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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

All content by Jacob Powell | @JacobLPowell
Opinion | How UA is penalizing new parents

Opinion | How UA is penalizing new parents

Jacob Powell, Contributing Columnist January 25, 2021
In layman's terms, if a full-time employee eligible for leave has little to no accrued time available, the state of Alabama’s largest university – that boasts the nation’s highest paid college football coach who just led the school to a national championship – offers no assistance, aid, supplemental income or paid parental leave for new parents, resulting in no salary for up to 12 weeks, or shorter, depending on how long the individual can afford to miss work, which for most is not long.
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These Trustees donated to electoral vote rejectors

Jacob Powell, Contributing Writer January 13, 2021
Five members of the UA System Board of Trustees donated to the political campaigns of election-denying congressmen. As companies pull their support from those like Mo Brooks and Tommy Tuberville, system communications officials have yet to respond to requests for comment.
Opinion | 2020: Just one big conspiracy?

Opinion | 2020: Just one big conspiracy?

Jacob Powell, Contributing Columnist September 30, 2020

#QAnon, #Pizzagate, #WWG1WGA, #DeepState: If you have come across these trending phrases on Twitter and Facebook, you are not alone in asking “What does this mean?” These conspiracies are often propagated...