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In March, medical professionals at DCH were at the ready with drive-thru testing kits.

New COVID-19 cases at DCH double over last six days

When it comes to quelling coronavirus, Alabama isn’t out of the woods yet. Tuscaloosa County’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased more than 10% on May 25, the largest single-day increase.  May...

CW / Carly Farmer

Task force created to plan return to campus for fall semester

Jessa Reid Bolling | @jr_bolling, Assistant News Editor May 22, 2020

A committee has been formed to plan the return of students, faculty and staff to The University of Alabama campus for the Fall semester after suspending operations during the Spring semester due to the...

Courtesy of UA News

Dalton selected as UA’s newest provost

Keely Brewer | @keelykbrewer, Staff Reporter May 18, 2020

Eight months after Kevin Whitaker announced his plans to retire from his position as executive vice president and provost, James Dalton has been selected to fill the position.  The University launched...

Domestic violence cases spike in solitude

Domestic violence cases spike in solitude

Kelby Hutchison | @thetallcwrepor1, Contributing Writer May 17, 2020

Isolation affects people differently. But without specific safeguards, stay-at-home mandates can spell danger for victims of household abuse. “Just because we are physically not seeing people doesn’t...

CW File

Incoming UA student uses racial slurs in viral video

Jeffrey Kelly | @jeffkellyjr, Staff Reporter May 15, 2020

When a prospective student’s racist Snapchat videos hit social media, Twitter quickly brought the behavior to the attention of the University. But, details on how the University will address the issue...

The CDC recommends wearing masks while in public, but this is not required by the state. Some businesses have been handing out masks to customers as they weigh the risks of reopening. CW / Hannah Saad

Tuscaloosa retail stores reopen amid COVID-19

Hannah Saad | @hannah_saad21, Photo Editor May 9, 2020

Alabama’s Stay-at-Home order ended on April 30 at 5 p.m. Angela Atchison’s rent for her store, Pause; Boutique, was due on May 1. The boutique opened its doors on April 30 at 5:01 p.m., just one...

CW File

UA prepares to distribute $10.3 million to students with financial need

UA President Stuart R. Bell provided updates to the CW on Thursday, April 30, about the process to secure and distribute the $20.8 million of funding from the CARES Act, the decision to cut non-essential...

In March, medical professionals at DCH were at the ready with drive-thru testing kits.

CW News: A year in review and the road ahead

CW News Staff May 1, 2020

The University of Alabama is no stranger to crisis. In the past academic year, we at the CW News Desk have witnessed ruptures in the administration, and, like many of you, we have waited for answers throughout...

Meet the candidates vying for UA’s open provost position

Meet the candidates vying for UA’s open provost position

Keely Brewer | @keelykbrewer, Staff Reporter April 29, 2020

Between April 13 and 27, five finalists for the position of executive vice president and provost delivered presentations via Zoom. The search for the position opened after Kevin Whitaker announced his...

Mayor Walt Maddox presents his plan to reopen Tuscaloosa to the City Council.

Tuscaloosa to reopen mid-May, pending Council vote

Grace Schepis | @GraceSchepisCW, Staff Reporter April 28, 2020

The Tuscaloosa City Council, each wearing face masks at their separate tables spread across the room, returned to its chambers Tuesday afternoon to hear Mayor Walt Maddox’s proposal to reopen the city....

SGA recap. The Crimson White.

Student government votes to give banquet funding to students in need

Gerardo Aguilera | @jerry21aguilera, Contributing Writer April 24, 2020

COVID-19 has been cause for campus wide postponements and cancelations, and this year's Student Government Association’s (SGA) end-of-year banquet and award ceremony was no different.  After every...

Courtesy of Ally Thomasson

The Anderson Society hosts fundraising drive for Alabama REACH

Rebecca Griesbach, News Editor April 21, 2020

The University of Alabama’s Anderson Society is hosting a virtual fundraising drive benefitting local organization, Alabama REACH, in lieu of its biannual service project. “While we are disappointed...