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A life worth recognizing: The story of Emma Henderson

A life worth recognizing: The story of Emma Henderson

Will Jones March 2, 2017

At the height of the Civil Rights Movement of the late 1960s, people across the country marched for equality and freedom. Among the freedoms they marched for was the right to vote for African-American...

Tide Hop, Feb. 1980

Tide Hop, Feb. 1980

Rebecca Rakowitz March 2, 2017

Hello dear readers. After a brief week’s hiatus, Tide Hop is back in action! This week we turn the dial back 37 years to the Feb. 27, 1980 edition of The Crimson White. It is not every day that Tide...

Truck hits marching band in Mardi Gras Parade

Truck hits marching band in Mardi Gras Parade

Rebecca Rakowitz March 2, 2017

A Mardi Gras parade in Gulf Shores turned from celebration to chaos on Tuesday after a Ford Expedition plowed into a marching band.Twelve students from ages 12 to 17 were injured in the accident. Of those,...

Legislature debates ride sharing regulation bill

Legislature debates ride sharing regulation bill

Mike Finnegan March 2, 2017

The Alabama legislature is currently reviewing a bill which would limit municipal authority over transportation services, such as Uber and Lyft, and bring most of the power to regular such companies to...

PREVIEW: C&IS Media Day

PREVIEW: C&IS Media Day

Camille Studebaker March 2, 2017

The College of Communications and Information Sciences will host Media Day today to emphasize different career opportunities for students in the college.The annual event, previously entitled “J-Day,”...

Canine Compassion lecture highlights work to save homeless Tuscaloosa dogs

Canine Compassion lecture highlights work to save homeless Tuscaloosa dogs

Camille Studebaker March 2, 2017

In Tuscaloosa, over 1,000 dogs are euthanized every year due to overpopulation. In an effort to change the statistics, The Canine Compassion Fund Inc., a nonprofit organization in Tuscaloosa aiming to...

Day by day: A summary of SGA campaign violations

Day by day: A summary of SGA campaign violations

Mike Finnegan March 2, 2017

Day 1 of CampaignThe Elections Board issued a warning to Jared Hunter after he was found using the subject heading “Jared Hunter for SGA President” in an email sent prior to the beginning of the campaign...

Bill allowing concealed carry without permit clears Judiciary Committee

Bill allowing concealed carry without permit clears Judiciary Committee

Mike Finnegan March 2, 2017

On Wednesday, Alabama's Senate Judiciary Committee voted in favor of passing a bill that would allow citizens to carry a concealed handgun without a concealed carry permit. The bill, proposed by Sen....

Snapchat enters New York Stock Exchange

Snapchat enters New York Stock Exchange

Mike Finnegan March 2, 2017

Snap, the company that owns Snapchat, went public on the New York Stock Exchange today with the ticker "SNAP." The IPO (Initial Public Offering) is $17 per share, which will result in $3.4 billion raised...

SGA presidential candidate Jared Hunter appeals Elections Board

SGA presidential candidate Jared Hunter appeals Elections Board

Bennett Stansell March 2, 2017

After being found guilty of three ethics violations by the Elections Board on Tuesday night, SGA presidential candidate Jared Hunter appealed the Board’s ruling on Wednesday in an attempt to reinstate...

Tornado watch issued until 6 p.m.

Tornado watch issued until 6 p.m.

Rebecca Rakowitz March 1, 2017

Students received an email Tuesday afternoon notifying them that both The University of Alabama campus and Tuscaloosa County at large are under a tornado watch until 6 p.m.“Thunderstorms, damaging winds,...

Elections Board Clears Roth, Sends Hunter to Office of Student Conduct

Elections Board Clears Roth, Sends Hunter to Office of Student Conduct

Mike Finnegan March 1, 2017

The Elections Board released its third violations report for the SGA campaign cycle, this time ruling that current SGA president and presidential candidate Lillian Roth is not in violation of a rule...