have been in classrooms and lecture halls and...

Culture Pick | Bad Bunny’s new album honors Puerto Rican sounds and reflects on memories

Culture Pick | Bad Bunny’s new album honors Puerto Rican sounds and reflects on memories

Anna Hill, Staff Writer January 8, 2025

Puerto Rican rapper, record producer and actor Benito Ocasio — more famously known as Bad Bunny — brought an exciting start to the new year by releasing his album titled “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS”...

Culture Pick | ‘A Complete Unknown’: One of the best musical biopics in years

Culture Pick | ‘A Complete Unknown’: One of the best musical biopics in years

Caleb McClinton, Contributing Writer January 8, 2025

Director James Mangold is no stranger to biopics. By directing Johnny Cash’s life story in “Walk the Line” and Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles’ stories in “Ford v Ferrari,” Mangold has shown his...

Kendrick Lamar released of his newest album, “GNX,” on Friday.

Culture Pick | From rock to pop to jazz, ranking the best albums 2024 had to offer

Benjamin Smith, Staff Writer January 8, 2025

2024 was an eventful year for the music world, featuring new releases from artists around the globe. Once the dust of 2024 has settled, some albums will be remembered while others fade into obscurity,...

Culture Pick | ‘Squid Game’ Season 2: Delivering more deadly drama

Culture Pick | ‘Squid Game’ Season 2: Delivering more deadly drama

John Weinstein, Assistant Culture Editor January 8, 2025

The South Korean series “Squid Game” became the most watched show on Netflix shortly after it debuted in September 2021, garnering over 265 million views with its first season, and on Dec. 26, over...

Regency-Era English author Jane Austen’s 249th birthday was celebrated on Monday.

Professors rank Jane Austen works for 249th birthday

Luke McClinton, Chief Copy Editor December 17, 2024

To celebrate the 249th birthday of Regency-Era English author Jane Austen, who was born Dec. 16, 1775, The Crimson White reached out to University professors to rank their favorite books from her catalog. Austen,...

UA goth organization hosts ‘Celtic Punk Christmas’

UA goth organization hosts ‘Celtic Punk Christmas’

Addison Phelps, Contributing Writer December 10, 2024

Students participated in a festive “Celtic Punk Christmas” listening party on Friday night atop the Student Center Parking Deck, advertised by the unofficial group known as Bamagoth on Instagram.  The...