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The Crimson White

Isabel Hope, Assistant News Editor

All content by Isabel Hope | @isabamahope
How Gov. Kay Ivey’s ban on vaccine passports will affect UA 

How Gov. Kay Ivey’s ban on vaccine passports will affect UA 

Isabel Hope | @isabamahope, Contributing Writer • May 26, 2021

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill on Monday, May 24 prohibiting public entities and private businesses from requiring proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.  The bill also bans state and local governments...

Members of the Tuscaloosa community march in a 2017 vigil to honor Megan Rondini. CW File

Former UA student’s wrongful death lawsuit moves forward

Isabel Hope | @isabamahope, Contributing Writer • May 7, 2021

The lawsuit against a Tuscaloosa man in the death of Megan Rondini will proceed following the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday. Rondini, a former UA student, died by suicide in Feburary 2016...

People begin to gather at Denny Chimes, where the University sponsored a memorial event for those who died in the April 27, 2011 tornadoes.

‘Strength, Determination and Unity’: UA, city highlight town’s resilience at April 27 memorial events

Isabel Hope | @isabamahope, Contributing Writer • April 28, 2021
Students and community members gathered to honor those who died in a 'life-changing' tornado outbreak ten years ago.
A deadly tornado touched down in Tuscaloosa on April 27, 2011, in a day of destruction that killed 53 people in the county. CW File

Preview | How UA and the city will remember April 27 tornadoes

Isabel Hope | @isabamahope, Contributing Writer • April 26, 2021
A decade after deadly tornadoes destroyed much of Tuscaloosa, local leadership will host a number of memorials and service opportunities to remember those who lost their lives.
Hueytown residents concerned over UA timber plans

Hueytown residents concerned over UA timber plans

Isabel Hope | @isabamahope, Contributing Writer • April 20, 2021
Some worry the University’s plans to clear hundreds of acres of land in the area could destroy wildlife and pose a threat to the city’s water system.
Courtesy of Wesley Neely

‘Hard to overcome’: Why some students are fighting to protect biodiversity in Tuscaloosa

Isabel Hope | @isabamahope, Contributing Writer • April 11, 2021
Recent development in Tuscaloosa has some bio-aware citizens concerned—especially after the city paved over a richly biodiverse frog habitat and, yes, put up a parking lot.
Courtesy of the UA Environmental Council

Campus environmentalists await new SGA cabinet

Isabel Hope | @isabamahope, Contributing Writer • April 7, 2021
The transition of power within SGA leaves some student groups, like the UA Environmental Council, in a holding pattern as they wait to meet the people they'll soon be working with.
UA professor part of $4 million project to address Black Belt wastewater crisis

UA professor part of $4 million project to address Black Belt wastewater crisis

Isabel Hope | @isabamahope, Contributing Writer • March 30, 2021
Alabama’s Black Belt region has a wastewater crisis, and a UA professor wants to help solve it. 
Plan to Go | SGA, UA Environmental Council team up for Green Week

Plan to Go | SGA, UA Environmental Council team up for Green Week

Isabel Hope | @isabamahope, Contributing Writer • March 28, 2021
Campus is about to get greener. Here are five environmental events to attend this week.
Why a group of Alabama students banded together against state prisons

Why a group of Alabama students banded together against state prisons

Isabel Hope | @isabamahope, Contributing Writer • March 24, 2021
The Alabama state government wants prison expansion, but students from across the state are fighting back.
Courtesy of the UA Environmental Council

Ahead of Green Week, a UA environmental group reflects on the pandemic

Isabel Hope | @isabamahope, Contributing Writer • March 17, 2021
Here's why some members are hoping for more visibility on campus
Courtesy of Aaron Frederick

Uniontown is polluted with coal ash. Here’s how some UA students are helping

Isabel Hope | @isabamahope, Contributing Writer • March 14, 2021
More than a decade after a Tennessee plant crossed state lines to dump toxic waste in a Perry County landfill, some residents are still dealing with the aftermath.
CW / Jake Arthur

Twelve25 on the Strip now accepting Dining Dollars

Isabel Hope | @isabamahope, Contributing Writer • March 6, 2021

Twelve25, a restaurant, sports bar and entertainment venue on the Strip, is now accepting Dining Dollars from UA students.  Dining Dollars are currently accepted at 35 restaurants, five of which are...