UA doctoral student Alireza Doroudi was disappeared by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for more than 24 hours in March. During this time, his whereabouts — as well as the reason for his detainment...

Robert Halli, the founding dean emeritus of the UA Honors College, died April 15 in Northport at the age of 78.  “Dr. Robert Halli, founding dean emeritus of the UA Honors College, leaves behind...

Police pursued a driver in a Dodge Challenger through campus at high speeds Saturday night; the driver hit two cars on Marr’s Spring Road and multiple vehicles on Jack Warner Parkway in the process.  A...

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Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox proclaimed April 14-20 to be “Arbor Week” during Tuesday’s City Council meeting.  Maddox read a proclamation explaining the importance of such a week.  “During...

The University, expecting a large crowd at new head football coach Kalen DeBoer’s debut with the Crimson Tide, is preparing logistics and security for Saturday’s A-Day game.  Last year’s A-Day...

The University celebrated its 2024 Premier Awards recipients during the Tapping on the Mound ceremony Friday. These awards are given every year to “recognize UA students, faculty, and staff who exemplify...

During honors week, the University held its annual Tapping on the Mound ceremony, and the 113th SGA was inaugurated and sworn into office.  SGA  The Student Government Association held an inauguration...

 A fire broke out at Lennox Square apartments Sunday, and Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue responded soon after.  Holly Whigham, a spokesperson for the fire department, wrote via email on Sunday that the department...

Stipends for graduate biology students are generally lower than the living wage necessary for single adults, including among UA students, a recent dataset indicates.  The dataset was primarily gathered...

Editor's Note: This developing story was updated Wednesday to include the bill being signed into law. The Alabama state legislature passed Senate Bill 129 on Tuesday. Gov. Kay Ivey signed it into law...

The English Majors and Minors Association, the Undergraduate Historical Society, and the UA Museum Club will host a Regency ball 7-10 p.m. on April 12 at Smith Hall.  The ball will feature food, a...

A controversial bill that threatens to upend diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Alabama schools, Senate Bill 129, passed the state House Thursday, inching the bill closer to the governor’s desk.  If...

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox proclaimed March 2024 to be “Red Cross Month” at the Tuscaloosa City Council meeting Tuesday.  This aligns with the national Red Cross Month, proclaimed annually by...

Editor's Note: This article has been corrected to include the accurate voter turnout in the 2023 SGA presidential election, which was 32.46%. The turnout previously listed, 28.23%, was the 2022 turnout. The...

The SGA Student Judiciary has ordered the Senate to reconsider B-04-24, a bill to expand the voting window from 12 hours to 48 hours, according to an opinion delivered Saturday.  The opinion, delivered...

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will continue to be updated.  Several posters denouncing the Machine were found in Little Hall Friday morning with the message, “If you support MACHINE...

Jada Green is a junior majoring in criminal justice.  Q: What made you want to run for this position?  “When I was growing up, my father always talked about leaving a legacy. And I'm like, ‘What...

Aubrei Grisaffe is a sophomore majoring in political science and assistant director of disability affairs on Bella Loia’s cabinet.   Q: What made you want to run for this position?  “Thus...

Both candidates for Student Government Association vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion have agreed to participate in a debate.  This will mark the first time candidates for the VP of...

Editor’s Note: This story has been corrected with information about Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s social probation from the University, which occurred during the fall 2023 semester. The Mother Mu chapter...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include more information about the presidential debate time and location. The Student Government Association has released a list of candidates for next...

The University of Alabama board of trustees renamed the University Fellows Experience for the program’s founder and former University President Robert E. Witt on Friday.   The program, which is...

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Environmentally friendly transportation is a recurring theme in national headlines, especially as electric cars increase in popularity across the U.S. The University of Alabama’s EcoCAR team, which is...

To read about key takeaways from the debate, click here.   Then there were four.  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former...

As NewsNation Network prepares to host the upcoming fourth GOP presidential primary debate on campus Wednesday, Jonathan Killian, the company’s vice president of creative marketing and brand communications,...

Editor's note: This story contains explicit mentions of the sexual abuse of children. Please read with discretion.  New details regarding the arrest of James Andrew Crank, an associate professor and...

The SGA announced the unofficial results for a special election held on Nov. 29.  Gracie Olsen won the Senate seat for the College of Education, while Will Breedlove won the seat for the School of...

The West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force arrested James Andrew Crank, associate professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of English, after executing a search warrant at his home...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to clarify that Tuscaloosa, and not a specific venue, was mentioned as the fourth debate's location.  The fourth GOP primary debate is scheduled to be held...

Tuscaloosa Circuit Court Judge Daniel Pruet denied Darius Miles’ defense attorneys’ motion to grant immunity on Thursday. If successful, the motion would have prevented the case from going to trial.  If...

The SGA announced a special election to be held Nov. 29 that will fill four open Senate seats.  The election will fill one seat each for the College of Education and School of Law. These seats were...

The University held a ceremony on Friday to celebrate the start of construction on the Smith Family Center for the Performing Arts.  The center will be located on the former Bryce Hospital property....

This year’s Homecoming parade has a new route.  The parade will begin at Coleman Coliseum. It will then travel up Second Avenue, turn onto University Boulevard and continue to 21st Avenue, where...

Sheila Smith has been a production worker at ZF Chassis Systems in Tuscaloosa for 18 years, but she can’t afford the cars built from the parts she makes for a living.  On Monday, UA College Democrats...

The University announced the five 2023 candidates for Homecoming queen, officially beginning the campaign season.  The five candidates are junior Sydney Clements and seniors Fatema Dhondia, Mae Farmer,...

The Hispanic-Latino Association hosted its second annual La Gozadera event Thursday to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.  Hispanic Heritage Month coincides with...

Ten years ago, an anonymous UA student made national headlines and became the center of a scandal that elicited responses from the University president and the governor of Alabama.  This all occurred...

In the days following the Alabama football game against Texas, a video of Alabama fans yelling racist insults and homophobic slurs has garnered attention online. But some students say that such remarks...

Twenty-two years later, UA students are taking steps to remember the victims of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.  On Monday, members of the Young Americans for Freedom, the Army ROTC and Circle K...

On Tuesday, the University revealed a series of changes to game days for the fall 2023 football season. Nick Frenz, associate director of events for the University, discussed the most important changes...

University President Stuart Bell said he believes fall enrollment data will show continued growth during an interview with The Crimson White on Wednesday Aug. 18.  “We expect that our incoming freshman...

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will continue to be updated.   On Thursday, the SGA announced that Angel Narvaez-Lugo will no longer serve as its adviser.  The position is currently...

The University of Alabama Student Recreation Center is adding an intramural pickleball league starting during the fall semester.  Carlo Spalloni, sport programs coordinator for University Recreation,...

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Biden Administration’s federal student loan debt forgiveness initiative.  In a 6-3 decision along party lines, the Supreme Court ruled that the legal...

Mediterranean Sandwich Co. will have a location in the University of Alabama Student Center for the duration of the fall 2023 semester.   The new location will be open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m....

On May 24, the Student Government Association released its timeline and criteria regarding block seating for the 2023 football season on their Instagram.  Last season, blocks were located behind the...

With the fall semester right around the corner, new students can look forward to exploring Tuscaloosa and enjoying all it has to offer. With various local businesses, shops, bars and restaurants, there...

A series of rumors circulated on social media, including a video from a 2021 shooting in Tuscaloosa that many believed to be current, following the 2023 A-Day Game on April 22. However, no shooting took...

On the afternoon of April 11, three student organizations from The University of Alabama made the trip to Echols Middle School in Northport, Alabama, with the goal of building interest in STEM among local...

Few artists have undergone a stylistic transformation as stark as Meg Remy’s U.S. Girls since her 2008 debut “Introducing.” Initially a Toronto-based experimental lo-fi project that specialized...

Almost all undergraduate students have taken a course taught by a contingent faculty member. It might have been a graduate teaching assistant or an adjunct instructor, which is a part-time temporary teaching...

Immigration is one of the few topics that constantly dominate headlines, including recent news stories of Biden’s plan to expand Title 42 expulsions to Mexico of immigrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti...

Anyone who has ever worked a service job understands the frustration of being under pressure and unappreciated by customers who are in a rush, distracted or even just plain rude. Through the lens of director...

Those in a hurry might not notice Ernest & Hadley; in fact, from the outside, it looks like many of the older houses around downtown Tuscaloosa. However, on the inside, shelves are packed with ever-increasing...

Alabama is at the forefront of the ongoing mass incarceration crisis in the United States.  According to the Prison Policy Institute, while the U.S. incarceration rate has reached an overwhelming 573...

Matt Walsh, conservative commentator and columnist for The Daily Wire, visited the University on Thursday, Oct. 27 to present his “What is a Woman?" tour to students.   Before the event  The...

Theatre Tuscaloosa, a community theatre partnered with Shelton State Community College, premiered “Launch Day (Love Stories from the Year 2108)” on Thursday, Oct. 20, with shows performing through...

“Blue Rev” by Alvvays  Fans of the dream pop band Alvvays have waited for a follow-up ever since their second 2017 album, “Antisocialites.”   After the band debuted some new music onstage...

The word “inflation” has been unavoidable in the news for the past year. High inflation, or a sharp increase in average prices due to elevated demand and supply-chain shortages, can profoundly impact...

When University of Alabama students move out of their on-campus housing, they might be surprised to see a donation box near their dorm. From a distance, these wooden boxes might not stand out until students...