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Maven Navarro named editor-in-chief of The Crimson White

Maven Navarro named editor-in-chief of The Crimson White

Sarah Clifton, Assistant Copy Editor March 31, 2024

After beginning her college career with two fast-paced years, rising junior Maven Navarro will be taking her journalistic tour de force to the next level by leading The Crimson White as editor-in-chief...

‘An impulsive indulgence’: The Peach Cobbler Factory opens on the Strip

‘An impulsive indulgence’: The Peach Cobbler Factory opens on the Strip

Sarah Clifton, Staff Reporter April 12, 2023

The Peach Cobbler Factory, which celebrated its grand opening in late March, has been enjoying success in its new location on the Strip. The chain, founded in 2013 by Louisiana natives displaced by...

'Hate doesn't roll here:' Pence visit leads to student protest

‘Hate doesn’t roll here:’ Pence visit leads to student protest

Sarah Clifton and Raelee Sents April 12, 2023

On the grassy area between The University of Alabama Student Center and the surface lot across from Lakeside Dining Hall — an area known as a “spontaneous expression zone,” where students can protest...

Cycling For Secret Meals to raise money to fight food insecurity

Cycling For Secret Meals to raise money to fight food insecurity

Sarah Clifton, Staff Reporter April 5, 2023

Cycling For Secret Meals, an event hosted at Three15 Studio on April 7, will offer cycling classes to raise money to provide food for children facing food insecurity.  The event, organized by a section...

Peterson responds to election fraud complaint over GroupMe messages shared on Yik Yak

Peterson responds to election fraud complaint over GroupMe messages shared on Yik Yak

Xzarria Peterson, a candidate for SGA vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, received a complaint of election fraud after messages from her campaign GroupMe, which she said were taken out...

Schmitt agrees to vice president debate following Elections Board approval

Schmitt agrees to vice president debate following Elections Board approval

Sarah Clifton, Staff Reporter February 22, 2023

Josie Schmitt, candidate for executive vice president in the upcoming SGA election, accepted opposing candidate Elizabeth Prophet’s challenge to debate.  Following Prophet’s initial challenge on...

Loia declines to debate DEI ahead of election

Loia declines to debate DEI ahead of election

Sarah Clifton, Staff Reporter February 22, 2023

Bella Loia, candidate for SGA vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, has declined to participate in a debate with her opponent, Xzarria Peterson, following discussions of a potential debate...

Prophet challenges Schmitt to unconventional SGA executive VP debate

Prophet challenges Schmitt to unconventional SGA executive VP debate

Sarah Clifton, Staff Reporter February 20, 2023

Editor's Note (2/21/2023): This story has been updated to include the question submission form for the presidential debate.  Elizabeth Prophet, current senator for the School of Social Work and candidate...

Changing the Tides: How student organizations are championing change at UA

Changing the Tides: How student organizations are championing change at UA

Sarah Clifton, Staff Reporter February 2, 2023

For Kaila Pouncy, a UA senior majoring in criminal justice and political science, her passion for prison reform was sparked during an internship.   The summer before her sophomore year, Pouncy interned...

‘Terrifying for Jewish students on campus’: How students are processing Jan. 26 chalkings

‘Terrifying for Jewish students on campus’: How students are processing Jan. 26 chalkings

Raelee Sents and Sarah Clifton January 29, 2023

University of Alabama students and campus organizations criticized the University’s response to antisemitic messages found on campus sidewalks Thursday, while others released statements of support for...

Get On Board Day, Fall 2022

UA to host spring Get On Board Day on January 24th

Sarah Clifton, Staff Reporter January 18, 2023

Get On Board Day, The University of Alabama’s semesterly event that encourages students of all classifications and backgrounds to get involved in campus organizations, will be held Tuesday, Jan. 24,...

‘It allows students to see themselves as true entrepreneurs’: River Pitch 2022 gives students opportunity to mobilize business ideas

‘It allows students to see themselves as true entrepreneurs’: River Pitch 2022 gives students opportunity to mobilize business ideas

Sarah Clifton, Staff Reporter November 27, 2022

River Pitch, an annual business pitch competition held at the Tuscaloosa River Market, awarded $1,000 each to 10 winning teams on Nov. 15.  The competition, which is in its sixth iteration, broke the...

‘The new frontier’: UA opens new MRI research facility

‘The new frontier’: UA opens new MRI research facility

Sarah Clifton, Staff Reporter November 2, 2022

After a years-long endeavor, The University of Alabama celebrated the grand opening of the new UA MRI Research Facility on Oct. 28.  Located on the basement floor of the Student Health Center, the...

‘The history leaves an imprint on the land’: The ghosts of Tuscaloosa past  

‘The history leaves an imprint on the land’: The ghosts of Tuscaloosa past  

Sarah Clifton, Staff Reporter October 30, 2022

When he built it in 1837, John R. Drish had no clue that his new home in Tuscaloosa would one day become a school, or a church, or a warehouse for a car shop.   Least of all, Drish certainly never...

“I’d rather you look crazy than be dead”: Self-defense class teaches students and raises money

“I’d rather you look crazy than be dead”: Self-defense class teaches students and raises money

Sarah Clifton, Staff Reporter October 28, 2022

The University of Alabama’s Not On My Campus partnered with Her Campus Alabama to host a self-defense class in Wade Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 26, to educate students on self-defense tactics and support...

Bama Dining's mobile ordering still experiencing excessive wait times 

Bama Dining’s mobile ordering still experiencing excessive wait times 

Sarah Clifton, Staff Reporter October 16, 2022

Students are meeting long lines curling around the different food vendors in the UA Student Center’s food court this semester, and some say mobile ordering still features a wait, too.   At Panda...

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Homecoming queen candidates announced

Sarah Clifton, Staff Reporter October 9, 2022

After a delay in the new homecoming queen election process, The University of Alabama has announced the names of the five candidates for the 2022 homecoming election cycle.  Graduate student Megan...

UA Under Construction: New Greek Houses, Fashion Building

UA Under Construction: New Greek Houses, Fashion Building

Reghan Bailey and Sarah Clifton  October 2, 2022

The University of Alabama campus will undergo several extensive construction projects, including two new Greek houses and a fashion and design building that is already underway.  Sigma Kappa, a panhellenic...

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Another new semester, another new normal: COVID dashboard as well as COVID protocols not to return for new year 

Sarah Clifton, Staff Reporter August 21, 2022

The UA COVID-19 dashboard, which displayed data for cases reported on campus for the past two years, has been discontinued and will no longer be accessible starting this academic year. According to...

When it rains, it pours: Why UA floods so often 

When it rains, it pours: Why UA floods so often 

Sarah Clifton, Staff Reporter August 17, 2022

When students come to the University of Alabama, they find that not only is the climate generally muggy and intensely hot most of the year, but torrential rainfall isn’t unheard of, or even uncommon.  According...

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Getting more bang for your buck: Bama Cash vs. Dining Dollars

Sarah Clifton, Staff Reporter August 8, 2022

Learning to manage your money is an essential part of being a college student, but at the University of Alabama, there are two extra layers to your spending: Dining Dollars and Bama Cash.  Dining Dollars...

‘America’s oldest Black holiday’: Virtual presentation highlights importance and history of Juneteenth 

‘America’s oldest Black holiday’: Virtual presentation highlights importance and history of Juneteenth 

Sarah Clifton, Contributing Writer June 22, 2022

As part of a month-long celebration of Juneteenth, Charles Woods III, the education director and trainer for the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, gave a virtual educational lecture hosted by the Intercultural...

Queer Student Association protests ‘No One Is Born Gay’ tabling event

Queer Student Association protests ‘No One Is Born Gay’ tabling event

The Queer Student Association held a pride event at the Student Center Plaza on April 22 in response to an event that sparked protest earlier in the week.  On Monday, Jaden Heard, a student at...

‘No One Is Born Gay’ tabling event sparks protest

‘No One Is Born Gay’ tabling event sparks protest

An Auburn student tabled at the Student Center Plaza on Monday, displaying a sign that read “Hot Take: No One Is Born Gay” and encouraging students to vote “yes” or “no” on a dry erase...

"Who Cares" album cover.

Culture Pick: ‘Who Cares’ cements Rex Orange County’s sound in the indie community

Sarah Clifton, Contributing Writer March 27, 2022
Three years after the release of his third full-length studio album, “Pony,” Alex O’Connor, better known as Rex Orange County, released his new album, “Who Cares?” on March 11. 
Businesses come and go: Why three business have survived on the Strip

Businesses come and go: Why three business have survived on the Strip

Madison Duboise and Sarah Clifton September 22, 2021
The location of the Strip and Downtown Tuscaloosa along University Boulevard gives the area and its businesses accessibility to the 38,320 students at The University of Alabama as well as the locals.