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Serving the campus of the University of Alabama since 1894

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Alberta one of communities hardest hit by tornado

Alberta one of communities hardest hit by tornado

Kelsey Stein April 30, 2011

Kirkland Enterprises on University Boulevard in Alberta opened in 1935 as just a filling station and a garage.   Eventually, it grew to include several auto repair businesses run by different family...

Alberta (Photos)

Alberta (Photos)

Kelsey Stein April 30, 2011

Stillman College student killed by tornado

Kelsey Stein April 30, 2011

A former Stillman College baseball player was killed by the deadly tornado that came through Tuscaloosa Wednesday afternoon.At an assembly Friday at 4 p.m. in Birthright Auditorium on Stillman’s campus,...

Tornado kills three in Cedar Crest home

Kelsey Stein April 30, 2011

Three people were killed when Wednesday afternoon's tornado destroyed a home in the Cedar Crest neighborhood off 15th Street.Morgan Sigler and Scott Atterton, both UA students from Bryant, Ala., and Sigler's...

Resources available to international students

Kelsey Stein April 29, 2011

No international students have been reported missing in the aftermath of Wednesday's tornado, according to Frannie James, a professor who works with UA's English Language Institute, and LaDonna Foshee...

Deadly storm systems cause statewide destruction

Kelsey Stein April 28, 2011

Update: As of 9:12 p.m., the Alabama Emergency Management Agency had confirmed 204 dead throughout the state. At least 296 have died across seven Southern states.Update: Gov. Robert Bentley announced that...

We can still be friends, CW

We can still be friends, CW

Kelsey Stein April 27, 2011

I opened my Facebook on Friday with a feeling of foreboding. I had to do the deed quickly – remove my job as a lifestyles editor at The Crimson White. It felt like a particularly gut-wrenching breakup,...

Improbable Fictions to perform ‘Hamlet’

Improbable Fictions to perform ‘Hamlet’

Kelsey Stein April 20, 2011

To go or not to go? Improbable Fictions will present a staged reading of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” tonight at 7:30 in Farrah Hall Room 214. The event is free and open to the public. Pre-show music...

What ever happened to big concerts, UA?

Kelsey Stein April 14, 2011

While Alabama football fans are preparing themselves for what’s essentially an extremely well marketed, glorified practice, students not only around the country, but at other SEC schools, are looking...

Student designs Saban statue

Kelsey Stein April 12, 2011

Over the past year Jeremy Davis has spent more time thinking about Nick Saban than even the most diehard Alabama football fan. Davis, a senior majoring in ceramics and printmaking, was chosen by faculty...

Playboy casts for ‘Girls of the SEC’

Kelsey Stein April 7, 2011

Representatives from 'Playboy' magazine will host a casting call in Tuscaloosa this weekend for its Girls of the SEC pictorial to be featured in the magazine's October 2011 issue. “I know it's one of...

Avett brothers rock new venue

Avett brothers rock new venue

Kelsey Stein April 3, 2011

A sea of fans rose to their feet and cheered as Band of Horses, the opening act for the Avett Brothers at the new Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, took the stage on the venue’s opening night last Friday. The...

Wheres Waldo: UA Edition launches

‘Where’s Waldo: UA Edition’ launches

Kelsey Stein April 1, 2011

The following piece is satirical in nature and not meant to be taken seriously. In case you couldn't figure that out. The many students who spent their childhood years wondering where exactly Waldo is...

Amphitheater hosts media day

Amphitheater hosts media day

Kelsey Stein March 24, 2011

Roughly a week before the sold-out opening concert at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, the venue’s staff, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and city officials invited representatives from local media outlets...

Student tickets available for first amphitheatre concert

Kelsey Stein February 10, 2011

Student tickets for the opening concert of the Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre, Friday, April 1, featuring the Avett Brothers and Band of Horses, will go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Students can purchase up to...

Art Kitchen hosts hybrid performance

Kelsey Stein February 10, 2011

Three weeks ago writer Caleb Johnson gave one of his stories to Tuscaloosa musician Blaine Duncan, who developed a song around it to act as its soundtrack. Saturday at 7 p.m., the two artists will collaborate...

Folk duo to play at Oz Music store

Folk duo to play at Oz Music store

Kelsey Stein February 3, 2011

The Civil Wars will perform in-store at Oz Music Saturday at 1 p.m., along with indie folk artist Lucy Schwartz. The event is free and open to all ages. The Civil Wars, made up of Joy Williams and Alabamian...

Opening weekend announced for amphitheater

Opening weekend announced for amphitheater

Kelsey Stein February 1, 2011

Starting Friday, local bloggers and Twitter users buzzed about a potential upcoming concert at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. Birmingham-based promoter Red Mountain Entertainment officially announced the...

Amphitheater removes show website listing

Kelsey Stein January 30, 2011

Reports appeared online Friday that musical acts the Avett Brothers and Band of Horses would perform the opening show at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater April 1. After Band of Horses posted the concert date...

Fashion: The Golden Globes, from best to worst

Kelsey Stein January 20, 2011

BEST DRESSED: 1. EMMA STONE IN CALVIN KLEIN COLLECTION Up and coming actress Emma Stone looked stunning for her first Golden Globes. This crew cut, backless, custom Calvin Klein number caught everyone’s...

Scott Holt brings the blues to Little Willie’s

Kelsey Stein January 13, 2011

Blues musician Scott Holt learned his skills from the best – inspired by the music of Jimi Hendrix and mentored by legendary blues artist Buddy Guy. For more than 10 years, Holt, a Tennessee native,...

Downtown Northport gets festive

Downtown Northport gets festive

Kelsey Stein December 2, 2010

On Tuesday, downtown Northport will be transformed into a snow-covered town straight out of a Dickens novel. The city has holds the Dickens Downtown holiday celebration, now in its 21st year, annually...

SGA plans potential concert for spring

SGA plans potential concert for spring

Kelsey Stein November 30, 2010

Despite the decline in traditional Homecoming concerts, students may have an alternative to look forward to in the Tuscaloosa amphitheater. Construction at the amphitheater will be mostly completed by...

Kentuck festival sees continued success

Kentuck festival sees continued success

Kelsey Stein October 17, 2010

Thousands of people flooded the Kentuck Festival on Saturday and Sunday to enjoy local food, music and a variety of work by artists from across the country. Winding paths led guests around Kentuck Park,...

Homecoming step show brings life to Foster

Homecoming step show brings life to Foster

Kelsey Stein October 14, 2010

In the past, audiences often filled the seats of Foster Auditorium for sports events, lectures, concerts and even graduation ceremonies, but the building stood largely unused until April 2009 when the...

Where is the love, Capstone?

Kelsey Stein September 28, 2010

The University of Alabama loves flaunting its numbers — 550 National Merit and National Achievement Finalists, 10 students on USA Today’s All-American College Academic Team, 30,000 students and counting....

An appeal to local arts enthusiasts

Kelsey Stein August 31, 2010

Many people don’t realize the turnover the CW experiences each year — practically our entire staff changes every fall, as previous staff members graduate or move on to other publications. That’s...

UA sports hundreds of involvement opportunities

Kelsey Stein August 22, 2010

With more than 350 student organizations on campus, it can be difficult deciding exactly which one works for you. At the beginning of each school year, the Office of Student Involvement and Leadership...

Creative Campus engages students in the arts

Kelsey Stein August 17, 2010

The plan for Creative Campus this year mostly centers on not always sticking to a definite plan. “It would be dishonest to say we can foresee what this year will bring,” said Hank Lazer, the executive...

Bama  Theatre features unplugged artists

Bama Theatre features unplugged artists

Kelsey Stein July 29, 2010

While many venues in Tuscaloosa have music as background for drinking and socializing, Acoustic Night at the Bama Theatre provides a different listening experience. “People that come to Acoustic Night...

Frozen treats to beat the heat

Frozen treats to beat the heat

Kelsey Stein July 15, 2010

If you’re looking for ice cream in Tuscaloosa, there’s certainly plenty to scream about. Options abound for someone in need of a cold treat to relieve the blistering summer heat, from ice cream to...

Alcove serves alcohol with a twist

Kelsey Stein July 8, 2010

Alcove International Tavern is not the typical college bar experience. For starters, you drink out of mason jars and goblets instead of plastic cups. The lights are dimmed to suit the atmosphere instead...

Flash mob gives pause in Ferg plaza

Flash mob gives pause in Ferg plaza

Kelsey Stein April 28, 2010

At precisely noon Monday in the bustling Ferguson Center and plaza, a number of students froze suddenly. They were suspended mid-stride, mid-bite and mid-sentence. While other students looked on in confusion,...

Crawfish Boil sees success despite severe weather

Crawfish Boil sees success despite severe weather

Kelsey Stein April 26, 2010

Severe weather warnings and driving rain throughout the day Saturday couldn’t damper the enthusiasm of the nearly 3,000 attendees of the Tuscaloosa Crawfish Boil. ''Although attendance was anticipated...

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