For years, issues over name, image and likeness deals, athlete eligibility, the transfer portal and more have roiled college sports. The debacle has deepened despite efforts by states and now President...

U.S. News and World Report gave the University of Alabama School of Law its lowest ranking in at least 13 years in its 2026 rankings released this week. Alabama Law fell from No. 31 in 2025 to No. 40 this...

UA students will launch Selene and Sixty-Three this week — two magazines that are independent successors to Alice Magazine and Nineteen Fifty-Six, which the University abruptly shut down in December....

A man was pronounced dead on campus Monday afternoon after crashing his car into a tree by the Student Center Parking Deck. After declining to identify the man Monday, police identified him Tuesday as...

A controversial Alabama law targeting institutions of higher education passed the state House Tuesday and was sent to the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee. Sponsored by Republican Rep....

To the people who knew Jimmy Gracey, he was a light in their lives: a caring man of faith with a bright smile. Gracey, a junior majoring in accounting, disappeared in Barcelona on March 17, sparking...

University of Alabama faculty members voiced concern over state House Bill 580, which they say could significantly alter higher education if enacted. If enacted, HB580, would vest more power in governing...

The St. Francis of Assisi University Parish was standing room only for a memorial Catholic service for 20-year-old UA student Jimmy Gracey, who died in Barcelona last week while visiting friends.  Father...

Two new independent student magazines will publish their first print editions next month, the culmination of a campaign to continue publications that The University of Alabama shut down Dec. 1. The...

Hundreds celebrated the start of the Jewish day of rest at Chabad at UA’s “Mega Shabbat” dinner Friday evening inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. Attendees, mostly students and their parents, mingled,...

Faculty members condemned The University of Alabama’s shuttering of two student magazines and called for greater transparency and a larger role in University decision-making in statements published in...

The University of Alabama’s legal rationale for shutting down two student magazines, Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice Magazine, in December may be further in question following developments in a lawsuit...

After The University of Alabama abruptly shut down two student-run magazines Monday, the institution said that students’ First Amendment rights “remain fully intact.” Experts disagree. Though...

The University of Alabama Department of Student Life permanently suspended Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice Magazine, two University-funded student magazines, effective Monday, citing a federal memo issued...

Editor’s note: This story discusses suicide. Reader discretion is advised.  Student veterans from Auburn University and The University of Alabama walked from Tuscaloosa to Auburn beginning Wednesday. The...

The Hunter Whitley Butterfly Initiative hosted its third annual Chasing Freedom veteran suicide awareness 5K and celebration Friday and Saturday. Unlike previous years, the celebration was held Halloween...

Veterans and ROTC programs are experiencing changes as a result of the recent federal shutdown, which began Oct. 1. Most of the changes are minor, and essential services like tuition and housing benefits...

The SGA Student Judiciary ruled in an opinion on Sept. 4 that John Michael Chandash, SGA vice president for student affairs, violated a provision of the organization’s bylaws during the block seating...

At least six student organizations filed appeals Aug. 28 and 29 after receiving what they say are unsatisfactory block seating placements for home games in Bryant-Denny Stadium. Two complaints contested...

The Hunter Whitley Butterfly Initiative, a local veteran suicide prevention nonprofit, will host a suicide awareness roundtable Thursday at 6 p.m. at Izzy’s Coffee and Collectibles in Northport. The...

Editor’s note: This story discusses suicide. Reader discretion is advised.  A statewide suicide prevention initiative welcomed a third safe storage site for firearms owned by at-risk individuals...

Lieutenant Colonel Brett M. Gilbert began serving July 9 as the 54th professor of military science for the Army ROTC for The University of Alabama.  The Army selected Gilbert for the senior role following...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs suspended a University work-study program until at least August 2026 after auditing it in May, according to an email sent to a former student worker June 16. The...

I’m never a huge fan of being asked what my major is. Chemical engineering, I’ll say after they ask. Oh, and don’t forget the chemistry double major — that caveat is certainly critical for my...

For the second year in a row, Maven Navarro will serve as editor-in-chief of The Crimson White, capping a year of significant growth at the paper. Navarro’s second term, which began May 1, marks only...

The State of Alabama v. Michael Lynn Davis trial for the January 2023 shooting on the Strip continued Wednesday as the prosecution called five more witnesses.  Davis is charged with capital murder...

President Donald Trump delivered a commencement address to UA graduates Thursday evening. University President Stuart Bell, former Alabama football head coach Nick Saban and former SGA President Samad...

After President Donald Trump announced last Monday night that he will deliver the commencement address at The University of Alabama and West Point, details were scarce. The University answered many...

Summer and fall University of Alabama graduates can request free tickets to hear President Donald Trump’s commencement address until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, according to an email sent to graduates Friday....

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will give the commencement address at The University of Alabama this year. “I have agreed to do the Commencement Address at two really GREAT places,...

A trial has been scheduled for Michael Davis, who was charged with capital murder for allegedly shooting Jamea Harris on the Strip on Jan. 15, 2023. Judge Daniel Pruet of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court...

If you are in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 to speak with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. If you are a veteran in crisis, dial 988 and press 1 or text 838255 to speak with the Veterans Crisis...

The University changed its required nondiscrimination statement in student organization constitutions this month, following its granting of an exception to the statement for UA Young Americans for Freedom. Earlier...

Hunter Whitley always wanted to be a Marine.  “That was his lifelong dream,” said Shannon McDaniel, Whitley’s mother. “We said, ‘Well, why the Marines?’ And he was like, ‘Well, they’re...

Hannah Hurd is a junior majoring in biology and an associate justice on the Student Judicial Board. She is running uncontested to be the next SGA vice president for belonging and wellness. Q: Why is...

Weeks after Black students nationwide received anonymous racist texts, faculty members say that the University’s response is being limited by Senate Bill 129, as some call for a public statement. SB129,...

Content warning: This story contains references to racial slurs that readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. Black students reported receiving anonymous racist text messages last...

The FBI began looking into the racist text messages young Black Americans across the country — including at The University of Alabama — received yesterday, the bureau announced in a statement Thursday,...

Black UA students reported receiving racist text messages from a slew of anonymous phone numbers Wednesday. The messages, each seemingly coming from a different phone number with area codes inside and...

Druid City Pride held its ninth annual Pride Festival at Government Plaza Sunday, hosting local vendors, performers, nonprofits and visitors from 5 to 9 p.m. Founded in 2015, Druid City Pride is a volunteer...

It was three years in the making.  Gov. Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 129 — which restricts funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs and events at public universities — on March 20, three...

Students protested in support of Palestine in front of Denny Chimes Tuesday evening, following  a previous larger demonstration in May. Around 50 protestors holding signs with calls for an immediate...

Oh, to be blissfully unaware of the horrors that awaited in the teaser trailer for the Minecraft movie. But it’s too late. A teaser for the much-anticipated, 10-years-in-the-making Minecraft movie...

Darius Miles, a former Crimson Tide basketball player, could go to trial in his capital murder case in 2025, defense attorney Mary Turner said. At a hearing Wednesday, Judge Daniel Pruet of the Circuit...

A UA student previously charged with sex crimes including rape, sodomy and voyeurism received bond at a hearing Wednesday. Attorneys for 23-year-old Gambill Gentry filed a writ of habeas corpus on behalf...

With the general election just over two months away, many college students are preparing to cast their ballots. But not all. Some, like freshman accounting major Brendon Cotton, will exercise what he...

Content warning: This story contains references to sexual assault and other acts readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. Authorities arrested and booked 23-year-old UA student Gambill...

The start of the school year is quickly approaching, and with it comes the return of late nights staying up with college friends. For some students, that means partying or enjoying the latest TV show or...

Student applications for the Shelby Scholars program in the newly established Shelby Institute for Policy and Leadership at The University of Alabama will close Monday at 11:59 p.m. CST.  The nonpartisan...

A bond hearing for former UA men’s basketball player Darius Miles was delayed again Monday. The new date for the hearing on the bond motion is Aug. 21. The charges stem from an incident last January...

Alabama drivers will be ticketed for operating a vehicle with their cell phones in hand under certain circumstances after a distracted driving law passed in June 2023 begins enforcement Saturday. The law...

A recent UA graduate has started an endowed scholarship in memory of his mother, who died of cancer in 2017. Beginning in fall 2025, The Ellen Tolbert Memorial Endowed Scholarship will support one student...

Title Town, Druid City — Tuscaloosa has many names. While it certainly has earned a reputation for producing successful sports teams, the local music scene is also bustling, helped in part by the large...

A student charged with hazing and harassing another student during recruitment for the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity was granted youthful offender status at a hearing Tuesday. According to Patriot...

Editor’s note: This story contains usage of profanities some readers may find offensive. A quote in this story was updated for clarity May 2. Hundreds gathered at the Student Center Plaza as the UA...

The second bond hearing for the capital murder trial of Darius Miles will take place June 17. It will address all pending motions in the case.  The hearing was initially set for Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.,...

Editor’s note: This story contains explicit mentions of the sexual abuse of children. Please read with discretion.  A UA professor previously indicted by a grand jury for possession of obscene material...

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...

Many University of Alabama students cast a ballot in one of the presidential primary elections on Super Tuesday at the UA Recreation Center, even though Tuscaloosa County turnout this year was considerably...

Diversity in STEM majors at the University is increasing for many underrepresented groups, which reflects similar changes in the national workforce.  Data from the Office of Institutional Research...

Lucas Weldon is a junior majoring in finance and cybersecurity and the director of engagement for Vice President for Financial Affairs Eric Doh. Q: What made you want to run for VP of Financial Affairs? “My...

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...

The University announced Thursday that Joyce Alexander will start her tenure as the next dean of the College of Education on Jan. 3.  UA Executive Vice President and Provost Jim Dalton said Alexander...

During the month of November, Native American Heritage Month, UA students are trying to change the narrative that Indigenous people are “stuck in the textbooks,” in the words of Native student Katarina...

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...

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...

The SGA Senate unanimously confirmed a new associate justice to the student judiciary, as well as the Senate parliamentarian and both First Year Council co-directors for the 2023-24 term, during a special...

The UA Critical Languages Center is adding a Cherokee language class taught by native speaker Gary Drowning Bear this fall.  The class was developed by CLC Director Koji Arizumi, and several students...

During last Tuesday’s Tuscaloosa City Council meeting, president Kip Tyner said he had received “exactly 408” emails from concerned students who believed the council would be voting to close bars...

University of Alabama Transportation Services announced July 18 that it began testing electronic parking citations in lieu of physical ones on July 21 for registered vehicles.  The announcement said...

The University announced June 29 the beginning of its search for a new vice president for research and economic development.  In April, Indiana University announced that the previous vice president...

The University of Alabama System board of trustees voted on June 9 to freeze tuition and fees for the 2023-24 academic year for Alabama residents who attend one of the system’s three institutions: The...

 Central Alabama Pride, a nonprofit that organizes events for Pride month, hosted its annual Pride Fest Sunday in Birmingham’s Linn Park, capping off 11 days of celebration and commemorating the 45th...

UA men’s basketball player Kai Spears filed a lawsuit on May 31 against The New York Times over a story the publication ran that claimed he was present with teammate Brandon Miller at the shooting that...

Former UA basketball player Darius Miles was again denied bond during a hearing Wednesday morning in the Sixth Circuit Court of Alabama, over which Judge Daniel Pruet presided.  Investigators previously...

The highly anticipated Vice Media Group documentary “Bama Rush: Acceptance is Everything” was released on the Max (formerly HBO Max) streaming service Tuesday.  This comes in the wake of the #BamaRush...

The University of Alabama will welcome new deans for three different colleges this summer. Julie Sanford is the new dean of the Capstone College of Nursing, Tiffany Sippial is the new dean of the Honors...

A shooting took place the night of April 23 in the parking deck of the Evolve Tuscaloosa apartment complex on Jack Warner Parkway, resulting in a non-life-threatening injury to at least one person.   The...

The Student Government Association designated the week of March 25–31 “Wellness Week,” with each day highlighting an aspect of wellness, such as physical, financial or spiritual, through various...

University Programs held the “Bama’s Got Talent” talent show in the UA Student Center Theater March 24, awarding a $300 Bama Cash grand prize for the winner.  During the free two-hour event,...

Despite the University’s recent success with its diversity, equity and inclusion measures meant to increase enrollment and retention among certain minority groups, it has faced unchanging enrollment...

The University of Alabama hosted an event on March 9 on Bryce Lawn in partnership with the Alabama Forestry Commission wherein the commission measured the dimensions of a particularly large southern magnolia...

Editor's Note (3/1/23): The SGA Election's Board released a statement announcing that John Dodd would be representing the Graduate School after the other write-in candidate declined to participate in a...

Several candidates for the SGA executive council have made promises to advance diversity, equity and inclusion on campus if elected. The Crimson White reached out to each candidate to let them share how...

Candidates for Student Government Association executive vice president and president faced off in head-to-head debates the night of Sunday, Feb. 26.  The debates were preceded by a candidate forum...

A small fire broke out around noon on Friday inside the UA Student Center, briefly causing an evacuation of the building, after a portable battery charger caught fire inside a bag. The fire occurred while...

The University of Alabama found that several Interfraternity Council organizations and one United Greek Council fraternity violated the University’s hazing and alcohol guidelines last fall, according...

The American Bar Association voted in November to eliminate its Law School Admissions Test requirement for admission to law schools. Starting in the fall of 2025, it will be up to the individual school...

Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Theta Sigma chapter sprung into the new year this Tuesday, Jan. 17, at North Lawn Hall by hosting an event wherein attendees created “vision board” collages about goals for the...

Members from organizations associated with the Alabama Panhellenic Association, the National Pan-Hellenic Council and the Interfraternity Council gathered at the UA Student Center on Nov. 2, to discuss...

Editor's Note: This story was updated on 10/20/2022 to correctly list the name of the Theta Sigma chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.  This fall, The University of Alabama reached a milestone:...