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SGA election plagued by low turnout

SGA election plagued by low turnout

Peyton Shepard March 23, 2017

Voter participation in SGA is still struggling to regain its footing after almost a decade of low turnout. Less than 15,000 of the University's nearly 37,665 students participated in the 2017 SGA Election,...

Hunter appeals Elections Board ruling

Hunter appeals Elections Board ruling

Peyton Shepard March 1, 2017

After the Elections Board found him guilty of three ethics violations, SGA presidential candidate Jared Hunter on Wednesday appealed the Tuesday ruling that has suspended his campaign activity. In an emailed...

Students call for Parish's expulsion

Students call for Parish's expulsion

Peyton Shepard October 5, 2016

Upon the announcement of Ryan Parish's suspension from The University of Alabama for threats made in the Alabama Student Ticket Exchange Facebook group, many students have expressed concern on social media over...

UA student suspended for online threats

Peyton Shepard October 5, 2016

UA student Ryan Parish has been suspended and removed from campus for online threats of violence, according to University officials.Parish was reported to the University for issuing racially-specific threats...

O'Henry's Coffees to open in downtown Tuscaloosa

O'Henry's Coffees to open in downtown Tuscaloosa

Peyton Shepard August 24, 2016

For those looking for a less commercial place to buy and drink coffee, a new business coming to Tuscaloosa could fill that caffeine gap.O'Henry's Coffees will open a new location in a new downtown development,...

“Carpe Diem”: Words of wisdom from Dr. Witt

Peyton Shepard August 22, 2016

Chancellor Robert E. Witt announced in 2015 that he would be stepping down on August 15, 2016. Witt served as the chancellor of the UA System for 3 years, after serving as the University's president since...

Dierks Bentley to play Tuscaloosa Amphitheater in October

Dierks Bentley to play Tuscaloosa Amphitheater in October

Peyton Shepard August 22, 2016

Dierks Bentley is bringing his Somewhere on a Beach tour to Tuscaloosa in October, according to local radio station 95.3 The Bear.The concert was announced this morning on The Steve Shannon Morning Show....

Letter from the Editor: Telling stories since 1894

Letter from the Editor: Telling stories since 1894

Peyton Shepard August 18, 2016

It's been a rough couple of months in the world of journalism. Throughout the tumultuous political hell-fest that has been this election year, a lot has been said of the omnipotent presence of the collective...

Sloss music festival showcases local and national artists

Sloss music festival showcases local and national artists

Peyton Shepard July 20, 2016

As Sloss Music and Arts Festival made its second appearance in Birmingham, attendees were well prepared for the same hot temperatures it faced last year. What they weren't prepared for was Sunday's brief...

Metal arts program thrives in Birmingham

Metal arts program thrives in Birmingham

Peyton Shepard July 20, 2016

At the hottest point of Sloss Fest 2016 in Birmingham, Alabama, it was nearly 98 degrees. Multiply that by a factor of nearly 300 and you’d have the temperature that it takes to melt the iron that made...

UA professor involved in Texas Tech Title IX investigation

UA professor involved in Texas Tech Title IX investigation

Peyton Shepard June 7, 2016

UA professor Franco Parisi is now at the center of a Title IX investigation launched against Lance Nail, a former dean of the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University, according to a report from...

A vision in progress: Looking back at Tuscaloosa's plans post April 27, 2011

Peyton Shepard April 27, 2016

Only 48 hours after the April 27, 2011, tornadoes that blew through his hometown, Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox was told two things by the FEMA director assigned to the city – first, that the average...

Seventh annual diversity symposium gives students platform to present research

Peyton Shepard March 9, 2016

At the back of Gorgas 205, behind an unlit projector and rows of empty chairs, there stands an aisle of trifold posters. Next to each one stands its owner, ready to answer the inevitable slew of questions...

More to eating disorders than being skinny

Peyton Shepard March 7, 2016

I have an eating disorder. I have for eight years. I will probably struggle with it for the rest of my life. I could list dozens of reasons for what I’ve done to my body. A desire for thinness is not...

2016 SGA elections produce decreased voter turnout

Peyton Shepard March 2, 2016

Tuesday's SGA elections brought in fewer voters than in 2015, according to the election results released on vote.ua.edu. Only 13,751 UA students logged on to vote – a decrease of 1,180 voters from last...

SGA elections not anticipated to be delayed by severe weather

Peyton Shepard March 1, 2016

The SGA Elections Board does not have any plans to suspend or alter the elections process in response to potential severe weather, said Kelli Knox-Hall, a non-voting staff member and convenor of the...

Unraveling the greek myths around Title IX

Peyton Shepard February 1, 2016

Twenty-two point seven percent of college female seniors have reported experiencing some form of unwanted sexual contact since their freshman year, according to a 2015 survey by the Association of American...

Journalism and TCF will mutually benefit from merger

Peyton Shepard November 23, 2015

Journalism is dead.As a newly indoctrinated journalism student, I can firmly say this statement is what pushed me away for five semesters from what I eventually (hesitantly) decided was my calling. And...

TPD holds press conference to address body camera footage

TPD holds press conference to address body camera footage

Peyton Shepard November 18, 2015

The Tuscaloosa Police Department held a press conference today at 11 to address the body camera footage released earlier this morning. The video, released on the TPD Youtube channel, contains over two...

Tuscaloosa PD releases body camera footage

Tuscaloosa PD releases body camera footage

Peyton Shepard November 18, 2015

On Wednesday morning, Tuscaloosa PD released over two hours of body camera footage from the Nov. 8 tasing incident.Read the CW's original report on the incident here.

Students organize demonstration against police brutality

Students organize demonstration against police brutality

Peyton Shepard November 11, 2015

On Wednesday, UA students gathered at City Hall in downtown Tuscaloosa at 11:30 a.m. for a civil demonstration regarding the videos that were taken Saturday showing Tuscaloosa police officers tasing and...

Tuscaloosa named top metro for veterans seeking higher education

Peyton Shepard November 10, 2015

Tuscaloosa was named the top-ranked metro for veterans seeking higher education in a joint study conducted by USAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes. The top metros were...

Chancellor Witt to retire in August 2016

Peyton Shepard August 26, 2015

By Peyton Shepard | Print Managing EditorUniversity of Alabama System Chancellor Robert Witt announced his intention to retire next year, The Crimson White learned. UA System spokeswoman Kellee Reinhart...

Bama Dining holds ribbon cutting ceremony for new location

Peyton Shepard August 26, 2015

Bama Dining opened its newest location, Greens to Go, today at 11 a.m. in the Ferguson Center.Greens to Go is a salad and wrap bar. Its creation is the reflection of a partnership between Bama Dining and...

UA introduces new wireless network

Peyton Shepard August 4, 2015

University of Alabama students, faculty and staff can now access Wi-Fi on campus, and on 250 other U.S. campuses as well as hundreds more abroad, through eduroam, according to the UA Office of Information...

Alabama Supreme Court orders halt to same-sex marriages

Peyton Shepard June 29, 2015

The Alabama Supreme Court issued an order to probate judges to halt the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples. This order comes three days after the landmark 5-4 ruling by the United States...

Bentley Vetoes Budget Cuts, Keeps Park Open

Bentley Vetoes Budget Cuts, Keeps Park Open

Mary Catherine Hodges June 24, 2015

State park employees, advocates and patrons can breathe and return to enjoying their respective posts in the outdoors. Earlier this month, Gov. Robert Bentley vetoed the state legislature’s budget bill...

Stuart Bell named President of The University of Alabama

Peyton Shepard June 18, 2015

The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees met Thursday and unanimously approved Stuart R. Bell as the President of the University. Bell currently serves as the executive vice president and provost...

Miss Alabama pageant includes several UA students, grads

Miss Alabama pageant includes several UA students, grads

Mary Catherine Hodges June 11, 2015

A group of women gowned in long, white dresses paraded onto the stage as the 2015 Miss Alabama pageant came to a close at Samford University’s Wright Center Saturday night. There wasn’t a breath to...

Co-op provide students with opportunities

Co-op provide students with opportunities

Mary Catherine Hodges April 12, 2015

At 7:30 a.m. many college students are still asleep.At 7:30 a.m. many mornings last year, Scott Nagy was walking into a production meeting with the company’s professional engineering team. Nagy, an...

Exhibit explores University's Civil War history

Exhibit explores University's Civil War history

Mary Catherine Hodges April 7, 2015

By Mary-Catherine Hodges | Staff ReporterA new exhibit in Gorgas House will feature original Civil War artifacts belonging to the Gorgas family, including the coat and ceremonial sword of General Josiah...

University releases new club sports regulations

University releases new club sports regulations

Mary Catherine Hodges April 1, 2015

After months of uncertainty and fluctuating regulations, the University released new guidelines for club athletes in a meeting held March 24. Club athletes are now permitted to wear the script A again...

Bands compete for festivals

Bands compete for festivals

Mary Catherine Hodges April 1, 2015

Although music festivals are known for hosting big name musicians, many festivals give smaller bands an opportunity to play on a more national level in front of larger audiences.This year, two local bands,...

Northport duo to play Druid City Brewing Company

Mary Catherine Hodges March 25, 2015

In 2001, a boy from central London and a girl from Tuscaloosa met.The boy, Rick Asherson, was a young keyboardist who only played in his garage for personal entertainment. The girl, Debbie Bond, was a...

SGA contest rewards students for recycling

SGA contest rewards students for recycling

Mary Catherine Hodges March 10, 2015

When students pass over the trash bin with old test papers or used water bottles, RecycleBama encourages them to think again.This semester, RecycleBama, a University of Alabama Student Government subcommittee,...

Local band balances school and music

Local band balances school and music

Mary Catherine Hodges March 4, 2015

The room is filled with a vivacious clutter of chords, scales and bickering as five boys clad in jeans and T-shirts decide what they’re going to practice for their upcoming shows.“I want Red Hot Chili...

Alabama Supreme Court issues halt to same-sex marriage licenses

Peyton Shepard March 4, 2015

The Alabama Supreme Court issued a writ of mandamus to halt same-sex marriage in the state Tuesday, reversing United States District Court Judge Callie Granade’s Jan. 23 ruling that struck down the state’s...

The Doctors and The Lawyers to host release party

The Doctors and The Lawyers to host release party

Mary Catherine Hodges February 16, 2015

During his freshman year at The University of Alabama in 2010, Taylor Atkinson posted a flyer in the lobby of Riverside West reading “Lead 
guitarist wanted.”“One day I just decided I wanted to...

Alumni to host weekend of dance at Hotel Capstone

Mary Catherine Hodges February 11, 2015

For singles, couples and individuals of all kinds, University of Alabama alumni, TJ and Wendy Zito, will host the second annual Anti-Valentines West Coast Swing and Carolina Shag weekend at the Hotel Capstone...

Change of Venue: Closure of venues shrinks Tuscaloosa's music scene

Change of Venue: Closure of venues shrinks Tuscaloosa's music scene

Mary Catherine Hodges February 9, 2015

It’s 1992 in Tuscaloosa, and the Strip is a-buzz. The Beach Club is having another sellout 70s night with a live disco band, and there’s a chance students can see Dave Matthews, Widespread Panic, Drivin’...

'90s chokers become newest retroactive trend to resurface in 2015

'90s chokers become newest retroactive trend to resurface in 2015

Mary Catherine Hodges January 26, 2015

Over the past few years we’ve begun to embrace a number of retroactive influences from generations past. The ’70s had their second coming with flower crowns, John Lennon-inspired glasses and Sonny...

Alabama Action Abroad to hold info meetings

Alabama Action Abroad to hold info meetings

Peyton Shepard January 20, 2015

Alabama Action Abroad is a program designed to teach students about local culture and needs of communities in South America as well as develop leadership and teamwork skills. The group organizes two week-long...

Bama Rocks: Potential bouldering site to undergo reconstruction

Bama Rocks: Potential bouldering site to undergo reconstruction

Mary Catherine Hodges January 20, 2015

Tucked away off of U.S. Highway 11, down a long dirt road in Vance, Alabama, are 57.36 acres of an abandoned park named Bama 
Rock Gardens.First opened before the 1950s as a family-owned roadside attraction,...

Alabama physics major earns national internship

Alabama physics major earns national internship

Mary Catherine Hodges January 12, 2015

For Marissa Leshnov, science has been a crucial part of her life 
since childhood.“As a child, science was always presented to me in these wonderful demonstrations similar to magic shows,” she said....

New season brings new lipstick shades

New season brings new lipstick shades

Mary Catherine Hodges January 11, 2015

As we welcome a new semester, along comes the anticipation of a new year, new classes, fresh starts and more importantly, new styles. There is no better time to put away the lipsticks of 2014 – goodbye...

Dual degree students see more hours: 150 hours required for those with two degrees

Mary Catherine Hodges January 11, 2015

If you ask Alex Jones what year she is, she will likely tell you she’s a junior. However, on paper, Jones, a dual degree student, is a senior.Jones, a junior majoring in advertising and marketing, came...

Film festival welcomes students

Film festival welcomes students

Mary Catherine Hodges November 17, 2014

The Black Warrior Film Festival started in 2013 in 216 Reese Phifer Hall, and the next year it expanded to Lloyd and Graves Hall. This year, Black Warrior Film Festival will be held the weekend of Feb....

Crimson Kindness hosts National Kindness Day

Crimson Kindness hosts National Kindness Day

Mary Catherine Hodges November 12, 2014

From the encouraging sticky notes spotted around campus, to the students handing out snacks during finals week, the culprit is most likely the students of Crimson Kindness, a student-run organization...

Artists display Cuba

Artists display Cuba

Mary Catherine Hodges November 11, 2014

Six trips, 12 months and 10,000 miles, sometimes sleeping indoors, sometimes outdoors – is what it took for Honors College Artist in Residence Chip Cooper and photographer Julio Larramendi to create...

'Hocus Pocus' a Halloween staple

Peyton Shepard October 27, 2014

Horror is one of the most prolific genres of international film, and Halloween is one of the best times to capitalize on scaring people straight for the rest of their lives. So why, with this high standard...

Crossroads program promotes interfaith acceptance, relations

Crossroads program promotes interfaith acceptance, relations

Mary Catherine Hodges October 22, 2014

Crossroads was created to help relieve religious tension and address issues surrounding interfaith conflicts throughout the 
UA community. The team is made up of 12 employees, 10 of which are students....

Millennials explain tattoos are for self expression

Millennials explain tattoos are for self expression

Mary Catherine Hodges October 21, 2014

Tattooing is an ancient art form and can be traced back to ancient Egyptian remains dating as early as 2000 B.C. The relevance of tattoos in society has persisted over the ages, and tattoos have served...

Nehemiah's Coffee House reaches goals

Nehemiah's Coffee House reaches goals

Peyton Shepard September 30, 2014

For Forest Lake Baptist Church, Nehemiah’s Coffee House is not just a hangout or a business, but a chance to reach out to the community in an innovative way.Aaron Barnes, college minister at Forest Lake,...

Honor society kicks off guerrilla season

Honor society kicks off guerrilla season

Peyton Shepard September 23, 2014

Alpha Psi Omega, The University of Alabama’s theatre honor society, will kick off the fall semester with its first Guerrilla Theatre of the new school year. Guerrilla Theatre is a 10-act cabaret of 10-minute...

Moakler to perform during campus fundraising concert

Moakler to perform during campus fundraising concert

Mary Catherine Hodges September 14, 2014

If there is one thing Maggie Snead, president of the Alabama International Justice Mission, wants people to know about slavery, it’s that there are 30 million people enslaved worldwide. AIJM, a student...

Tailgating fan favorite for games

Tailgating fan favorite for games

Peyton Shepard September 8, 2014

Football season is in full swing after the Crimson Tide’s first home game, and the tailgating environment amplifies the zeal many feel for the Crimson Tide.Stony Henry, a resident of Northport and self-proclaimed...

Alabama Blues Project brings music to Tuscaloosa children

Alabama Blues Project brings music to Tuscaloosa children

Mary Catherine Hodges September 6, 2014

Regardless of where they’re from, where they live or what school they attend, when members of the Alabama Blues Project walk through the door, they’re meant to be treated the same. “Things like the...

Provid water profits go to charity

Provid water profits go to charity

Mary Catherine Hodges September 1, 2014

When a bottle of Provid water is bought at Steel City Pops, its contents do more than quench the thirst of the buyer. Steel City donates 100 percent of the profit, $1.30 per bottle, to Birmingham based...

Climbing wall regulations include course certification

Climbing wall regulations include course certification

Mary Catherine Hodges August 24, 2014

In an effort to accommodate a growing University, new dorms, new sorority houses, new dining halls and now a new rock wall have been built. With the opening of the new rock wall at Presidential Village’s...