Four years ago, the American economy changed forever. During the Great Recession, Americans lost more than just jobs and wages; we lost defining elements of our economy and infrastructure. More importantly,...

According to virtually every polling metric, the American people have made it emphatically clear what issue is most important to them in the 2012 election: the economy. The Great Recession officially...

University of Alabama President Guy Bailey announced Wednesday, Oct. 31 that he would resign from his position as University president because of his wife’s health. The announcement circulated in a...

The University of Alabama Board of Trustees will discuss President Guy Bailey’s request to resign in a closed executive session Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. The board will hold an open public meeting around...

Social issues are highly divisive factors in the upcoming election. While their impact is felt often among pockets of voters, as opposed to broader issues that affect every constituent, social issues carry...

America is a nation of immigrants. But with 11.5 million illegal immigrants in the United States, the issue of illegal immigration is no longer just a social problem; it jeopardizes our national and economic...

President Obama has been vocal in his plans to set up a bipartisan path to citizenship, enabling those immigrants who have become productive members of society to become legal citizens. One of Obama’s...

The Alabama women’s swimming and diving team nabbed its second win of the season and first in Southeastern Conference competition, beating Vanderbilt 158-103 in Nashville, Tenn.. The Crimson Tide (2-1,...

By Adrienne Burch and Morgan Reames The number of people choosing to walk instead of drive or use public transportation is on a steady decline across the U.S. Only 1.4 percent of Tuscaloosa residents...

The University of Alabama cross country teams began the championship portion of their schedule on Friday morning as the men’s and women’s teams both finished 11th in their respective divisions at the...

After mounting a furious comeback in the second half, the Alabama soccer team fell 4-3 at Auburn Thursday night. The Tigers scored the winning goal with 32 seconds remaining in the second overtime period...

Gas cost an average of $1.90 a gallon when President Obama took office four years ago, but it is selling for about $3.75 a gallon today. The president says gas prices have risen because the economy has...

The Alabama volleyball team fell to the Tennessee Lady Vols, 3-0 (18-25, 16-25, 19-25), in a Southeastern Conference match on Sunday afternoon in the Thompson-Boling Arena. With the loss, the Crimson Tide...

By Tori Lee and Tara Massouleh Education and its funding are at the forefront of issues for college students today. Some of our biggest struggles include finding the means to fund our college journey...

It is evident that the topic of education is an important one. The very first question in the second presidential debate was asked by a 20-year-old college student who sought reassurance about his ability...

Former Alabama catcher Alex Avila will be in the starting lineup for the Detroit Tigers when the 2012 World Series begins tonight. Avila, who played for the Crimson Tide from 2006-08, will be batting eighth...

The 2012-13 men’s basketball season will mark the 100th year of shooting hoops at The University of Alabama. Throughout the season, Alabama will have stories, videos and promotions to commemorate the...

University of Alabama Interfraternity Council organizations have begun work to launch investigations regarding the University administration’s Oct. 18 cancellation of pledgeship. At 12:30 p.m. on Thursday,...

The two-time defending NCAA champion Alabama gymnastics team will have a league-best seven of its regular-season meets broadcast via the Southeastern Conference’s television partners in 2013, including...

The Alabama men’s golf team fired the lowest round of the day to finish third at the 2012 Isleworth Collegiate Invitational on Tuesday at the par-72, 7,544-yard Isleworth Country Club. The Crimson Tide...

By Lucy Cheseldine and SoRelle Wyckoff It’s been said that to understand an individual’s priorities, you look at their checkbook. The same can be said about governments’ and their leaders’ priorities...

Foreign policy has defined American politics since 9/11, and since the start of Obama’s term, it has continued to dominate decision making. With the Arab Spring and, more recently, the direct attack...

“If a mandate was the solution, we could try that to solve homelessness by mandating everybody buy a house,” President Obama said in 2008, arguing against legally requiring individuals to buy health...

“It is a new day for The University of Alabama.” So said Assistant Dean of Students Lowell Davis on Thursday, speaking to the convened Interfraternity Council presidents. He then declared fraternity...

The following is an email The Crimson White received from Cathy Andreen, University of Alabama spokeswoman, at 3:10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18. Statement from Dr. Mark Nelson, UA vice president for student...

Hip-hop recording artist B.o.B will headline the Student Government Association’s RAGE fundraising concert on Thursday, Nov. 8 at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. “Fifty-six percent of ticket sales go...

In come-from-behind fashion, the Alabama men’s golf team swept the medalist honors at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, played at the par-70 7,204 yard Old Overton Golf Club. “We needed this...

The Avett Brothers will be returning to Tuscaloosa to make a second performance at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. With the release of their newest album in September, many UA students are excited to have...

University of Alabama students will have the opportunity to purchase parts of past decades today at the 8 on Repeat Vintage Clothing T-shirt sale in the Ferguson Center Lounge Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6...

The 29th Annual Alabama Insurance Day will be held Oct. 10 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Bryant Conference Center. I-Day is held each year, aiming to inform and engage professionals in the local insurance...

After taking last weekend off from team scrimmages, The University of Alabama baseball team returned to Sewell-Thomas Stadium on Monday for week five of their fall practice schedule. After skill instruction...

The Alabama soccer team fell in both of its matches this weekend on an SEC road trip. Texas A&M won 5-0 in College Station on Friday, and Arkansas prevailed 3-1 in Fayetteville on Sunday. The two losses...

Alabama golfer Justin Thomas and his U.S. teammates won the 2012 World Amateur Team Championship Sunday with a record-setting score of 24-under-par 404 at the par-71 Antalya Golf Club. The Americans won...

The Alabama Crimson Tide women’s volleyball team experienced a 3-1 (19-25, 25-22, 18-25, 16-25) loss to the Missouri Tigers in an SEC match on Sunday afternoon in Foster Auditorium. With the loss, Alabama...

An email claiming to be sent on behalf of fraternity and sorority pledges at The University of Alabama warned Greek Affairs director Kathleen Gillan last month that pledgeship should be reformed or unwanted...

Bruce Berger, professor of advertising and public relations, will fly to New York City on Nov. 8 to receive the Pathfinder Award for significant contributions to public relations research. The Institute...

Will Nolan, an assistant professor in the Honors College, died Thursday, Sept. 27. Nolan, 39, was beginning his third year with the College this fall and instructed “Ideology and the Cinema” and “Cinema...

The expansion of the Ferguson Center and a new recreational center are among the highlights of future construction on campus, said to University planner and designer Dan Wolfe. “The Ferguson project...

Alabama sophomore Pia Rijsdijk scored three minutes into overtime to lift the Crimson Tide to a 2-1 victory over Kentucky Sunday afternoon at the UK Soccer Complex. With the win, Alabama improves to 7-3-2...

The Pi Kappa Alpha and Theta Chi fraternities are suspended from block seating and social events pending judicial action following acts of vandalism. Phallic images were spray painted onto the Theta Chi...

University of Alabama golfers Jennifer Kirby from Canada and Stephanie Meadow from Northern Ireland will compete in the 2012 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship, which begins on Thursday, Sept. 27...

When a student receives more in scholarship money than the cost of tuition, textbooks, housing and other miscellaneous expenses, he or she gets a check from the University. It may seem like a simple practice,...

The 2013 Alabama baseball team recruiting class was rated the 16th best by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, as announced on Tuesday afternoon. The Crimson Tide welcomed 12 signees for the upcoming season,...

The Alabama men’s golf team shot 3-over-par 283 in the final round of the 2012 PING/Golfweek Preview at the par-70, 7,248-yard Crabapple Course at the Capital City Club on Tuesday where it finished tied...

The Alabama women’s tennis team earned two more wins on Sunday on the final day of play at the 2012 Furman Fall Classic. With the victories, the Crimson Tide tallied a combined 12 wins over the course...

The Alabama volleyball team suffered a 3-1 (19-25, 25-23, 21-25, 18-25) Southeastern Conference loss to the Auburn Tigers on Sunday afternoon. Laura Steiner led the Crimson Tide (12-4, 1-3 SEC) with 12...

Allegations of corruption in the process of selecting freshman to serve in the First Year Council was a flash point of conflict last year that eventually brought down then-Student Government President...

The Ferguson Center will sell discounted student tickets to the Avett Brothers concert featuring Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. The headlining folk group’s show will be held at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater...

Stephanie Ballard, a recent University of Alabama graduate, gets to work in the industry she loves and gets to stay on her parent’s insurance plan because of the Affordable Care Act. As an outdoor guide,...

The Alabama men’s tennis team had a solid final day of play at the Duke Fab Four Invite, coming away with four wins in four matches at the Sheffield Tennis Center. Overall, the Crimson Tide collected...

When Stephen Gatti was a University of Alabama freshman in 2005, he wasn’t sure whether he would live or die. “It was in 2005, one week into my freshman year of college,” he said. “I was actually...

University students often travel abroad to immerse themselves in another country’s language and culture for a year or a semester, but many are unaware that a similar environment exists right here at...

The No. 1 Alabama women’s golf team finished eighth at the Cougar Classic on Tuesday with a 54-hole total of 13-over-par 877 on the par-72, 6,219-yard Yeamans Hall Club. Florida won the event with a...

Every student pays the same amount of money for football tickets, so it’s not unreasonable to expect every student to follow the same rules when it comes to football seating. Unfortunately, that is...

The No. 1 ranked Alabama men’s golf team finished third at the 2012 Carpet Capital Collegiate on Sunday at the par-72, 7,012-yard Farm Golf Club, with a 54-hole total of 1-over-par 865. The Crimson...

The No. 1 Alabama women’s golf team shot 289, 1-over-par, in the opening round of the 2012 Cougar Classic on the par-72, 6,219-yard Yeamans Hall Club. The Crimson Tide is tied for seventh but with only...

The Alabama volleyball team secured another tournament-win this weekend in the Hampton Inn Bama Bash as they dominated in Foster Auditorium, dropping only one set all weekend. Outside hitter Kayla Fitterer...

By Adam Mills Contributing Writer University of Alabama students may run a higher risk of exposure to West Nile Virus than others due to increased time outdoors in times of heightened mosquito activity,...

By Adam Mills Contributing Writer Presidential Village, The University of Alabama’s newest dormitory, opened its doors to students this fall. In addition to the over 970 student residents, Presidential...

University of Alabama guard Ben Eblen will forgo his senior season with the men’s basketball team, he and head coach Anthony Grant announced Wednesday. “I want to thank the basketball program, The...

The Alabama Gymnastics team released its 2013 schedule on Monday. The Tide, which will be competing for its third straight NCAA Championship, will face the runner-up, as well as the third, sixth and seventh...

The University of Alabama cross country team will host a pair of home meets as part of its 2012 schedule, announced Monday by head coach Dan Waters. The Crimson Tide’s 2012 schedule features seven...

The second Annual Celebration on the River will be offering Tuscaloosa a night of entertainment as one of the many ways to celebrate patriotism for the Fourth of July. Held at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater,...

The BCS Presidential Oversight Committee approved a 12-year plan for a college football playoff system on Tuesday that will eliminate the current Bowl Championship Series, beginning in 2014. The committee...

Head coach Wendell Hudson announced the addition of Tim Miller and Donnie Quinn to the women’s basketball coaching staff on Wednesday. Miller and Quinn were both standouts coaches from the high school...

The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame named Mal Moore the 2012 recipient of the John L. Toner Award last Wednesday. The Toner Award is presented annually to the athletic director “who...

Alabama freshman Justin Thomas was named the 2012 Jack Nicklaus Award recipient for Division-I men’s golf, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced Sunday morning. Thomas was also previously...

The No. 2 Alabama softball team dropped the first game of the Women’s College World Series championship finals to no. 4 Oklahoma 4-1 on Monday at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The loss is the Tide’s first...

The Alabama women’s golf team won its first NCAA Championship Friday, holding off Southern California in a battle that went down to the last hole. The Crimson Tide finished with a 6-over-par round of...

The University of Alabama announced Friday that redshirt sophomore quarterback Phillip Sims has decided to transfer following the spring semester. “This was a very difficult decision because I’ve...

Longtime University of Alabama coach and athletics administrator Clem Gryska died Monday after a brief illness. “It’s so sad to hear the news,” said Athletic Director Mal Moore, who coached with...

In advance of our issue marking the one-year anniversary of the April 27 tornado, The Crimson White is seeking student and faculty perspectives on the storm. We want to know how the tornado affected you...

Volleyball signs two players Alabama head volleyball coach Ed Allen announced the signing of Laura Steiner from Fort Collins, Colo., and Yukie Fatumi from Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday. Steiner is a 6-foot,...

The Tuscaloosa News won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage for its coverage of the April 27 tornado. City editor Katherine Lee said she was proud of the job the newsroom did on April 27....

Tony Mitchell and Charles Hankerson, Jr. will not return to the Alabama men’s basketball team next season, according to a team release. Mitchell and Hankerson, Jr. both requested and were granted a release...

By (Person) You know what really grinds my gears? Those (subject) teachers. (subject) teachers with all those (adjective) classes, jumping around there in (campus building), half-(adjective) with your...

Students at the University of Alabama took home 13 awards from the regional Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence Awards. The conference, hosted on the campus of the University of...

Saturday, March 17, 2012 Possession of Marijuana II/Possession of Drug Paraphernalia March 17, 3:21 a.m. 900 block of 6th Avenue   Possession/Use of Credit/Debit Card III Between March 3 and 8,...

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association awarded The Crimson White a Gold Crown for its Spring 2011 print publication and a Silver Crown for digital news Sunday in an awards ceremony at Columbia University...

The following students have been elected to the SGA Senate for the 2012-2013 school year. Arts & Sciences (13 seats) Elliott Bell Hamilton Bloom Anna Katherine Cabaniss Sam Gerard Laura Gregory Mary Katherine...

UA President Robert Witt has been named the next chancellor of the University of Alabama system. Provost Judy Bonner will serve as the interim president of the University. Witt will replace Malcolm Portera,...

The Crimson White recently won several national awards from the 2012 Gold Circle Collegiate Awards for Digital Media. The competition, which is sponsored by Columbia University, was created to acknowledge...

By Anna Price Olson Contributing Writer   A weekend jog down sorority row, past Bryant-Denny Stadium and through downtown Tuscaloosa will support the prevention of child abuse both nationwide and in...

Junior forward Tony Mitchell has been suspended from the Crimson Tide men's basketball team by head coach Anthony Grant for the duration of the season, according to a UA media notice. Senior forward JaMychal...

Week of Feb. 12   Birmingham: Marc Broussard with Sugar + The Hi Lows at Workplay, Feb. 14, 8 p.m.   Nashville: Drake at Bridgestone Arena, Feb.17, 8 p.m. The Band Perry at Ryman Auditorium, Feb....

Students interested in running for a Student Government Association office position must turn in their statement of candidacy or intent by 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17. Forms, along with a detailed timeline...

Thursday, Jan. 26 – Saturday, Jan. 28   Theft of property III 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 800 block of 6th Avenue   Thursday, Jan. 26 – Monday, Jan. 30   Theft of property II/Possession/use of credit...

Instead of the usual student musicians and visiting artists performing in the Moody Concert Hall, this weekend the venue will come alive with the 23rd Annual Realizing the Dream Concert. Each year, the...