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UA announces pass/fail grading option for Spring 2020 semester

Rebecca Griesbach | @rebach97, News Editor March 27, 2020

Following a recommendation by the Faculty Senate and approved by President Bell today, students now have the option to choose between a letter grade or pass/fail designation for Spring 2020 courses. The...

Empty tube train during rush hour in London. Courtesy of Miranda Reed.

Study abroad students feel the pressure of COVID-19

Andrew Littlejohn | @Andrewlittlej19, Contributing Writer March 27, 2020

Jena Merritt, a junior majoring in international studies and management, awoke on March 12 to texts from her distressed friend. The friend had gotten an email from her home university at 3 a.m. with orders...

Courtesy of Hannah Strathmeyer and Alec Boxer

Meet the students helping their peers with early move-out

Tessa Worley | @TessaWorley2, Contributing Writer March 26, 2020

Co-founders of a student-run moving company are getting business earlier than they thought. Last week, the University of Alabama released a semester completion plan, which informed students who lived...

DCH staff ensures ‘proactive’ measures in virtual town hall

Grace Schepis | @GraceSchepisCW, Staff Reporter March 25, 2020

Shortly after instating a citywide curfew, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox addressed the public via Facebook livestream with updates about coronavirus efforts. Maddox was joined by DCH health professionals...

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Maddox extends citywide curfew to limit coronavirus spread

Update, March 26 at 8 p.m. – Due to the rapidly developing situation, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox has issued an executive order extending the public safety curfew for Tuscaloosa residents to 24 hours...

City answers coronavirus questions in virtual town hall

City answers coronavirus questions in virtual town hall

Grace Schepis | @GraceSchepisCW, Staff Reporter March 20, 2020

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox addressed the Tuscaloosa community via livestream on Friday to answer submitted questions concerning the city's actions to fight the coronavirus.  Maddox, who has been...

In our Zoom U series, we'll be exploring the challenges students face while adapting to a school-wide move to online learning. CW / Rebecca Griesbach

COVID-19 halts film production for creative media students

Jeffrey Kelly | @jeffkellyjr, Staff Reporter March 20, 2020

As the University closed its doors to on-campus students, three creative media students watched a window of opportunity close with it.  An abrupt end to in-person learning has left three seniors worried...

City leaders: 'Keep your kids' home as community fights coronavirus

City leaders: ‘Keep your kids’ home as community fights coronavirus

Frustrations boiled over in a special city council meeting on Thursday night when city councilors met to address an apparent flaw in Tuscaloosa’s current quarantine system: Juveniles aren’t taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously.
International students left uncertain after COVID-19 closures

International students left uncertain after COVID-19 closures

Audrey Harper | @CAudreyHarper, Contributing Writer March 19, 2020

After UA students were mandated to leave campus, international students, unable to travel home and store their belongings, were left with uncertainty in what to do next.  The University of Alabama’s...

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UA spring semester will remain online, commencement cancelled

Rebecca Griesbach | @rebach97, News Editor March 18, 2020

For students at the University of Alabama, president Stuart Bell has a message: stay home. The decision was announced in a semester completion plan emailed to the UA community on Wednesday, following...

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Resource Guide: How to get emergency assistance in Tuscaloosa

The Crimson White March 17, 2020

In the midst of school closures, confirmed cases and suspended operations, here are some resources for students and faculty who may be facing financial, educational or travel-related hardships. Just like...