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Student starts grocery service for elderly, at-risk shoppers

Mark Aguayo | @calebaguayo1, Contributing Writer April 9, 2020

With the coronavirus pandemic affecting every state in the country, one UA student is offering vital services to those who need them most. Michael Arundel, a junior majoring in biology on the pre-med...

Data: Three months of shelter-in-place could significantly flatten the curve

Data: Three months of shelter-in-place could significantly flatten the curve

Rebecca Griesbach, News Editor April 8, 2020

With testing and resource shortages nationwide, data on confirmed COVID-19 cases hasn’t always been reliable. And, in Tuscaloosa, an early testing blunder by the regional hospital exacerbated the issue....

In virtual meeting, SGA Senate confirms new executive cabinet

In virtual meeting, SGA Senate confirms new executive cabinet

Gerardo Aguilera | @jerry21aguilera, Contributing Writer April 5, 2020

A new crop of student government officials took office this week, but instead of filing into the Ferg Forum, they conducted affairs from the comfort of their own homes. Their first order of (virtual) business:...

Tuscaloosa curfew orders won’t change much with new state mandate

Tuscaloosa curfew orders won’t change much with new state mandate

Rebecca Griesbach, News Editor April 3, 2020

Alabama’s new shelter-in-place order isn’t much different from Tuscaloosa’s current curfew, Mayor Walt Maddox and city attorneys said at a virtual press conference Friday evening. On Friday afternoon,...

Courtesy of Tuscaloosa City

DCH staff: ‘Please don’t forego your needs’ amid COVID-19 crisis

Grace Schepis | @GraceSchepisCW, Staff Reporter April 3, 2020

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox was once again joined by Druid City Regional Hospital’s Dr. Timothy Lovely and Dr. Robin Wilson on Friday afternoon to discuss the hospital's current situation. The main...

CW / Carly Farmer

UA confirms employees, students diagnosed with COVID-19

Hannah Saad | @hannah_saad21, Photo Editor April 3, 2020

Four UA employees and three UA students have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a UA Alert emailed to the campus community on Friday afternoon.  The email stated that all seven of the affected...

Maddox: ‘April is going to be the month’ that determines COVID-19 trajectory

Maddox: ‘April is going to be the month’ that determines COVID-19 trajectory

Rebecca Griesbach | @rebach97, News Editor April 1, 2020

Walt Maddox doesn’t shy away from data, especially during a global pandemic.  In a virtual town hall on Wednesday, the Tuscaloosa mayor was quick to note that April is a critical month. According...

University, mayor encourage students to participate in 2020 Census

Rebecca Griesbach, News Editor April 1, 2020

City leaders are well aware of the economic impact students have on Tuscaloosa, and if anything needed to prove that, it was a global pandemic. Though University closures have displaced droves of students...

CW / Carly Farmer

UA Graduate School temporarily waives entrance test requirements

Rebecca Griesbach | @rebach97, News Editor March 31, 2020

For incoming UA graduate students worried about paying high fees and spending countless hours studying for entrance exams, the University has a message: Don't sweat it. On Monday, March 30, UA News...

Plan to watch: UA SGA to host annual Executive Council inauguration

Plan to watch: UA SGA to host annual Executive Council inauguration

Rebecca Griesbach | @rebach97, News Editor March 31, 2020

Despite campus closures, the University of Alabama Student Government Association (SGA) is still operating – just in a virtual setting. Formal SGA functions will resume on Tuesday night, with...

Updated: Inactive student workers to receive final paycheck next week

Updated: Inactive student workers to receive final paycheck next week

Jeffrey Kelly | @jeffkellyjr, Staff Reporter March 30, 2020

Update, April 17 – After being informed they would still be paid through “limited business operations” on April 2, inactive student workers have now been told that their payments will end soon.  “Student...

Courtesy of UA Emergency Action Network

Organization forms to demand student, employee support

Grace Schepis | @GraceSchepisCW, Staff Reporter March 27, 2020

A University of Alabama freshman, Sam Badger, started a GroupMe network last week in hopes to be the voice of the UA community during these uncertain times.  Included were student representatives from...