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A collage of SGA Senate voting records in Excel

SGA Senators begin publishing individual vote records 

Skyler Dunn and Kayla Solino September 7, 2022

Three University of Alabama Student Government Association senators announced that they will be independently publishing their voting record for the 2022-2023 year.   Last week, College of Human and...

SGA senators confer at the Aug. 25 Senate meeting.

SGA moves to biweekly senate meetings, introduces public committee meetings 

Kayla Solino, Assistant News Editor August 31, 2022

The Student Government Association unanimously approved changes to the Senate rules and regulations on the Aug. 25 Senate session, including a change to the bodies meeting schedule.   The bill, written...

A photo of five women side by side wearing nice dresses and "Homecoming Court" sashes.

The new Homecoming Queen election rules, in-depth 

Ainsley Platt, News Editor August 31, 2022

Editor's Note (09/02/2022): This story was updated to note that the homecoming queen requires the most votes to win, not the majority of the votes.    The University of Alabama released its...

The 2021 homecoming queen election, won by Mclean Moore, led to calls for change in the homecoming election process.

UA releases new homecoming queen process, applications open Sept. 1

Ainsley Platt, News Editor August 30, 2022

The University published the new selection process for homecoming queen Tuesday, following last year’s contentious homecoming election that culminated with sit-in protests in the Student Government Association...

Incorrect Senate docket leads to another appeal against Senate leadership

Incorrect Senate docket leads to another appeal against Senate leadership

Kayla Solino, Assistant News Editor August 28, 2022

The Student Government Association faces its second appeal of the semester —  less than a week after the first — after not posting the correct meeting docket for the corresponding Aug. 25 SGA Senate...

‘Long live the Machine’: Documentary on infamous UA group premieres at Birmingham film festival 

‘Long live the Machine’: Documentary on infamous UA group premieres at Birmingham film festival 

Ainsley Platt and Kayla Solino August 28, 2022

Fran Viselli’s business was a casualty of politics.  Not national, or even state politics. According to a new documentary, “Machine: Vivat Apparatus,” Bama Bino’s Pizzeria was a casualty of...

Students win judicial appeal over unannounced SGA senate meeting

Students win judicial appeal over unannounced SGA senate meeting

Kayla Solino | @kaylasolino, Assistant News Editor August 27, 2022

Two University of Alabama students won a judicial appeal on Thursday that nullified any actions taken by the SGA during its Saturday, Aug. 20 special senate meeting. The meeting was not appropriately advertised...

CW Graphic reading, News In Brief.

Get On Board Day postponed due to rain 

Ainsley Platt, News Editor August 24, 2022

 Get on Board Day, the tabling event held every spring and fall semester to get students involved in student organizations, has been postponed due to weather.   The event will now take place five...

University Receives Grant for Electric Buses 

University Receives Grant for Electric Buses 

Zach Johnson | @ZachJohnsonCW, Contributing Writer August 24, 2022

The University of Alabama will spend nearly $8 million in federal grant money on eight new electric buses and their support infrastructure in order to replace roughly a quarter of the University’s fleet...

CW Graphic reading, News In Brief.

Upcoming SGA dates to know

Kayla Solino | @kaylasolino, Assistant News Editor August 21, 2022

The Student Government Association announced several important deadlines and activity dates this semester for students looking to get involved. Check them out below:    Meet SGA Week  From...

CW Graphic reading, News In Brief.

Another new semester, another new normal: COVID dashboard as well as COVID protocols not to return for new year 

Sarah Clifton, Staff Reporter August 21, 2022

The UA COVID-19 dashboard, which displayed data for cases reported on campus for the past two years, has been discontinued and will no longer be accessible starting this academic year. According to...