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Myron Pope: ‘If we increase at the rate we did this week, give us a week and a half and we’re going to be at full capacity’

Myron Pope: ‘If we increase at the rate we did this week, give us a week and a half and we’re going to be at full capacity’

Keely Brewer | @keelykbrewer, Assistant News Editor August 21, 2020

The University has entered a 14-day moratorium on in-person student activities, social or otherwise.  Although reentry testing maintained a 1% positivity rate, about 29% of tests performed on campus...

Coronavirus data still opaque as fall semester begins

Coronavirus data still opaque as fall semester begins

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

While some schools have gone completely remote, the University has settled on a hybrid learning plan, with the ability to go remote at any point. Following the release of the UA Return Plan, students,...

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Full-time mask-wearing brings its own set of problems

Lindsey Wilkinson | @lululindsey11, Contributing Writer August 20, 2020

At this point in the ongoing pandemic era, most know that wearing a cloth covering protects the wearer and the people around them from respiratory droplets that come from talking, coughing or sneezing....

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...

Nick Saban talks postseason hopes, SEC schedule

Nick Saban talks postseason hopes, SEC schedule

Alexander Plant | @aplant63, Sports Editor August 17, 2020

The ins and outs of Alabama football may be considered old hat, especially as Nick Saban enters his thirteenth season at the University, but this season will signal the return of a rarity not seen since...

Should we sign the revised COVID-19 acknowledgment?

Should we sign the revised COVID-19 acknowledgment?

Andrew Ash, Guest Columnist August 12, 2020

On July 31, the Crimson White published an opinion piece by UA law student Haley Czarnek urging all UA students not to sign the acknowledgment form that was included in the University’s COVID-19 online...

Sponsored Content: How to navigate class with Adobe Creative Cloud

Sponsored Content: How to navigate class with Adobe Creative Cloud

Jessa Reid Bolling, News Editor August 12, 2020

COVID-19 continues to change classroom dynamics around the country. The University of Alabama is no exception. As multiple classes move online and students will be expected to do more work from home rather...

Calling all contributors: CW applications are open!

Calling all contributors: CW applications are open!

The Crimson White August 12, 2020
To better accommodate students who are adjusting to an entirely different workflow, we'll keep these applications open and hire on a rolling basis. But if your members want to start working off the bat, they’d need to make sure to turn in their application no later than next Monday, August 17. 
Welcome! Everything is fine.

Welcome! Everything is fine.

August 7, 2020

If you’re reading this, hello! And welcome! During your (virtual) campus orientation, you might have heard about The Crimson White. The Crimson White – or The CW, as we like to call it – is UA’s...

‘It’s really getting old’: The ongoing reckoning of UA building namesakes

‘It’s really getting old’: The ongoing reckoning of UA building namesakes

As the Black Lives Matter movement surged across the country, a call for change emanated from UA students. Along with protests came an onslaught of petitions that urged for a change to academic buildings’...

Don’t sign UA’s dangerous acknowledgement form

Don’t sign UA’s dangerous acknowledgement form

Haley Czarnek, Guest Columnist July 31, 2020

​This Monday, every student received an email from The University of Alabama containing a link to COVID-19 training. What that email did not mention is that students must also sign a form in which, after...

A month before the first day of classes, four instructors in the English Language Institute did not receive contract renewals for the upcoming year.

Eclipsed by enrollment: How declining numbers cost four instructors their jobs

Keely Brewer | @keelykbrewer, Assistant News Editor July 30, 2020

A month before the first day of classes, four instructors at the University’s English Language Institute received notice that their contracts would not be renewed for the upcoming academic year.  Although...