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Serving the campus of the University of Alabama since 1894

The Crimson White

Serving the campus of the University of Alabama since 1894

The Crimson White

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Last Lecture nominations due later this month

Jaley Cranford February 3, 2011

Students can vote for professors to win the opportunity of being the speaker at the fifth Last Lecture Series by going to graduate.ua.edu before Feb. 18. The premise of the Last Lecture Series is that...

Air Force ROTC takes to the water

Air Force ROTC takes to the water

Jaley Cranford January 27, 2011

The Air Force ROTC held a Group Leadership Project Thursday at the Aquatic Center that focused on building relationships and working together as cadets. The cadets from the seven flights of the AFROTC...

Students say shorter break hinders travel

Jaley Cranford October 27, 2010

A traditional hiatus for students has been cut in half by the University breaking up fall break into one day off Oct. 29 and another day off on Nov. 18. This change has brought differences in opinions...

Student veterans talk about end of Iraq war

Jaley Cranford September 1, 2010

President Barack Obama declared an end to the Iraq conflict mission in his address to the nation on Tuesday. During the prime-time address from the Oval Office, Obama voiced his support for those who gave...

Every Woman Book Club seeks new members

Jaley Cranford August 29, 2010

Sharing ideas, talking with other women and expressing ideas. These are the goals of the EveryWoman Book Club, group facilitator, Kathy Echols, said. On the fourth Thursday of every month, this club meets...

UA Athletics donates to Afghan project

Jaley Cranford August 3, 2010

The UA athletic department gave soccer and basketball shirts to local Afghan workers who were building a soccer field in Afghanistan, Major Kendrick Traylor, an Army ROTC instructor at the University said....

Facility workers keep UA afloat

Jaley Cranford July 29, 2010

Though some students rarely think of how buildings’ floors stay clean or how the power comes back on after a storm, there are men and women who make their living working at the University, but they are...

Scholarships lost in gambling debate

Jaley Cranford July 29, 2010

Even UA students are being affected by an ongoing battle being waged over gambling in Alabama. As Governor Bob Riley campaigns against bingo halls across the state, students here at the University of...

Nursing students get new home

Nursing students get new home

Jaley Cranford July 29, 2010

The Capstone College of Nursing will move into its new home this fall, said Tim Leopard, the University’s Assistant Vice President for Construction. According to the College of Nursing’s website,...

Moundville holds hunting, fishing program

Jaley Cranford July 15, 2010

Around 16 miles from campus lies an archeological site teeming with more than a thousand years of history: Moundville. The University of Alabama Moundville Archeological Park includes nature trails, a...

Students perform social work abroad

Jaley Cranford July 15, 2010

A UA professor and students in the University’s School of Social Work recently completed an interim travel course in Mexico. Ellen Csikai took students to Cuernavaca, Buena Vista de Cuellar and Mexico...

Support group helps veterans adjust

Support group helps veterans adjust

Jaley Cranford July 8, 2010

They walk among us: unsung heroes, students who attend class and take tests but who once defended the freedom of the United States. There are over 500 student veterans at the Capstone, and the Campus Veterans...

UA Professors assist high schools, prepare students for college

Jaley Cranford July 1, 2010

University professors are partnering with local high school teachers to improve science education in Alabama, UA Professor Martin Bakker said. Virtual Integration of Science and Technology in Alabama...

UA landmark to be demolished due to high maintenance costs

UA landmark to be demolished due to high maintenance costs

Jaley Cranford July 1, 2010

Demolition of the 240-ft. Central Plant Smokestack behind B.B. Comer Hall began June 1 and is set to be finished by the end of July, Assistant Vice President for Construction Tim Leopard said. The structure...

Library receives historical collection

Library receives historical collection

Jaley Cranford July 1, 2010

On Monday, the University’s libraries received the largest donation in their history, Dean of Libraries Louis Pitschmann said. Pitschmann accepted the A.S. Williams III Collection of History and Culture...

Ferg adds new student organization space

Jaley Cranford June 24, 2010

The Student Organization Resource Center for Extracurriculars, an organization that lends support to registered student organizations, now has an office in the Ferguson Center, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony...

73rd annual Boys State held at UA

73rd annual Boys State held at UA

Jaley Cranford June 2, 2010

About 550 rising high school seniors are on the University’s campus this week running a mock state government through the 73rd annual American Legion Boys State program, according to a UA news release....

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