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Tuscaloosa under winter weather advisory, University to maintain operations

Tuscaloosa under winter weather advisory, University to maintain operations

Rebecca Rakowtiz December 8, 2017

The University of Alabama will maintain regular operations, according to an email sent to students early Friday morning.  "A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Tuscaloosa until 6 p.m. today," the...

Student Opinions of Instruction open, students encouraged to provide feedback

Student Opinions of Instruction open, students encouraged to provide feedback

Rebecca Rakowtiz November 27, 2017

Students were encouraged to complete Student Opinions of Instruction (SOI) surveys in an email sent by Kevin Whitaker, executive vice president and provost for The University of Alabama.  SOIs are confidential...

Elections Board to release all Homecoming Election documents

Elections Board to release all Homecoming Election documents

Rebecca Rakowtiz November 14, 2017

The SGA Student Judiciary ordered the Elections Board to release a statement regarding their failure to comply with the elections manual in the past several elections. This order came following the submission...

Chemical freezer malfunctioned in Shelby Hall

Chemical freezer malfunctioned in Shelby Hall

Rebecca Rakowtiz November 10, 2017

A campus-wide alert was sent late yesterday afternoon after emergency response teams were called to Shelby Hall, home to the University of Alabama chemistry department and over 70 research laboratories. ...

University fundraising exceeds $120 million, breaks record

University fundraising exceeds $120 million, breaks record

Rebecca Rakowtiz October 31, 2017

The University of Alabama fundraised more than $120 million in the 2016-17 fiscal year, according to a press release. This sum breaks the University’s previous record of over $116 million in 2012. ...

University condemns racist graffiti found in residence hall

University condemns racist graffiti found in residence hall

Rebecca Rakowtiz October 24, 2017

The University of Alabama Police Department is investigating racist graffiti that was found on  a student's door in a campus residence hall this weekend, according to a University statement sent to The...

White supremacist banner on campus calls for end of DACA

White supremacist banner on campus calls for end of DACA

Rebecca Rakowtiz September 25, 2017

 A banner which was sponsored by a white supremacist group and called for the end of DACA was found on campus over the weekend.  “Put American students first,” read the Identity Evropa banner. “No...

On-campus robbery reported

On-campus robbery reported

Rebecca Rakowtiz September 24, 2017

University of Alabama students received an email in the early hours of Sunday morning, informing them of a reported on-campus robbery.  According to the email, at 2:40 a.m. UAPD responded to a reported...

White supremacy flier found on campus

White supremacy flier found on campus

Rebecca Rakowtiz September 18, 2017

A flier for an influential white supremacist group was found in Farrah Hall Monday morning.  The Identity Evropa flier was hanging on the main second-floor bulletin board, and it has since been removed...

Alligator captured by city employees

Alligator captured by city employees

Rebecca Rakowtiz September 11, 2017

A team of City of Tuscaloosa employees captured an alligator early Monday morning. At around 7:40 a.m., TPD responded to an alligator sighting at Liberty Recycling, where a driver had found an approximately...

Supreme Court justice cancels visit due to weather

Supreme Court justice cancels visit due to weather

Rebecca Rakowtiz September 11, 2017

Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor has cancelled her visit to the University of Alabama.  According to a press release, weather caused by Hurricane Irma made Sotomayor's flights impossible.  "The Justice's...

Email from president affirms diversity efforts

Email from president affirms diversity efforts

Rebecca Rakowtiz September 8, 2017

An email from President Stuart Bell was sent to students on Friday morning, affirming the University of Alabama’s commitment to increased diversity efforts. “The University of Alabama annually reaffirms...

Registrar email reminds students to drop classes they don't attend

Registrar email reminds students to drop classes they don’t attend

Rebecca Rakowtiz September 6, 2017

The Office of the University Registrar sent an email to students on Wednesday, reminding them that it is their responsibility to drop any classes they do not attend.  “If you fail to drop a class that...

Free flu shots to be offered by College of Community Health Sciences

Free flu shots to be offered by College of Community Health Sciences

Rebecca Rakowtiz September 6, 2017

What: The University of Alabama administers thousands of free flu shots each year in an effort to keep its community healthy. The free flu shot campaign will resume this week, embarking on its sixth year. ...

Sewage overflowed on Rice Valley Road, City says

Sewage overflowed on Rice Valley Road, City says

Rebecca Rakowtiz September 1, 2017

Just under 1,000 gallons of sewage from a sanitary sewer overflowed onto the 500 block of Rice Valley Road and made its way to an unnamed tributary to the Black Warrior River on Thursday, the City of Tuscaloosa...

UPDATED: Emergency situation at DCH closes streets

UPDATED: Emergency situation at DCH closes streets

Rebecca Rakowtiz August 30, 2017

An emergency situation at DCH Medical Center closed sections of University Boulevard and Paul Bryant Drive Wednesday afternoon. The University of Alabama sent an email to students just after 4 p.m. alerting...

487 students from Hurricane Harvey area, according to UA email

487 students from Hurricane Harvey area, according to UA email

Rebecca Rakowtiz August 30, 2017

The University of Alabama administration sent an email to faculty on Tuesday, notifying them that close to 500 students are from areas affected by Hurricane Harvey.   “We have identified 487 students...

Get on Board Day postponed

Get on Board Day postponed

Rebecca Rakowtiz August 30, 2017

Due to potential for inclement weather, Get on Board Day (GOBD) has been postponed until Tuesday, Sep. 5, according to an email sent to student organizations and academic departments.   GOBD, which is...

Minority participation in UA sororities increases

Minority participation in UA sororities increases

Rebecca Rakowtiz August 28, 2017

This year's Bid Day at The University of Alabama continued the trend of increased minority involvement in formal sorority recruitment. The University has worked to diversify the Greek system over the last...

Midwife bill passes in House

Midwife bill passes in House

Rebecca Rakowtiz April 27, 2017

Legislators in the Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday that could legalize midwifery in Alabama."[This is] a milestone for these mothers who want this freedom and the choice to have...

Tuscaloosa teen wins Food Network contest

Tuscaloosa teen wins Food Network contest

Rebecca Rakowtiz April 27, 2017

A Tuscaloosa teen took his culinary skills to Food Network’s “Chopped Junior” and walked away with $10,000.“I’m so pumped, I could run a million miles right now,” Fuller Goldsmith has said...

House passes Sunday morning alcohol bill

House passes Sunday morning alcohol bill

Rebecca Rakowtiz April 27, 2017

Alabama cities may soon have the power to allow Sunday morning alcohol sales in restaurants after the Alabama House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to give them the power to do so.According to the...

Largest Arts and Sciences endowment in over 20 years gifted by alumni couple

Largest Arts and Sciences endowment in over 20 years gifted by alumni couple

Rebecca Rakowtiz April 25, 2017

Two distinguished University of Alabama alumni have granted the College of Arts and Sciences its largest academic endowment in more than 20 years, according to UA News.The endowment – gifted by Dr. E....

Abortion bill would require nonresident minors to have parental consent

Abortion bill would require nonresident minors to have parental consent

Rebecca Rakowtiz April 24, 2017

Alabama legislators proposed an abortion bill that would require out-of-state minors seeking abortions to gain parental consent.“This bill would require both resident and nonresident minors to obtain...

Sessions calls Hawaii comment a joke

Sessions calls Hawaii comment a joke

Rebecca Rakowtiz April 24, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions refused to apologize for his Hawaii comments this Sunday when asked about them by ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on “This Week.”Previously, Sessions referred to Hawaii...

Tide Hop, April 1973: Beach Boys' Bama performance is a bust

Tide Hop, April 1973: Beach Boys' Bama performance is a bust

Rebecca Rakowtiz April 20, 2017

The end of a school year does not mean the end of The Crimson White. It doesn’t mean that in 2017, and it didn’t mean that in 1973. News kept happening and the CW kept reporting on bad Beach Boys performances,...

Law school women were likely electrocuted

Law school women were likely electrocuted

Rebecca Rakowtiz April 20, 2017

Preliminary autopsies of two women from The University of Alabama Law School who were found in Lake Tuscaloosa over the weekend suggest that electrocution was the cause of death.Shelly Darling, 34, a staff...

Bill O'Reilly cut from Fox News

Bill O'Reilly cut from Fox News

Rebecca Rakowtiz April 20, 2017

Bill O’Reilly has been terminated by the Fox News network amidst sexual harassment allegations.  For the past 15 years, he hosted the most-watched cable news program and served as the face of Fox News...

Road closures to affect weekend traffic

Road closures to affect weekend traffic

Rebecca Rakowtiz April 20, 2017

Several road closures may affect commutes and traffic flow this Friday and Saturday, according to an email sent to students on Wednesday.The City of Tuscaloosa will host the USA Triathlon Collegiate Club...

Auburn cancels Richard Spencer speech

Auburn cancels Richard Spencer speech

Rebecca Rakowtiz April 17, 2017

Auburn University canceled the planned speech by white supremacist Richard Spencer citing safety concerns for 
its students.“In consultation with law enforcement, Auburn canceled the Richard Spencer...