I was sent home from school my first day of junior year of high school. My crime was not loudly disrupting class; it was not fighting or throwing food or disrespecting my teachers. It was wearing a skirt....
Names have been changed for the privacy and protection of sources. It was Jennifer’s first time meeting a man she’d met on SeekingArrangement. She’d liked his profile; it showed him in Africa surrounded...
The north end of the Druid City Hospital campus is on lockdown after a police pursuit led to the emergency entrance and a man put a gun to his head, according to Brad Fisher, corporate director of marketing...
The Crimson White is entering its 124th academic year as the student news outlet of The University of Alabama. Each year has brought new challenges and incredible new stories to tell, and the many talented...
By Elizabeth Elkin | StaffBid Day activities have been moved back four hours on Saturday due to a computer glitch affecting today's final round of rush activities, according to Chris Bryant, interim director...
The University announced it has developed an action plan to promote inclusion in the recruitment process for greek life on Friday, July 1.A statement on the UA website said the plan clarifies expectations...
There are "confirmed cases" of Zika virus on the University of Alabama campus, according to an email sent to UA students and faculty involved in study abroad programs in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central...
She had called in sick to work. The warnings start. She receives calls from her workers, asking what to do. She tells them to go home and seek shelter.Outside her window, the sky darkens, the wind howls....
He groans in frustration as he stares at the smoking washing machine. He guesses he won’t be able to wash his clothes tonight. He turns the machine off and jumps back out of its way as water pours...
It is dark in a bar in downtown Tuscaloosa. Michael Tant is wearing a rugged-looking vest he had just bought. Zachary Koch, a friend of his, tells him he likes the vest. “How much do you want to pay...
The Tuscaloosa area will be under an elevated risk of severe weather Thursday, March 24 from 1 to 7 p.m. Tuscaloosa could be at risk for tornadoes, damaging winds up to 70 mph and golf-ball-size hail.For...
Kay M. Palan was named dean of the University's Culverhouse College of Commerce effective July 1, an email from the University read.Palan is currently dean of Haworth College of Business at Western Michigan...
Alex Golden, a sophomore majoring in elementary education, has to special order jeans because she’s so tall.“It’s one of my biggest problems,” she said. “Jeans are too short, dresses are too...
Lillian Roth, a rising junior political science major from Montgomery, Alabama, was elected the next University of Alabama SGA president for the 2016-2017 term, read the unofficial elections results, emailed...
In the early hours of the morning on Feb. 27, a fire caused massive damage on 13th Street in Tuscaloosa.Katherine Battle, a senior majoring in psychology, said she lives near where the fire occurred, and...
On Feb. 23, Caroline Morrison, SGA presidential candidate, posted a video to her campaign Facebook page. In the video, Morrison stated that she refused backing from the Machine and the Capstone Coalition.(function(d,...
Ross D’Entremont, College of Arts and Sciences Senate candidate, created a pledge asking SGA candidates to run an ethical, open and honest campaign centered around ideas, not intimidation. This followed...
Nelle Harper Lee sits at the podium in front of a crowd of 200 people. The photographer kneels down and points his camera, prepared to take a picture.Lee looks at him and stops talking to the audience....
A petition was created on Feb. 19 to rename Morgan Hall, The University of Alabama's Department of English building, to Lee Hall after Harper Lee, who was confirmed dead at age 89 earlier in the day.Morgan...
“Hey kids, I’m the AIDS guy.”Joshua Miller, a sophomore majoring in English and political science remembers this, above all else, as the meat of his sexual education program in high school. The AIDS...
The Tuscaloosa Police Department posted a statement on their Facebook page stating one officer involved in the tasing incident on Nov. 8, 2015, Officer Sams, has received a written reprimand and remedial...
University President Stuart Bell sent an email to students, faculty and staff on Feb. 5, 2016, marking the 60th anniversary of the day the first black student was accepted and enrolled at the University.On...
After the tornado, the mangled remains of the man’s metal sculpture lay on the ground, a mile from where he last saw it. He found it, metal shards missing, pieces twisted, tree bark and rocks permanently...
An email from Reginal King, senior state trooper, said a single vehicle crash on I-59 near the 76 mile marker is blocking both northbound lanes.There is one confirmed fatality, the email read.The Alabama...
We Are Done created an online petition to diversify the Strategic Planning Committee at the University. The group claims the committee was created to increase inclusivity on campus but, the petition reads,...
Kentuck Art Center in Northport returned to its last location after a bat infestation and structural problems forced the center to relocate.After more than two years of renovations, the Kentuck Art Center...
Tuscaloosa Police Department investigators arrested Kaleb Quinn Caddell, 20, in connection with a series of robberies of Dollar General stores in the city of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa county and surrounding...
Investigators found a woman who went missing in the April 27, 2011 tornado healthy in Florida, a press release from the Tuscaloosa Police Department confirmed.TPD investigators received information that...
An emailed release from Tuscaloosa Police Chief Steven Anderson said TPD is continuing to investigate the animal cruelty case in which a video of a man beating a cat was posted on the Internet and went...
A group calling itself "We Are Done," which, according to its Facebook page, is a coalition of students and faculty concerned about racism and discrimination on campus, has released three demands of the...
Students received an email from the University today stating that University of Alabama President Stuart Bell announced today that he has directed the Strategic Planning Council to add a central diversity...
Caleb O’Connor began creating art as a child. His mother tells stories of him in elementary school doodling in class. Once, his teacher picked up one of his drawings and asked him who drew it. When Caleb...
Former Alabama football player John Fulton launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise $25,000 for Altee Tenpenny’s funeral costs. Tenpenny, another former Alabama player, died Tuesday in a car accident.“Although...
The tornado flew through the streets, leaving devastation and destruction in its wake. The woman had no basement, no place to hide. She and the dogs stood in the bathtub and waited for it to hit.A branch...
A University of Alabama student was arrested on a charge of rape after a weekend incident, the Crimson White has learned. Jacob Norris, 20, has been placed on interim sanctions by the University, UA spokesman...
Students, faculty and fans flooded into The University of Alabama’s Moody Music Concert Hall Monday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. Heads turned, eyes searched. An excited murmur travelled through the hall. ...
According to the SGA’s public Code of Laws and multiple SGA senate sources, the section of the Code of Laws cited by the SGA Judiciary in order to strike down the block seating chart never passed the...
College campuses all across America deal with the issue of student alcohol consumption, and The University of Alabama is no exception. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s...
According to an emailed statement by the University of Alabama Police, a UA student reported a sexual assault to UAPD on Aug. 30 at 1:47 p.m.The student reported the assault occurred on Aug. 30 at 3:15...
According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, a student enrolled during the spring 2015 semester is receiving treatment for tuberculosis.The treatment is not taking place in Alabama. According...
Ryan Joy has no typical workday. His only constant: cooking, and a lot of it.Joy, Senior Director of Research and Development at Checkers and Rally’s, grew up in the business.“My father was the first...
Friends, classmates and faculty agree Peyton Trueblood was, in one word, positive.“She was a ray of sunshine,” said Stacy Alley, assistant professor of musical theatre and dance. “Both as a person...
The University of Alabama’s Alpha Phi chapter deleted a recruitment video posted to YouTube after criticism that it objectifies women and is “racially and aesthetically homogenous.”The video gained...
Chris Thomas began working at Smoothie King the summer of his sophomore year at The University of Alabama. He worked there for three years and was involved in opening the store located inside the Student...
Some Tuscaloosa residents are worried there may be a predatory towing problem at a local apartment complex.Will Ledbetter, a junior, said he came out of a friend’s apartment at The Avenue one night recently...
Same-sex marriage has caused a serious debate in the state of Alabama over the last few months.According to a press release by the Human Rights Campaign, as of April 13, no counties in Alabama are issuing...
Ask any Northerner living in Alabama what their favorite part about Southern life is and some may tell you the weather. At least, that was New York native John Friel’s answer.Friel recently joined The...
Amanda Bennett, an Atlanta native, is a junior majoring in English and African American studies at The University of Alabama. She will give her first ever Tide Talk on Friday, April 17, in Russell Hall...
The University of Alabama hosted its annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference on Tuesday. Over 700 faculty members and students presented their research findings to judges and guests.“I’m...
Pam Parker received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award for excellent character and service to humanity. She received an undergraduate degree in business and a masters and doctorate degree in education...
Paul Houghtaling chose to come to The University of Alabama when he was presented with the chance to build an opera program from the ground up, and do so while teaching. Houghtaling is the recipient of...
Clark West and Elliott Mitchell met at The University of Alabama and have been together ever since. They share a deep love for the University, have been active University donors and, like many University...
Entrepreneurs will have the chance to collaborate on business ideas this weekend with the return of Startup Weekend Tuscaloosa.The 54-hour event, hosted by Pam Hill and the STEM Path to the MBA program,...
A member of the Student Government Association’s Senate expressed concern about a column by an SGA executive published in The Crimson White last month. The column, written by Mackenzie Brown, discussed...
Two University of Alabama graduates have become part of the largest franchised moving company both in the United States and internationally, and they are currently part of the company’s expansion...
Next week is the week many students look forward to all semester: spring break. Many students will leave campus and travel all over the U.S. and the world.“I’m going to go to Nashville for a few days...
Tuscaloosa got a taste of Japanese culture Tuesday when a delegation selected by the Japanese government came to visit The University of Alabama. Former Japanese Ambassador Yasuo Saito leads the delegation...
Each year the department of journalism sponsor’s their annual J-Day event. The J-Day program highlights the career choices that are available to the young journalism industry. Guest speakers are brought...
Any student organization that wishes to hold an event on campus, be it a speech, protest, demonstration or other, must comply with the University’s Grounds Use Policy. Concerns have been expressed in...
The number of counties in Alabama that are issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples is rising.As of 11 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Human Rights Campaign, 48 of 67 counties are issuing same-sex...
Leading Edge Institute is a nine-month program designed to prepare college-aged Alabama women to become leaders of the state.Two students at The University of Alabama will graduate from the institute at...
Nirmala Erevelles, a professor of social and cultural studies, has done more than just teach since joining The University of Alabama.“There are many attributes of Dr. Erevelles that make her both unique...
Dawn Williams, an associate professor in the department of physics and astronomy, was named the February 2015 Female Physicist of the Month by the American Physical Society’s Committee on the Status...
Druid City Garden Project will expand its Gardens 2 Schools program to a new elementary school in the fall of 2015.The project uses gardens on school property to teach science, math and entrepreneurship...
The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences and School of Music created a new organization to support and promote the Million Dollar Band.The Million Dollar Band Association, Million Dollar...
Flu season is unpredictable and its start and finish varies from year to year. Seasonal flu activity can begin as early as November and continue until as late as May. The Centers for Disease Control and...
The Corporation for National and Community Service and the U.S. Department of Education have named The University of Alabama to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction...
The Tuscaloosa Police Department opened a new precinct office in downtown Tuscaloosa Dec. 27 in order to spread its resources across Tuscaloosa.The precinct is located inside the Alvin P. DuPont Municipal...
As students arrived back in Tuscaloosa after winter break, social media was buzzing about construction around town and on campus. The @UAStudentProbs Twitter account, an anonymous satirical account...
Each year, The University of Alabama's Office of Media Relations coordinates the Educated Guesses project. This will be the project's 34th consecutive year.The Educated Guesses project is a program through...
Four University of Alabama alumni created a foundation to provide scholarships to graduate students. Recipients must be in good standing, in their second year of the public policy program and plan to change...
Each month, the Feminism Spoken Here Brown Bag Lecture Series, hosted by the Women’s Resource Center, the department of women’s studies and Student Affairs, features a guest speaker or an information...
Tide Talks is set to take on self-inverting global relationships and health stigmas from the student perspective. The event, which is held multiple times over the year, features at least one student...
Catherine King, a senior majoring in chemical engineering and chemistry, has been selected by the American Chemical Society to attend a United Nations climate-change conference in Lima, Peru, this December....
One in three women in college say they have been in an abusive relationship. Of these women, 38 percent said they didn’t know how to get help for themselves. Shatter the Silence is an event being...
57 Miles will host an Open Mic Night Friday at P3, the building leased by The University of Alabama’s Honors College in Marion, Alabama. P3, located in Marion’s town square, is used as a meeting place...
University Programs and the department of restaurant, hotel and meetings management will host Clean Out Your Closet, a charity event where students can donate gently used clothing, shoes and accessories....
An exhibition called “From Wade Hall’s Library: The Poetry of History” is on display at The University of Alabama this fall. Wade Hall, who received his master’s degree at the University, collected...
This week is Academic Integrity Week on campus, hosted by the Academic Honor Council. The Academic Honor Council is a group of students from each college committed to promoting honesty and fairness on...
Grace Guin and Lexi Romine, two University of Alabama graduates, were recently selected to receive nationally competitive awards by the Society of Women Engineers. Ten members of SWE collegiate chapters...
Anthony J. Martin, ichnologist and professor of environmental science at Emory University, discussed trace fossils at the first ALLELE lecture of the semester Thursday night. Martin said trace fossils,...
The University of Alabama Opera Guild will present its latest fund raising event, “Music and Food from Around the World: A Gustatory Gala,” to benefit the University of Alabama Opera Theatre and its...
