Editor's Note: In each issue this summer, The Crimson White will publish a column written by a student who is studying abroad in order to share their experiences in a foreign country.Summer is the season...
Brandon Chicotsky pays his student bill in a way distinct from several other students – he uses Bitcoin.Chicotsky, a doctoral student in the College of Communication and Information Sciences, uses the...
For many people, craft beer is a hobby, but for two Tuscaloosa entrepreneurs, it is a business venture. Brewery Buddy, established last month at Tuscaloosa Startup Weekend 2014, is an online service where...
Four couples at an upscale New York diner party hardly makes for an interesting evening. Add a bullet wound, missing hostess, suicide conspiracy, police and slew of other complications, though, and you...
When Tuscaloosa native Betsy Plank graduated from The University of Alabama in 1944, the public relations field did not exist. By the time of her death in 2010, Plank was known by professionals and students...
It was a day like any other outside the Riverside dormitories until two people crawled from underneath a manhole cover. Looking travel-worn and curious, the two adventurers asked their onlookers what year...
Charlie Simmons sits at a round table, which is covered by a white tablecloth and an assortment of candy. It is Friday at the East Tuscaloosa Community Soup Bowl, and a dozen volunteers are getting ready...
It’s Thursday night, and the halls of Reese Phifer Hall have long been empty. However, up three sets of winding stairs, down a hallway that smells of pizza, two of the building’s remaining occupants...
Students from the aerospace engineering department are taking their space interest to the next level. As the aerospace engineering program at The University of Alabama is commonly associated with only...
Tuscaloosa weather is warming up and students are turning off their laptops, putting down their books and heading outside to enjoy the spring. For some, this means walking the dog or tossing a football...
University of Alabama President Judy Bonner, alongside Mark Nelson, vice president for student affairs and vice provost, joined students at a table in the Ferguson Center to discuss University affairs...
With graduation approaching, University of Alabama seniors are applying for graduate school, looking for jobs and getting ready for the future. While some seniors may already have jobs lined up, others...
Hakeem Hasan, a senior majoring in electrical engineering, pulls out his Android phone and uses his thumb to quickly scroll across the screen. However, he doesn’t pull up Twitter. He doesn’t send a...
A once-open field is now a sea of armor. Five hundred men stand across from 500 others, ready for a battle of weapons, balance and skill. As chests are knocked and swords swing, the sound of laughs,...
Online applications, employment search engines and digital questionnaires have taken the current crop of job applicants into what Time.com calls “the recruiting black hole.” Companies are standardizing...
After a semester of painting, Michael Meads takes a minute to take in his collection of oil paintings, entitled “Cookies ‘n Kreme,” as it hangs in a Woods Hall art studio. The works, now complete,...
Gretchen Anderson came to The University of Alabama to work with animals and pursue veterinary studies, but she ended up with human bones on her hands. As the lead graduate teaching assistant for Anatomy...
When Tyler Barron left college halfway through his first semester, his only goal was to take his music career as far as it would go. He played bars from Birmingham to Gordo, Ala., covering popular country...
Will Gillette started rapping in high school after someone challenged him to a battle in the lunch room. He then took up juggling to accompany his raps. Upon coming to The University of Alabama, he wanted...
College is known for being a hub of creativity and art culture, but local art, including live music, is inaccessible to many students. Bars on the Strip have DJs and local bands, but there is usually an...
I went to my first showing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” Friday, presented by Pink Box Burlesque at the Bama Theatre. It is safe to say that experience revived my faith in the power of film. While...
It is now possible for anyone with Internet access to be an Ivy League student. No applications are required, there are no prerequisites, and all of the classes are free. Massive open online courses,...
When Debbie Norris’ daughter Heather was 20 years old, her life came to an early end as the result of domestic violence. Now, Norris travels the country, telling the story of her daughter’s murder...
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