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North Korean missile launch failed

North Korean missile launch failed

Rebecca Rakowitz April 17, 2017

North Korea attempted a missile launch on Sunday that failed “almost immediately,” according to military officials.“The President and his military team are aware of North Korea’s most recent unsuccessful...

World's oldest person dies at 117

World's oldest person dies at 117

Rebecca Rakowitz April 17, 2017

The world mourned over the weekend as the world’s oldest person died in Italy at the age of 117.Emma Morano, born on Nov. 29, 1899, was officially the last living person born in 
the 1800s.On her 117th...

Alleged felon escapes jail

Alleged felon escapes jail

Rebecca Rakowitz April 10, 2017

 A man who allegedly tried to kill a Florence, Alabama, police detective escaped from jail this weekend.Christopher Kilpatrick, 43, escaped late Saturday from the Lauderdale County Detention Center. Kilpatrick,...

Severe weather possible this week

Severe weather possible this week

Rebecca Rakowitz April 3, 2017

The National Weather Service is forecasting stormy weather in Alabama in the upcoming week.Starting on Monday, heavy rain is expected statewide. Tuscaloosa and surrounding areas have a slight risk of severe...

Train safety email sent to students

Train safety email sent to students

Rebecca Rakowitz March 27, 2017

An email regarding train safety was the sent to students from the dean of students on Monday morning.Over the weekend, a video was posted on social media showing supposed students climbing between and...

Bentley rumored to resign from post

Bentley rumored to resign from post

Rebecca Rakowitz March 23, 2017

After a year of his administration being shrouded in scandal after scandal, rumors have begun to swirl around the state Capitol about whether or not Governor Robert Bentley will resign his post in the...

GOP works to secure AHCA votes

GOP works to secure AHCA votes

Rebecca Rakowitz March 23, 2017

President Donald Trump and GOP allies spent Wednesday lobbying for votes for their Obamacare adjustment plan.Without any support expected from Democrats, the Trump administration can only afford to lose...

SGA elections close with Hunter victory

SGA elections close with Hunter victory

Rebecca Rakowitz March 9, 2017

Dozens of students were elected to positions in the Student Government Association following the election on Tuesday.With 54 percent of the vote, Jared Hunter unofficially won the SGA presidential election,...

New UA Athletic Director to make $900k

New UA Athletic Director to make $900k

Rebecca Rakowitz March 9, 2017

Pending approval by the UA Board of Trustees and Compensation Committee, Greg Byrne, the new director of athletics at The University of Alabama, is set to make $900,000 a year, according to the Tuscaloosa...

Tide Hop, March 1974

Tide Hop, March 1974

Rebecca Rakowitz March 9, 2017

While some may find news about streaking to be offensive, nothing could have been more offensive to the Alabama community than a Crimson White editorial criticizing the seemingly untouchable Coach Paul...

Senate election results announced

Senate election results announced

Rebecca Rakowitz March 8, 2017

University of Alabama students voted for the legislative members of their Student Government Association on Tuesday, voting in 50 senators who proportionately represent each of the 10 colleges.For colleges...

Four more cases of mumps detected

Four more cases of mumps detected

Rebecca Rakowitz March 8, 2017

University of Alabama students received an e-mail on Wednesday afternoon alerting them that Alabama Department of Public Health officials have recorded four new cases of mumps at the University since Feb....

SGA election to occur on March 7

SGA election to occur on March 7

Rebecca Rakowitz March 6, 2017

University of Alabama students will vote for members of the Student Government Association (SGA) elections on Tuesday, March 7. Starting at 7 a.m. and ending at 7 p.m., students will be able to vote through...

Tide Hop, Feb. 1980

Tide Hop, Feb. 1980

Rebecca Rakowitz March 2, 2017

Hello dear readers. After a brief week’s hiatus, Tide Hop is back in action! This week we turn the dial back 37 years to the Feb. 27, 1980 edition of The Crimson White. It is not every day that Tide...

Tornado watch issued until 6 p.m.

Tornado watch issued until 6 p.m.

Rebecca Rakowitz March 1, 2017

Students received an email Tuesday afternoon notifying them that both The University of Alabama campus and Tuscaloosa County at large are under a tornado watch until 6 p.m.“Thunderstorms, damaging winds,...

Wells Fargo fires four senior employees

Wells Fargo fires four senior employees

Rebecca Rakowitz February 23, 2017

Wells Fargo Bank announced on Tuesday that it fired four senior employees with ties to last year’s fraud scandal.The four employees, former community bank chief risk officer Claudia Russ Anderson, Arizona...

Deer kills increase this hunting season

Deer kills increase this hunting season

Rebecca Rakowitz February 20, 2017

More hunters are reporting the number of deer they kill in the state of Alabama, according to Alabama’s wildlife agency.The change is likely due to a new law that makes reporting deer harvests mandatory....

Meteorite spotted over south Alabama

Meteorite spotted over south Alabama

Rebecca Rakowitz February 20, 2017

A fireball that was spotted in the sky Saturday night was likely a meteorite dropper, according to Bill Cooke, head of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office 
in Huntsville.While the fireball was visible...

Moundville graffitied by Auburn man

Moundville graffitied by Auburn man

Rebecca Rakowitz February 16, 2017

Park employees of Moundville Archaeological Park told the police that someone used a knife to scratch Xs over Alabama logos that are on soap dispensers in the park– an act which is considered misdemeanor...

Tide Hop, Feb. 1949

Tide Hop, Feb. 1949

Rebecca Rakowitz February 16, 2017

In American news of 1949, Harry Truman was president, the fourth Geneva Convention was signed, the term “big bang” was coined and the National Basketball Association was born. In University of Alabama...

Firefighters win local chili cook-off

Firefighters win local chili cook-off

Rebecca Rakowitz February 13, 2017

Tuscaloosa firefighters proved this weekend that they can do more than just keep local residents safe: they can also make a mean cup of chili. In a landslide victory, Tuscaloosa Firefighters Local 403...

Tide Hop, Oct. 1981

Tide Hop, Oct. 1981

Rebecca Rakowitz October 20, 2016

It’s that time of the week, again! For this week’s throwback, Tide Hop we will take a look at The University of Alabama in 1981 through the lens of the Oct. 19 and 21 issues of  The Crimson White.They...

Tide Hop, Oct. 1972

Tide Hop, Oct. 1972

Rebecca Rakowitz October 13, 2016

And back to the '70s we go! For this week’s Tide Hop we will hippity hop our way back to the Oct. 9, 1972 issue of The Crimson White.Student sit-in: On Oct. 5, 1972, approximately 40 students staged...

Wells Fargo CEO retires amid fire

Rebecca Rakowitz October 13, 2016

Wells Fargo CEO and Chairman John Stumpf is retiring, the bank announced on Wednesday, effective immediately.Stumpf’s retirement is in light of Wells Fargo’s fake account scandal whereby employees...

Amber Alert issued for Alabama girl

Rebecca Rakowitz October 10, 2016

An Amber Alert for 4-year-old Rebecca Ann Lewis was issued by the State of Alabama on Saturday. Lewis is missing and believed to be in 
extreme danger.Authorities have described Lewis as a white female,...

Tide Hop, Oct. 1995

Tide Hop, Oct. 1995

Rebecca Rakowitz October 6, 2016

This week we will throw it back to the decade that most college students consider to be the golden age: the 1990s. After all, who doesn’t love NSYNC, Boy Meets World and scrunchies? Let’s take a look...

A look at polycystic ovary syndrome

A look at polycystic ovary syndrome

Rebecca Rakowitz September 30, 2016

It is incurable, often stigmatized and largely unknown and yet polycystic ovary syndrome affects the lives of over 7 million women in the United States and over 10 million women worldwide, according to...

Muffins recalled in Alabama

Rebecca Rakowitz September 29, 2016

Café Valley, a baking company based out of Phoenix, has issued a recall of some of its muffins, as they may contain 
unlabelled nuts.In an announcement on the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s website,...

Tide Hop, Sept. 1963

Tide Hop, Sept. 1963

Rebecca Rakowitz September 29, 2016

We aren’t quite done with the ‘60s. This week we travel back in time over half a century, 53 years to be exact, and take a look at the University through the reporting of The Crimson White in 1963.Race...

Homecoming to cause road closures

Homecoming to cause road closures

Rebecca Rakowitz September 28, 2016

Annual homecoming activities at The University of Alabama  will cause several roads on campus to be closed this weekend.From roughly 6:30 - 10 p.m. on Friday, University Boulevard, between Hackberry...

Plans for Tutwiler replacement approved

Rebecca Rakowitz September 26, 2016

Preliminary plans for a $124 million replacement for Tutwiler Residential Hall were approved on Friday by The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees.The building is scheduled to open in 2020, with...

LSU drops Les Miles as head coach

LSU drops Les Miles as head coach

Rebecca Rakowitz September 26, 2016

Les Miles, head football coach at Louisiana State University, was fired on Sunday, four games into his 12th season with LSU. Ed Orgeron will act as interim coach for the rest of the season.Cam Cameron,...

Tide Hop, Sept. 1968

Tide Hop, Sept. 1968

Rebecca Rakowitz September 22, 2016

Hey Bama, welcome to the sixties! For this Tide Hop we look back at the week of Sept. 19, 1968, a year when Bear Bryant was celebrating his eleventh year in coaching, bus rides to football games at Legion...

Amy Schumer's Birmingham show cancelled

Rebecca Rakowitz September 22, 2016

Comedian and actress, Amy Schumer, with less than a month’s notice, has cancelled her upcoming show in Birmingham. Schumer is known for her starring role in the Comedy Central series “Inside Amy Schumer”...

Violence in Charlotte

Rebecca Rakowitz September 22, 2016

The fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday afternoon led to violent protests.“The police-involved shooting of an African-American man ignited a night...

Tide Hop, Sept. 1980

Tide Hop, Sept. 1980

Rebecca Rakowitz September 15, 2016

This week's Tide Hop takes a pit stop in the great-y eighties, as we focus on the Sept. 17 issue from 1980. Celebrity Appearances: Thirty-six years ago, long before he was the vice president of the United...

Tide Hop, August 1978

Tide Hop, August 1978

Rebecca Rakowitz September 1, 2016

For this week’s Tide Hop we are staying in the 70s, a CW Golden Age, if you will. The week of August 31,1978 was a busy one, and many of the topics they reported on are still relevant on campus today.Block...