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Bonnin among host of administrators to depart UA this year

Rebecca Griesbach, News Editor February 3, 2020
After reporting on a series of hires and fires this past semester, The Crimson White’s news desk charted leadership changes over the past five years in efforts to give a broader snapshot of administrative turnover. Here’s what we found.
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Slew of SGA legislation includes online forum, city partnership

Madison McLean | @MadisonMcLean3, Contributing Writer January 31, 2020
With the ends of their terms in sight, senators from the Student Government Association (SGA) sometimes scramble in the spring to pass legislation. That was evident in this week’s Senate meeting, which had an unusually high number of resolutions on the docket. 
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‘The spike wheels of justice:’ Yusef Salaam gives Martin Luther King, Jr. lecture

Jeffrey Kelly | @jeffkellyjr and Javon Williams January 30, 2020

Yusef Salaam stood confidently before a captivated audience, waiting for a reprieve from a pause that felt eternal. For 25 seconds, the stray jingle of keys and items clattering to the ground were the...

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In January, the SGA presented a resolution to President Bell affirming affinity groups on campus.

Networking reception celebrates newly-formed affinity groups

Gerardo Aguilera | @jerry21aguilera, Contributing Writer January 30, 2020

With Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Week off to a start, students and faculty gathered in the Ferguson Center Great Hall for the second of four student government-sponsored programs. UA President...

A Q&A with Demarcus Joiner: SGA representative discusses DEI programming, cabinet structure

A Q&A with Demarcus Joiner: SGA representative discusses DEI programming, cabinet structure

Rebecca Griesbach, News Editor January 27, 2020

Last spring, Demarcus Joiner, the first full-time vice president of a newly formed student government cabinet for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), ran on a platform largely based on programming,...

CW / Hannah Saad

CANDIDATE RECAP: Hood prioritizes stability, trust at final VPSL forum

Jessa Reid Bolling | @jr_bolling, Assistant News Editor January 23, 2020

Racism, diversity and trust between students, faculty, staff and the administration were the main topics at the final candidate presentation for the position of vice president of student life at the University...

Photo courtesy of Karley Wick

No reported injuries in Sigma Chi bus explosion

Jay Nielson was on his way back from a Sigma Chi formal when he heard the pop. He was on the second of four buses en route to Tuscaloosa, catching some rest after a celebratory weekend in New Orleans....

Faculty Senate rings in 2020 with updates to health care, education, structure

Faculty Senate rings in 2020 with updates to health care, education, structure

The UA Faculty Senate met for the first time this semester, kicking off the new year with an update on sexual assault resources and diversity initiatives, as well as changes to general education, senate...

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CANDIDATE RECAP: Cox places emphasis on communication, collaboration

Keely Brewer | @keelykbrewer, Staff Reporter January 22, 2020

Lady Cox is no stranger to the SEC. A 1998 graduate of Mississippi State University, Cox went on to earn her master’s degree from Auburn University followed by a doctorate in higher education from the...

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GALLERY: Students, faculty volunteer in honor of MLK Day

January 20, 2020

UA students and faculty volunteered around campus and in the community as part of the university's "A Day On, Not a Day Off" service initiative to honor MLK Day. UA's Center for Service and Leadership...

Yusef Salaam, a member of the Exonerated Five, will be speaking in the Ferguson Center Ballroom on Jan. 27. Photo courtesy of UA News

MLK Day lineup includes day of service, Boots Riley and Yusef Salaam lectures

Jeffrey Kelly | @jeffkellyjr, Staff Reporter January 19, 2020
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, the University will be hosting a series of events over the next week. Check out Monday’s day of service put on by the Center for Service and Leadership and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, or listen to two guest lecturers – one of whom is a member of the Exonerated Five.
SGA kicks off 2020 with new developments in tech, public safety and fundraising

SGA kicks off 2020 with new developments in tech, public safety and fundraising

The Student Government Association (SGA) kicked off the new semester with a series of resolutions on the agenda: robots, drug disposal and a new way to fund programs.