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,...
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...
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 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...
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,...
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 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....
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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.
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 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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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’...
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 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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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 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....
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
