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CW/ Joe Will Field

Nick Saban finishes sixth in presidential election

Kennedy Plieth, Contributing Writer April 15, 2019
UA students showed their humor when submitting write-in votes for the 2019 Student Government Association elections.
CW/ Kallie Chabla

Rugby alumni raise money for deceased teammate’s family

Contributing Writer, Andrew Littlejohn April 11, 2019
Darian Woods, a former University of Alabama rugby player, passed away at 26 years old last month. Now her former teammates have started a GoFundMe campaign to aid her family in their time of grief.
CW/ Joe Will Field

President Bell responds to student labor group’s demands for Crimson Ride drivers’ rights

Shahriyar Emami, Staff Reporter April 11, 2019
University of Alabama President Stuart R. Bell recently responded to a letter drop from Students for Fair Labor (SFL) that occured on April 3. The aim of the letter was to demand better wages, hours and health benefits for campus bus drivers employed by First Transit. However, SFL does not think that Bell’s response is enough, and the group has prepared an escalation plan if conditions do not improve.
CW/ Emma Junck

Exam timing conflicts with commencement

Keely Brewer, Contributing Writer April 11, 2019
With nearly 6,000 degree applicants for the spring commencement, producing a graduation schedule to accommodate all graduates is no simple feat.
CW/ Kallie Chablas

Bama Blitz allows UA community to give back through Passion Projects

Halle Bonner, Contributing Writer April 9, 2019
Bama Blitz is an online fundraising event for UA alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends that serves as a way for people to come together to support different colleges at The University of Alabama.
Apollo moon landing lecture remembers technological milestones

Apollo moon landing lecture remembers technological milestones

Andrew Littlejohn, Contributing Writer April 9, 2019
Harold Selesky, an associate professor of history at The University of Alabama, will be directing a lecture entitled “A Triumph of American Technology: Remembering the 1969 Apollo Moon Landing on Its 50th Anniversary.”
Manderson MBA ranks No. 50 among best business schools

Manderson MBA ranks No. 50 among best business schools

Amanda Le, Contributing Writer April 9, 2019
The MBA program at The University of Alabama’s Manderson Graduate School of Business has been recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best Graduate Schools list.
Residents of The Hub document some of the conditions of the apartment complex. After Keith Halberstadt discovered mold in his apartment's walls, the complex gutted the walls before Halberstadt and the other residents were moved out of the room to a hotel room. Photo courtesy of Keith Halberstadt

Students experience mold, flooding at complex

Savannah Bullard, Production Editor April 8, 2019
Navigating the intricacies of off-campus housing may be one of the first “adult” things a student does. But for some living at Hub on Campus Tuscaloosa, dreams of luxury living have turned into scenes from a nightmare.
Hilary Green created and hosts "Hallowed Grounds" tours, which expose the University's ties to slavery. CW/ Hannah Saad

Autherine Lucy Foster award honors African American leadership

Rylie Curry, Staff Reporter April 8, 2019
The Black Student Union and Black Faculty and Staff Association keep the legacy of Autherine Lucy Foster alive with an award for a student and faculty or staff member in her honor.
Rumors of Matt Fajack (pictured) outsourcing the Supe Store and Ferguson Mail Center, along with suspicions of staff's spring break being taken away, have concerned staff. CW/ Keely Brewer

Finance and operations VP addresses concerns among employees

Keely Brewer, Contributing Writer April 4, 2019
Months of questions among employees of the Supe Store and the Ferguson Mail Center have led to concern about the vice president for finance and operations’ plans to outsource campus stores and take away staff’s spring break, but Matt Fajack denied all allegations.
CW/ Joe Will Field

College admissions scandal propels talk of inequities

Audrey Harper, Contributing Writer April 4, 2019
The college admissions scandal revealed the privileges of the ultra-wealthy, leaving students across the nation disappointed in the immense inequity in the admissions process.
CW/ Emma Junck

Suicide prevention awareness event breaks stigma

Kinsley Centers, Contributing Writer April 4, 2019
UA students, faculty and staff came together to bring awareness to suicide prevention on March 31 in the Ferguson Student Center.