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Forgotten Figures: The Hawaiian botanist who made waves

Giuliana LaMarca, Contributing Columnist September 16, 2020

Isabella Aiona Abbott was a world-renowned scientist in the field of marine botany. Born Isabella Kauakea Yau Yung Aiona, Abbott was a Native Hawaiian and Chinese woman born in 1919 on the island of Maui....

The onus is on us to reach out, promote suicide awareness

The onus is on us to reach out, promote suicide awareness

Jennafer Bowman | @jennaferbowman, Contributing Columnist September 10, 2020

September is Suicide Awareness Month. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, 90% of those who died by suicide had a diagnosable mental health condition at the time of their death....

MIA: Where's the Department of Education?

MIA: Where’s the Department of Education?

Emma Butler, Staff Columnist September 9, 2020

Back in 2015, then-FBI director James Comey testified before Congress and revealed the shocking lack of federal data about police shootings in the United States. “I cannot tell you how many people were...

Open Letter: Stop gaslighting us

Open Letter: Stop gaslighting us

Micheal Innis-Jimenez, Guest Columnist September 5, 2020

This open letter was sent on Thursday, Sep. 3 to UA System Chancellor Finis St. John; members of the UA Board of Trustees; UA President Stuart Bell; Dr. Richard Friend, dean of the UA College of Community...

Opinion: Say it with me, President Bell: I am responsible

Opinion: Say it with me, President Bell: I am responsible

Saul Alpert-Abrams, Guest Columnist September 2, 2020

There is a lot of victim blaming going on in America right now. While President Trump campaigns on the worn out race-baiting promise of law and order (read: harass, prosecute and murder victims of racial...

Opinion: It's clear what's pulling the strings

Opinion: It’s clear what’s pulling the strings

Kelby Hutchison | @thetallcwrepor1, Staff Columnist September 2, 2020

Since the move to online instruction in the spring semester, The University of Alabama has shown lapses in its ability to make moral choices that keep its student body safe. This failure of leadership...

Opinion: Congress must do its job and ease families' suffering during the pandemic

Opinion: Congress must do its job and ease families’ suffering during the pandemic

Robyn Hyden, Alabama Arise August 30, 2020

I woke up today angry about our country’s leadership crisis and how families with low incomes are suffering as a result. I could not stop thinking about members of Congress going on a month-long vacation...

Opinion: Take Morgan off the English building

Opinion: Take Morgan off the English building

Tucker Legerski | @TuckerLegerski, Guest Columnist August 21, 2020

George Floyd's killing and the wave of national reflection – along with the years-long work from UA student activists and faculty– has brought changes to campus. Those changes have included the removal...

Advice from UA 2023 for UA 2024 

Advice from UA 2023 for UA 2024 

Mikayla Wyatt | @minimalistmikk, Opinions Editor August 20, 2020

I sat down with three sophomores, Shanaya Daughtrey, Elissa Nation and Russell Jiles, to see what advice they had for incoming freshmen. Here's what they had to say. Elissa Q: In what ways did you...

Open Letter: A message from Coach Nate Oats

Open Letter: A message from Coach Nate Oats

Nate Oats, Head Men's Basketball Coach August 20, 2020

Welcome back to Tuscaloosa! On behalf of the Alabama Crimson Tide and your men’s basketball players, coaches and staff, we are excited to have you back on campus for the 2020-21 academic year. It is...

Coping with COVID-19 means staying healthy by staying in

Coping with COVID-19 means staying healthy by staying in

Mariah Kravitz, Guest Columnist August 20, 2020

In the spring, many students only went weeks between hearing about COVID-19 for the first time and being sent away from campus because of it. In compliance with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention...

Our View: No, President Bell, we won't be your PR

Our View: No, President Bell, we won’t be your PR

The Crimson White Editorial Board August 20, 2020

The University has yet again made national news, but for all the wrong reasons. CBS News, the Washington Post, and Al.com released articles this week highlighting recent photos of University students and...