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Hueytown residents concerned over UA timber plans

Hueytown residents concerned over UA timber plans

Isabel Hope | @isabamahope, Contributing Writer April 20, 2021
Some worry the University’s plans to clear hundreds of acres of land in the area could destroy wildlife and pose a threat to the city’s water system.
University will offer vaccines to all students beginning April 19

University will offer vaccines to all students beginning April 19

Keely Brewer | @keelykbrewer, News Editor April 15, 2021

The Student Health Center (SHC) will offer the Pfizer vaccine to all students aged 16 or older beginning Monday.  Students can schedule a first dose appointment through the SHC patient portal. A second...

Victor Luckerson, pictured at center, led the paper through covering the 2011 super outbreak. CW file

How students broke the news of 2011’s tornado super outbreak

When the tornado struck Tuscaloosa on that fateful April 27, students were in class, in their cars, at work. Some of those working students, on duty for The Crimson White, became breaking crisis news reporters in the span of an hour.
Students prepare to move out of Burke West after learning that the dorm would be used for COVID-19 isolation space in August 2020.

The First-Year Experience: How students navigated a drastically different campus welcome

Jack Maurer, Data Journalist April 14, 2021
Sit in your dorm. Get your food to go. Stay six feet away from your classmates. Many freshmen, new to campus and living on their own for the first time, were held at arm's length this semester. They all navigated the experience differently.
How COVID-19 will leave a lingering impact on UA

How COVID-19 will leave a lingering impact on UA

Javon Williams | @JavonCW, Contributing Writer April 14, 2021
Some things will change; others may not. As the University approaches a fourth COVID-19-affected semester, this is what we know about rules and regulations moving forward.
Photo courtesy of Kayla Earnest

‘Positively optimistic’: People reflect and look ahead after a year with COVID-19

Annabelle Blomeley | @annabelleblom, Staff Reporter April 14, 2021

After being thrown into quarantine to stop the spread of COVID-19 in March 2020, the unemployment rate soared to 14.7%, a rate that hasn’t been seen since the Great Depression. Students fell behind in...

Alabama students took cover in campus shelters as severe weather moved across Alabama in early April of 2021.

‘Like the hand of God’: What 2011 has meant for disaster safety in Tuscaloosa

Isabel Hope, Contributing Writer April 14, 2021
It's been 10 years since the April 27, 2011, tornado outbreak. In the aftermath, rebuilding and reflecting were quick to follow, and the changes made to safety policies on campus and around Tuscaloosa seem here to stay.
Embrace Alabama Kids volunteers and community members collaborated with three Alabama cities to piece together a mural in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention month. Courtesy of Luke Powell

Embrace Alabama Kids helps foster youth with college expenses 

Monica Nakashima, Contributing Writer April 11, 2021

Embrace Alabama Kids is a nonprofit faith-based organization dedicated to serving vulnerable children and families in crisis across the state, and its program extends to college-aged foster youth.  Governor...

Courtesy of Wesley Neely

‘Hard to overcome’: Why some students are fighting to protect biodiversity in Tuscaloosa

Isabel Hope | @isabamahope, Contributing Writer April 11, 2021
Recent development in Tuscaloosa has some bio-aware citizens concerned—especially after the city paved over a richly biodiverse frog habitat and, yes, put up a parking lot.
Preview | The Plank Center confronts the crisis of misinformation

Preview | The Plank Center confronts the crisis of misinformation

Emma Zimmerman, Contributing Writer April 11, 2021
Put it on the calendar. This Thursday, the Plank Center will host a panel on misinformation featuring research experts and a reporter speaking to the contemporary concerns about journalism
The Tuscaloosa City Council voted April 6 to rescind Mayor Walt Maddox's emergency powers ahead of a statewide ease on COVID-19 restrictions. Screenshot via Tuscaloosa City Council/Facebook Live

Alabama’s mask mandate ended Friday. Here’s how it will impact Tuscaloosa

While the city is relaxing restrictions, UA will continue to mandate masks.
The CW is hiring!

The CW is hiring!

The Crimson White April 9, 2021

Do you want to stretch your storytelling skills while getting first-hand experience in the journalism field? Are you passionate about recruiting a diverse team to elevate student voices and tell the stories...