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​SGA now accepting applications

Katie Shepherd April 15, 2015

The Student Government Association is now accepting applications for director and standing committee positions. Over 80 positions are open for applications, which are available on the SGA website and close...

Dare to be Different

Katie Shepherd April 13, 2015

After four years at the Capstone, it is hard to believe that my time as an undergraduate is coming to an end. The things I have learned here and the people I have become close with will never be forgotten.Since...

​20-year-old psychology student dies

Katie Shepherd April 1, 2015

Corbyn Kelly Wile, a freshman majoring in psychology from Enterprise, Alabama, died March 18, according to a notification sent by the University. Wile was born Dec. 9, 1994, and was a member of Delta Zeta....

Corolla to return after cancellation

Katie Shepherd March 11, 2015

The University of Alabama announced Monday it would publish a 2014-2015 edition of the Corolla yearbook for students, employees, alumni and parents, according to an email sent from UA News just before...

Crimson White to assume new leadership

Crimson White to assume new leadership

Katie Shepherd December 29, 2014

By Katie Shepherd | Assistant News EditorThis semester, The Crimson White will undergo some changes in leadership. In a letter sent to Chris Roberts, chairman of the Media Planning Board, on Monday, Dec....

Bonner announces resignation

Bonner announces resignation

Andy McWhorter December 17, 2014

University of Alabama President Judy Bonner announced Wednesday that she would resign from the presidency by Sept. 30, 2015. Bonner, the first woman to hold the University's presidency, has held the office...

State reps respond to accusations

Katie Shepherd November 24, 2014

On Monday, Nov. 24, The Crimson White ran an article titled “Clash of Conservatives.” In the article, various members of the University of Alabama College Republicans were mentioned as having a part...

Clash of Conservatives

Clash of Conservatives

Katie Shepherd November 23, 2014

The University of Alabama College Republicans (UACR), a nationally-affiliated political student organization, split last week in what some have called an ongoing ideological struggle between two factions...

Hoole welcomes students

Hoole welcomes students

Katie Shepherd November 17, 2014

The W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library is home to many rare items that are often not readily available to students in a typical 
library setting. To help students gain access to the many interesting...

CW wins seven awards

Andy McWhorter November 3, 2014

The Crimson White won seven awards at a national college media conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania over the weekend, including five first place awards for individual articles or projects. The UA student...

Urge Conference Coverage

Katie Shepherd October 27, 2014

Leaders from Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity, a reproductive justice activism group based in Washington, D.C., hosted a three-day Reproductive Justice Leadership Institute on The University of...

Parking search difficult, even with pass

Parking search difficult, even with pass

Katie Shepherd October 16, 2014

Nina Danilyan lives off campus and loves Alabama football. She goes out of her way to attend every home game she can, but she said the stress of figuring out how to get to campus often overshadows the...

Four professors earn awards

Four professors earn awards

Katie Shepherd October 8, 2014

Each year, the National Alumni Association presents the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award to four professors to recognize their 
excellence in teaching. This year, the association’s selection...

Alabamians now a minority at UA

Alabamians now a minority at UA

Andy McWhorter September 28, 2014

Douglas Fair and Brandon Skinner sat at the head of the table in a meeting of The 49, the University’s out-of-state student organization, prepared for a transition. Fair, a senior from Knoxville, Tennessee,...

Theatre to premiere comedy film

Katie Shepherd September 23, 2014

Total Frat Move dubbed “Mantervention” the “greatest raunchy sex comedy since ‘Wedding Crashers.’” The movie will premiere Thursday, Oct. 9 at the Bama Theatre along with only six other theaters...

UAPD investigating second death threat

Andy McWhorter September 22, 2014

A second death threat is being investigated by the University of Alabama Police Department, UA Spokesperson Cathy Andreen said. The second threat was purportedly written by the same "Authur Pendragon"...

App seeks to make giving blood simple

App seeks to make giving blood simple

Katie Shepherd September 21, 2014

Becca Dodge, a senior majoring in psychology, recently lost her father after a seven-week battle with leukemia. If it weren’t for blood that had been donated at blood drives, she said, she wouldn’t...

Students struggle to sit in Ferg

Students struggle to sit in Ferg

Katie Shepherd September 7, 2014

During lunch hours, many students are discovering that it is extremely difficult to locate somewhere to sit in the newly-renovated Ferguson Center. Rachel Barwick Gnemi, marketing coordinator for Bama...

UA strives to reduce waste

Katie Shepherd September 1, 2014

What happens to your waste when it is thrown into a recycling bin? At The University of Alabama, it is sent to a recycling plant in Birmingham along with around 1,650 tons of other plastic, paper and aluminum...

Horwitz appeals to state Supreme Court

Andy McWhorter May 28, 2014

Kelly Horwitz, former representative for District 4 on the Tuscaloosa Board of Education and the losing candidate in last fall’s school board elections, recently filed an appellant brief with the Supreme...

UA students honored nationally

Katie Shepherd April 23, 2014

Each year, students from universities across the country are selected to receive various prestigious scholarship awards. This year, The University of Alabama had eight students who were chosen for three...

Event promotes assault awareness

Katie Shepherd April 16, 2014

Take Back the Night, an event promoting sexual assault awareness month, began with a protest on the quad Tuesday afternoon and ended with a series of speakers in Smith Hall. “There is a power on this...

Student campaign now national

Katie Shepherd April 16, 2014

Following the success of the LessThanUThink campaign against binge drinking over the last five years, the University of Alabama student group responsible for the program is now spreading the campaign to...

SGA offers new integration resolution

Andy McWhorter April 8, 2014

Student Government Association President Hamilton Bloom proposed a resolution supporting the continued integration of the Greek community at a special session of the 2014-15 Student Senate held Tuesday...

AIJM events raise money, awareness

Andy McWhorter April 8, 2014

Victims of human trafficking and modern day slavery rarely get a chance to speak for themselves, but Alabama International Justice Mission is hosting a number of events this week to raise awareness and...

The New Black to host march

Andy McWhorter April 3, 2014

“Light the Path: For Equality,” a protest against racial inequality, will be held on the University of Alabama campus on Friday. The protest will consist of a march from the Ferguson Student Center...

Test banks challenge professors

Katie Shepherd March 19, 2014

Test banks, which store old copies of tests for students to reference while studying, can be a valuable resource. However, some professors and administrators frown upon the practice, and whether or not...

Posters may violate election policies

Andy McWhorter March 11, 2014

In an alleged violation of SGA election rules, a number of posters endorsing non-Machine affiliated candidates were posted in residence halls around the University of Alabama campus Monday morning. The...

Walk raises awareness for MS

Walk raises awareness for MS

Katie Shepherd March 10, 2014

Around the world, around 2.3 million people are thought to have multiple sclerosis, a disease that is neither contagious nor inherited. There are 6,500 people living with MS in Alabama and Mississippi...

Panel talks black femininity

Panel talks black femininity

Katie Shepherd February 26, 2014

Elizabeth Rogers, a junior majoring in African-American studies, sat at table with four black women who said they proudly wore their natural hair. She described a situation where she was criticized for...

Spring Get on Board Day more focused

Andy McWhorter January 15, 2014

For students who didn’t get a chance to attend fall Get on Board Day or who might not have found the best organization for them the first time around, The University of Alabama will hold spring Get on...

Cold winter to plague Alabama

Andy McWhorter January 8, 2014

Earlier this week, some of the coldest weather Alabama has seen in decades moved into the state, driving temperatures down to well below freezing and causing concerns for the students who had to get back...

Steps to take before leaving for break

Steps to take before leaving for break

Andy McWhorter December 5, 2013

As students finish up with final exams and prepare to head home for the holiday season, there are a few things they can do to make sure their dorm rooms, apartments or homes are safe while they are away....

Sorority elects 1st black president

Sorority elects 1st black president

Andy McWhorter November 14, 2013

Hannah Christine Patterson was elected president of Sigma Delta Tau Wednesday, Nov. 6, making her the first black president of a Panhellenic sorority in the history of The University of Alabama. Patterson,...

Suspicious envelope deemed not a threat

Suspicious envelope deemed not a threat

Andy McWhorter November 5, 2013

The University of Alabama Police Department and Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue were called to Rose Administration Building around 4:30 p.m. Monday when a University employee suffered a stinging sensation...

Full stadium newest aim for SGA

Full stadium newest aim for SGA

Andy McWhorter September 19, 2013

With the first home football game of the season right around the corner, the SGA and other campus organizations are looking for ways to keep more students in their seats. Looking up and seeing the student...

Full stadium newest aim for SGA

Full stadium newest aim for SGA

Andy McWhorter September 19, 2013

With the first home football game of the season right around the corner, the SGA and other campus organizations are looking for ways to keep more students in their seats. Looking up and seeing the student...

Student overcomes brain tumor

Student overcomes brain tumor

Andy McWhorter September 10, 2013

Anna Montgomery was an active student in her freshman year at The University of Alabama before she started to get sick. Montgomery was involved with her sorority, Alpha Gamma Delta, and loved going to...

Four councils govern campus greeks

Andy McWhorter July 17, 2013

With more than 7,000 members spread out over 58 different organizations, The University of Alabama has the largest greek student body of any institution in North America, Ryan Powell, assistant director...