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UA researchers awarded grant to study opioid morbidity in four West Alabama counties

UA researchers awarded grant to study opioid morbidity in four West Alabama counties

Rebecca Griesbach | @rebach97, News Editor August 19, 2019
Sponsored by the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program was funded by a $200,000 planning grant at the end of June to clear the way for a year of researching the opioid epidemic in Marion, Walker, Winston and Franklin counties.
Inside the new EDGE facility. CW File

New partnership offers more resources for UA entrepreneurs

Rebecca Griesbach | @rebach97, News Editor August 19, 2019
Since its opening, The EDGE has boasted about 50 employees and has hosted over 80 events.
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Kiosks raise questions about parking access for all

Rebecca Griesbach, News Editor August 19, 2019
Starting August 19, anyone with a chargeable card can park in the 73 new spots in the south end of the Ferguson Lot for free – for up to 30 minutes.
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GALLERY: Bid Day 2019

August 18, 2019

Primary recruitment season for Panhellenic Association sororities ended on Aug. 18 with Bid Day, where new members received bids from sororities and walked with other new members to their respective houses...

The Universitys first endowment fund for LGBTQ+ students was approved on July 12, 2019.

Endowment fund signed to support LGBTQ+ students

Javon Williams, Contributing Writer August 12, 2019
After creating the University’s first LGBTQ+ Alumni Association in 2018, the organization’s founders have started to grow an endowment to make sure queer students can thrive on campus. 
City to allow residents to pay overtime parking tickets with school supplies

City to allow residents to pay overtime parking tickets with school supplies

Ben Lasseter, Contributing Writer August 2, 2019

On Tuesday, July 30, Tuscaloosa City Council voted to allow people to pay off some parking violations by donating school supplies to local students in August, according to a press release. School supply...

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Emails show candidate was offered, quickly terminated from OSM director position

Emails obtained by The Crimson White through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request confirm that Bob Davis was offered and accepted the position of Director of the Office of Student Media at The University of Alabama, but was terminated five days later.
City will add dumpsters around campus to aid students with moving

City will add dumpsters around campus to aid students with moving

Ben Lasseter, Contributing Writer July 31, 2019

Nine added dumpsters will be available around Tuscaloosa from Aug. 3 to 18 in areas where students are moving out and leaving trash behind. Ragged furniture, broken appliances and other debris are already...

Hilary Green created and hosts "Hallowed Grounds" tours, which expose the University's ties to slavery. CW/ Hannah Saad

Professors, student activists encourage rethinking of University history

Rebecca Griesbach, News Editor July 29, 2019
Four years ago, history professor Hilary Green started leading an alternative campus tour called “Hallowed Grounds,” in which she addresses the University’s long history with slavery and racism. Green’s tour includes slave cabins behind the President’s mansion, as well as several facilities built and housed by enslaved people. 
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UPDATE: Davis no longer a candidate for OSM director, questions remain regarding hiring process

The Crimson White received confirmation on Friday from Monica Watts, Associate Vice President of Communications at the University of Alabama, that Bob Davis is no longer a candidate for the Director of the Office of Student Media position.
Grady resigns after four years as VP of student life

Grady resigns after four years as VP of student life

Rebecca Griesbach, News Editor July 26, 2019

David Grady, the vice president of the Division of Student Life at the University of Alabama, announced his resignation in an email sent to UA students and faculty on Friday, July 26.  “We appreciate...

Changes to campus sexual assault resources include more funding from Ivey 

Changes to campus sexual assault resources include more funding from Ivey 

Rylie Curry, Staff Reporter July 25, 2019
In an email to students, faculty and staff earlier this summer, UA President Stuart Bell addressed the issue of sexual assault and misconduct at the University and resources available to survivors, such as the Title IX office.