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UA assures students campus is operational

UA assures students campus is operational

Patty Vaughan June 15, 2011

As relief efforts continue in Tuscaloosa, freshmen who plan to attend The University of Alabama in the fall said the recent disaster has not discouraged them from joining the Crimson Tide. “The recent...

CW a product of passion

CW a product of passion

Patty Vaughan April 25, 2011

Three years at The Crimson White has created more memories, experiences and moments than one can really handle. I have seen people scream, blow up, create awkward situations and fight. However, after physically...

Students remember VT tragedy

Students remember VT tragedy

Patty Vaughan April 14, 2011

Saturday will mark the fourth anniversary of  the shooting that cost 32 students and faculty their lives on the Virginia Tech campus. Four years ago, VT student Seung-Hui Cho killed two individuals at...

Racial slurs chalked across campus

Patty Vaughan February 10, 2011

On Wednesday morning, students found the words “First Amendment” along with racial slurs chalked on sidewalks filtered throughout campus. “Last night, an unknown individual or individuals chalked...

UA addresses commuter parking issues

Patty Vaughan August 31, 2010

Along with increased enrollment and bus route changes, parking on campus has been a concern shared by faculty, staff and students. Every year, Transportation Services asks students and staff to apply...

CTL Recognizes Graduates, Looks To Future

Patty Vaughan April 21, 2010

Tutors and student assistants of the Center for Teaching and Learning who are graduating helped shred the “old black book” at a recognition ceremony Wednesday. Because the CTL has moved entirely to...

Alpha Phi Alpha creates scholarship

Patty Vaughan April 20, 2010

The UA chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha has come together to help create two book scholarships for black men at Paul W. Bryant High School and Central High School. The Excellent Eight Scholarship has been created...

SGA Senate seeks technological assistant

Patty Vaughan April 13, 2010

With a new director in charge of technology, the SGA wants the senate meetings to be more accessible to students – C-SPAN-style. SGA spokeswoman Katie Breaseale said the new assistant director is an...

2010 Premier Award Winners Recognized

2010 Premier Award Winners Recognized

Patty Vaughan March 12, 2010

UA President Robert Witt recently recognized the 2010 Premier Award winners. The eight winners were recognized for scholarship, leadership and service to the University. Olesea Volosin won the William...

Freshman faced with fight for life

Patty Vaughan March 3, 2010

Sixteen has always been pinned as a difficult age, but for Blaise Finnegan, passing his driving test was only the beginning. Now a freshman at the University majoring in mechanical engineering, Blaise...

Foundation encourages honesty

Patty Vaughan February 24, 2010

More than 150 students participated through three schools in the Open My Eyes Foundation’s “I Cannot Tell a Lie” contest. Fourth- and fifth-graders from Tuscaloosa’s Holt Elementary and two Mississippi...

Miss UA crowned

Miss UA crowned

Patty Vaughan February 22, 2010

Dozens packed the Bama Theatre Saturday night to watch the Miss University of Alabama 2010 competition. Shellie Street, a junior from Mobile, was crowned the new Miss UA after a long process of facing...

Students offer support to bus drivers

Students offer support to bus drivers

Patty Vaughan February 17, 2010

Some UA students are showing their support for CrimsonRide bus drivers through call-ins today, a day before the bus drivers try to negotiate a new contract with their parent company. First Transit. Currently...

UA’s LITE trains tutors

Patty Vaughan February 11, 2010

The Literacy is the Edge, or LITE, campaign is in full swing this semester, training more than 200 students in tutoring children and adults around West Alabama to read. Last semester, LITE recruited more...

SGA in final stretch

Patty Vaughan January 20, 2010

The SGA has two months remaining, and officers say they are not slowing down. “The Student Government Association is looking forward to the upcoming months and eager to finish out the term on a strong...