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UA Turning Point hosts ‘Do Not Comply’ tour, media asked to leave event

UA Turning Point hosts ‘Do Not Comply’ tour, media asked to leave event

Cameron Cortez, Staff Writer November 20, 2024

Will Witt’s “Do Not Comply” tour, hosted by Turning Point USA Alabama Tuesday, sparked conversations about personal freedoms and government overreach at the University of Alabama. The event in...

UA College Republicans discuss election issues with Alabama Secretary of State

UA College Republicans discuss election issues with Alabama Secretary of State

Benjamin Smith, Staff Writer November 20, 2024

The UA College Republicans hosted Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen in Houser Hall Tuesday for a discussion about election logistics and policy. Allen, a UA alum and former football player for the...

Mayor Walt Maddox announces World AIDS Day, city qualifying for AAA credit Rating

Mayor Walt Maddox announces World AIDS Day, city qualifying for AAA credit Rating

Jeb Rine, Contributing Writer November 20, 2024

Mayor Walt Maddox announced at the Tuscaloosa City Council meeting Tuesday that the city would recognize Dec. 1, 2024 as “World AIDS Day.” “World AIDS Day unites people worldwide in the fight...

SGA holds special elections for two vacant Senate seats

SGA holds special elections for two vacant Senate seats

Sujith Mareddy, News Editor November 17, 2024

SGA held a special election Friday for two vacant Senate seats, one in the law school and one in the graduate school. The unofficial results were announced the same day. The law Senate seat had no competing...

Veo and other e-scooters transform public transit on campus, get met with excitement and controversy

Veo and other e-scooters transform public transit on campus, get met with excitement and controversy

Benjamin Smith, Staff Writer November 17, 2024

The electric scooter-sharing company Veo is about to enter its fourth year on campus, and its mark can be seen on nearly every road and by nearly every building. With a campus spanning 1,400 acres,...

Black students say racist texts aren’t first encounter with racism as University forgoes public statement

Black students say racist texts aren’t first encounter with racism as University forgoes public statement

Jacob Ritondo, Managing Editor November 13, 2024

Content warning: This story contains references to racial slurs that readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. Black students reported receiving anonymous racist text messages last...

UAPD and Tuscaloosa Police operate a joint precinct on the Strip.

FBI acknowledges racist texts sent to students nationwide as local authorities investigate source

Jacob Ritondo, Managing Editor November 7, 2024

The FBI began looking into the racist text messages young Black Americans across the country — including at The University of Alabama — received yesterday, the bureau announced in a statement Thursday,...

Black students receive racist text messages after Trump’s win, part of apparent nationwide trend

Black students receive racist text messages after Trump’s win, part of apparent nationwide trend

Jacob Ritondo, Managing Editor November 6, 2024

Black UA students reported receiving racist text messages from a slew of anonymous phone numbers Wednesday. The messages, each seemingly coming from a different phone number with area codes inside and...

Tuscaloosa had a variety of opinions on key issues according to The Crimson White exit polls.

Exit polling in Tuscaloosa brings mixed results

The Crimson White News Desk November 5, 2024

The Crimson White went out to polling locations to hear from Tuscaloosa residents about who they would rather see in the presidential office. These unofficial results are based solely on interviews from...

Citizens voice concerns over bike lanes at ALDOT pedestrian and bike safety workshop

Citizens voice concerns over bike lanes at ALDOT pedestrian and bike safety workshop

J. Calister Clemons, Staff Writer November 1, 2024

The Alabama Department of Transportation held a bicycle and pedestrian safety workshop on Monday at the department’s West Central Region office.  This is one of five public meetings the ALDOT is...

Universities Against Cancer hosted a tabling event on Thursday.

Universities Against Cancer hosts tabling event ahead of light show for cancer awareness

Josie Wahl, Staff Writer October 27, 2024

Universities Against Cancer, an organization that honors and highlights those who have fought cancer, hosted a tabling event on Thursday for students to sign up for a light show on Monday. The organization...

Roll Tide Run marked the beginning of homecoming.

Homecoming Week kicks off

Sujith Mareddy and J. Calister Clemons October 20, 2024

Homecoming Week kicked off on Sunday with the Roll Tide Run and the Homecoming Kick-Off. The Homecoming committee hosted a Roll Tide Run 5K that started from the Quad, went around the Student Recreation...