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Brock Turner to be released on good behavior

Rebecca Rakowitz • September 1, 2016

Brock Turner, the 22-year-old Stanford University student convicted of three felony sexual assault charges, will be released from jail on Friday for good behavior, after serving three months of his controversial...

UA on three Princeton Review lists

Rebecca Rakowitz • September 1, 2016

The University of Alabama made the Princeton Review’s annual 
college rankings in Best 381 College, Best Southeastern Colleges and Least Accessible Professors.Princeton Review created 62 lists for...

UA students can now receive absentee ballot, free of charge

Rebecca Rakowitz • September 1, 2016

In Alabama, a state with a storied history of voter disenfranchisement, the flagship university is taking steps to make sure all eligible students have the ability to vote, and to do so both fairly and...

University of Kentucky to sue student newspaper

Rebecca Rakowitz • August 29, 2016

The University of Kentucky is suing its student newspaper in order to avoid releasing documents regarding the alleged sexual assault by a professor against two students.James Harwood, associate professor...

Clear bag policy to be implemented at Bryant-Denny Stadium

Clear bag policy to be implemented at Bryant-Denny Stadium

Rebecca Rakowitz • August 29, 2016

Starting this season, a clear bag policy will be implemented at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Fans wishing to bring a bag will only be allowed to bring a clear, plastic, vinyl or PVC bag not exceeding 12” x...

Ithaca college student killed in brawl

Rebecca Rakowitz • August 29, 2016

A large fight on the campus of Cornell University ended in the death of one Ithaca College student and the injury of another. Efforts to obtain information on the suspect are ongoing, though Cornell’s...

The University holds a last chance football ticket sale

Rebecca Rakowitz • August 29, 2016

Per usual, football ticket sales last spring were a frustrating experience for many University of Alabama students who were unable to secure a package before they sold out in a matter of minutes. But...

Northport mayoral election to have runoff

Rebecca Rakowitz • August 25, 2016

A runoff election will be held to determine the new mayor of Northport. Incumbent Mayor Bobby Herndon received the most votes in the municipal election on Tuesday, but failed to earn a clear majority ....

Tide Hop, August 1973

Rebecca Rakowitz • August 25, 2016

The news of the past can often inform our present, provide us respite from it, or give us a good ol’ laugh. As such, we at The Crimson White 
decided to look through our archives and 
provide the...

Managing the Quarter-Life Crisis

Managing the Quarter-Life Crisis

Rebecca Rakowitz • August 22, 2016

The concept of a midlife crisis has been largely accepted in the mainstream. They can at times seem comical, conjuring images of suburban dads getting new tattoos, Harley Davidsons and skinny jeans, but...

Team USA takes home the final gold medal

Rebecca Rakowitz • August 22, 2016

America is bringing home gold and glory from the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.Team USA claimed the final gold medal of the Olympics on Sunday, keeping them in the No. 1 spot with 46 gold medals, 37 silver...

Five people killed in Citronelle

Rebecca Rakowitz • August 22, 2016

Five people were slain in their sleep in Citronelle, Alabama, on Saturday. The suspect, Derrick Dearman, turned himself in and will be charged with six counts of capital murder.The victims are Robert Lee...

The rebuilding process: Businesses come back after April 27 tornado

The rebuilding process: Businesses come back after April 27 tornado

Rebecca Rakowitz • April 27, 2016

Tommy Metrock felt like a monkey in a zoo during the days following the 2011 tornado that came through Tuscaloosa. After walking for several hours from her home to her business, Boulevard Salon, normally...

TEDxTuscaloosa to present “ideas worth spreading”

Rebecca Rakowitz • April 23, 2016

What: TEDxTuscaloosa.This independently organized TED talks event will feature local speakers. Each will speak for about 18 minutes and share an “idea worth spreading” within the theme of mind and...

Study abroad forum hopes to increase minority involvement

Rebecca Rakowitz • April 18, 2016

What: Educating Global Diversity Study Abroad Forum. This event will teach African American students about study abroad, program and funding options and common myths about being a minority student on a...

Stop, drop and roll tide

Stop, drop and roll tide

Rebecca Rakowitz • April 14, 2016

The saying “stop, drop and roll” is second-nature to many, but not all fire safety information is as catchy and easy to remember. Keeping up on what to do in the case of a fire can not only help keep...

Post-9/11 GI Bill students to have new payment plan

Rebecca Rakowitz • April 14, 2016

Starting in the summer 2016 semester, students receiving benefits from the Post-9/11 GI Bill will have a different billing payment plan. The changes are coming from student account services and the Department...

Capstone International Center to present Peace Corps information session

Capstone International Center to present Peace Corps information session

Rebecca Rakowitz • April 11, 2016

What: Around the World in 60 Minutes – Peace Corps Information Session. This session will teach students more about the volunteer experience that is often referred to as the “toughest job you’ll...

PR students check UA interest for extended Thanksgiving break

PR students check UA interest for extended Thanksgiving break

Rebecca Rakowitz • April 6, 2016

With studying, safety and family on their brains, University of Alabama students signed their names onto a makeshift petition on the quad Wednesday morning asking for an extended Thanksgiving break.UA...

13 faculty members to be awarded for research

Rebecca Rakowitz • March 30, 2016

What: For the second year, Faculty Research Day will celebrate and honor high quality research done by UA faculty members. Faculty members from each of UA’s colleges will be awarded the President’s...

Diversity mapping to assess inclusion efforts on campus

Diversity mapping to assess inclusion efforts on campus

Rebecca Rakowitz • March 28, 2016

The Ferguson Forum in the Ferguson Student Center was filled on Monday at 2 p.m. as members of The University of Alabama community gathered to hear about UA’s new diversity mapping project. Rona Halualani,...

Elementary education majors practice their skills in Tuscaloosa classrooms

Elementary education majors practice their skills in Tuscaloosa classrooms

Rebecca Rakowitz • March 28, 2016

The University of Alabama prides itself on providing students with educational experiences both inside and outside of the classroom. For some students, that means moving to the lab or the stage, but for...

APR students to host eBay Gameday

Rebecca Rakowitz • March 24, 2016

WHAT: eBay Gameday Those at the Gameday will participate in a survey created by advertising and public relations students regarding whether or not they would support an eBay campus tab. Such a tab would...

Center for Academic Success to hold time management workshop

Rebecca Rakowitz • March 21, 2016

What: Managing Your Time in College time management workshop.Who: This event is open to students and sponsored by the Center for Academic Success (CAS).When: Tuesday March 22, 4-5 p.m.Where: 230 Osband...

Spring break without going spring broke

Spring break without going spring broke

Rebecca Rakowitz • March 10, 2016

For many University of Alabama students, spring break is a time for fun and relaxation, but for their wallets, the week can be painful. With two days left until spring break, it is crunch time for figuring...

​Eating disorders don’t discriminate

​Eating disorders don’t discriminate

Rebecca Rakowitz • March 7, 2016

When Olivia Broome, a sophomore majoring in advertising, found out that she was a member of the Sadie Hawkins Dance court senior year of high school, she should have been ecstatic.Instead she was horrified.“It...

Archaeological park to host 16th annual knap-in

Archaeological park to host 16th annual knap-in

Rebecca Rakowitz • March 4, 2016

What: The Moundville Knap-in is named for the flintkapping technology taught and on display at the event. Other exhibits at the event include fire making, ancient hunting and fishing, basketry, pottery...

Lill did: Lillian Roth elected SGA president for 2016-2017

Lill did: Lillian Roth elected SGA president for 2016-2017

Rebecca Rakowitz • March 2, 2016

Chants of “Lill Will” filled the living room of Chi Omega Tuesday night after Lillian Roth, a sophomore majoring in political science and public relations, found out she won the SGA presidential election,...

Oscar movies seen by the Academy, not UA students

Oscar movies seen by the Academy, not UA students

Rebecca Rakowitz • February 25, 2016

One of the biggest nights in movies is around the corner, and University of Alabama students are not too invested. ABC will host the 88th Academy Awards on Sunday, and many students have yet to see the...

Sign language interpreter discusses barriers between police and the Deaf

Sign language interpreter discusses barriers between police and the Deaf

Rebecca Rakowitz • February 23, 2016

Members of both the hearing and Deaf communities came together on Monday night to hear Erin Powell, professional American Sign Language interpreter discuss complications that arise when law enforcement...

CABJ offers support for minority journalists

CABJ offers support for minority journalists

Rebecca Rakowitz • February 22, 2016

Raising the percentage of African-American journalists in newsrooms is currently a pressing goal for media organizations all over the U.S., even at the level of college campuses. This includes The University...

118 employers present at General Interest and Business Career Fair

118 employers present at General Interest and Business Career Fair

Rebecca Rakowitz • February 17, 2016

Students clad in professional attire flocked to Coleman Coliseum with their resumes in hand for a General Interest and Business Career Fair from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Wednesday Feb. 17. Around 1,500 students...

AASRJ talks consent

Rebecca Rakowitz • February 12, 2016

The Alabama Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Justice taught students about consent on Thursday night in Manly Hall. The presentation entitled “What is Consent?” was given by AASRJ President Sarah...

Circus elephant to be used in cancer research

Rebecca Rakowitz • February 4, 2016

By Rebecca Rakowitz | Contributing WriterTide for Tusks, an organization at The University of Alabama that advocates for the conservation of elephants, got up close and personal with a live elephant before...

Hallowed Grounds Tour to show history of slavery at the University

Rebecca Rakowitz • January 30, 2016

What: Hallowed Grounds, UA Campus Tour. Hilary Green, assistant professor in the Department of Gender and Race Studies, will be leading a one-hour walking tour called “Slavery and the University.”...

16 movies shown at Campus Moviefest Finale

16 movies shown at Campus Moviefest Finale

Rebecca Rakowitz • January 29, 2016

The Ferguson Student Center Theatre was filled Thursday night as members of the UA community sat wall-to-wall in order to watch short films created by students for Campus Moviefest. Campus Moviefest,...

Capstone Men and Women accepting applicants

Capstone Men and Women accepting applicants

Rebecca Rakowitz • January 27, 2016

Since its creation in 1962, the University of Alabama’s Capstone Men and Women has been a key element of the University’s public relations program. At the beginning of each spring semester applications...

"Interracial Intimacy" lecture discusses relations between slaves and slave owners

“Interracial Intimacy” lecture discusses relations between slaves and slave owners

Rebecca Rakowitz • January 26, 2016

“The word ‘intimate’ suggests emotional…and physical closeness between two human beings, even unlikely ones," said Sharony Green, UA Assistant Professor of History. “The word sheds light, too,...

Rival programs raise awareness for wildlife conservation

Rival programs raise awareness for wildlife conservation

Rebecca Rakowitz • January 21, 2016

On the sidelines of a football game Big Al and The Tiger are full of life, but in the wild their counterparts are being killed at an alarming rate. So while The University of Alabama and Clemson University’s...

National championship parade will affect on-campus traffic

Rebecca Rakowitz • January 19, 2016

Spring semester started last week, and there is already a lot going on on The University of Alabama campus:·       The University asked faculty, staff and students with ideas to help move the University...

Tuscaloosa to host vintage market

Rebecca Rakowitz • November 30, 2015

What: A market full of vintage clothing, jewelry, accessories and handmade items. There will also be housewares and furnishings, along with original artwork, collectibles, vinyl records and concessions....

Students struggle to vote through mailing center

Students struggle to vote through mailing center

Rebecca Rakowitz • November 30, 2015

In 1950, it cost $1.50 to vote in Alabama. In 2015, it costs $60. The former was due to a poll tax and the latter due to a flaw in The University of Alabama’s mail system.At the University, students...

Library Support Staff Association hosts annual Toys for Tots Drive

Rebecca Rakowitz • November 24, 2015

The holiday season is one of giving, and the Library Support Staff Association is helping the University community do just that by hosting their 13th annual Toys for Tots Drive. Toys for Tots is a national...

Women's education exhibit to be presented at Gorgas House next week

Rebecca Rakowitz • November 19, 2015

Who: Students enrolled in “The Nineteenth Century City” and Victoria Ott, Birmingham Southern University Associate Professor of History.What: Students will present an exhibit on young women in the...

Cornell psychology professor to deliver Harold Basowitz Memorial Lecture

Rebecca Rakowitz • November 9, 2015

Dr. Thomas Gilovich, professor of psychology at Cornell University, will deliver the Annual Harold Basowitz Memorial Lecture on Friday, Nov. 13, from 6-8:30 p.m. in 118 Graves Hall.Gilovich, a notable...

Beat Auburn Beat Bingo collects cans for West Alabama Food Bank

Rebecca Rakowitz • October 21, 2015

University Programs and the Restaurant, Hotel and Meeting Management Deparment hosted Beat Auburn Beat Bingo (BABB) Wednesday night in Lloyd 131. BABB supported Beat Auburn Beat Hunger (BABH), an annual...

Beat Auburn Beat Hunger to host bingo event

Rebecca Rakowitz • October 20, 2015

Beat Auburn Beat Bingo (BABB) is a Beat Auburn Beat Hunger (BABH) event that will be taking place on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. in Lloyd 131.BABH is an annual competition between the Tigers and the Crimson...

Dance department to host Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre

Dance department to host Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre

Rebecca Rakowitz • October 13, 2015

The University of Alabama’s Dance Department, which was recently ranked 15th in the nation for dance programs in public and private universities, will perform Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre...

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