What: Mayor Maddox Discussion Who: College of Communication and Information Sciences students and faculty can attend and must RSVP. When: Wednesday, April 25, 1-1:50 p.m. Where: Digital Media Center, Studio...

Students for Opioid Solutions is trying to help minimize the problem of opioid dependency nationwide and in Tuscaloosa.  Gerald Fraas, SOS's president and co-founder, worked with SGA senator Robert Pendley,...

After a brief speech from SGA President officially dissolving the Hunter/Nelson cabinet of old, the new Senate confirmed all executive cabinet members in one sweeping vote before also confirming Senate...

The 2017-2018 SGA legislative session has officially ended. Throughout the year, an entire Elections Board announced their resignation, two different presidents served the student body and the Senate continued...

Recently-inaugurated SGA President Price McGiffert, a junior majoring in civil engineering, is hitting the ground running, initiating programs such as Turn Tuscaloosa Teal as early as April 15.  McGiffert’s...

The Senate passed both pieces of legislation in their final meeting of the academic year, paving the way for a scholarship fund for Adapted Athletics. Act A-17, an Act to Establish a Scholarship Fund for...

For students who want to be involved with regulating SGA elections, elections board applications close on Friday, March 30.  The board, which oversees all official elections-related activities for SGA,...

The SGA senate confirmed SGA President Casey Nelson’s choice for deputy chief of staff, Natalie Jenkins, after delaying the start of the meeting by 10 minutes to meet the constitutionally mandated ⅔...

What: Science Sunday - Alabama Biodiversity Who: Alabama Museum of Natural History When: Sunday, March 25 at 1-3 p.m. Where: Grand Gallery of Alabama Museum of Natural History, Smith Hall Why: This Science...

After less than five minutes, the SGA Elections Board released the results of the 2018 spring elections.  Shortly after the release, SGA presidential candidate Marissa Navarro said “the Machine won...

Senator Marissa Navarro, a junior majoring in international studies and Spanish, uses her diverse background to motivate her activity on campus.  Since stepping foot on campus three years ago from Grand...

During the 2018 SGA presidential debate each candidate stood before 300 of their peers with only 48 hours to go before polls close and discussed campus-wide issues like SGA ethics and sexual assault. ...

The SGA Senate met on Thursday, March 1 to discuss a bill and two new acts including Senator Darby McQueen’s Act A-17 to establish a scholarship fund for Adapted Athletics.  The act, which was sent...

The Elections Board released the executive board candidates for the 2018-2019 term this morning with three people running for SGA president and the rest of the candidates running unopposed. Vice President...

What: General Interest & Business Career Fair Who: Division of Student Life When: Wednesday, Feb. 21, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Where: Coleman Coliseum Why: The career fair will be hosted by the Division of Student...

What: Civil Rights Museum excursion  Who: The event will be co-sponsored by the Black Student Union and University Programs When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 9 a.m. Where: Civil Rights Museum in Birmingham Why:...

What: State of the Black Union Who: The events will be sponsored by the Black Student Union and University Programs. Keynote speakers for the address include Andre Taylor and Kendra Key When: Thursday,...

The SGA website has standard website links like an About Us section or an archive of passed legislation, but the About Us section is blank and the only legislation available is from last year's government....

During a relatively light itinerary for the SGA Senate, the majority of the time was spent hosting speeches of affirmation and negation.  The speeches took place shortly after the senators reconvened...

For the second consecutive week, the SGA President spoke at Thursday’s Senate meeting, but this week it was a new SGA President approaching senators, assuring them the SGA was “functioning and stable.”...

After receiving its Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) certification in December, the University Medical Center (UMC) at The University of Alabama joined the ranks of the 10 medical institutions in the...

UA SGA President Jared Hunter’s arrest early Sunday morning for driving under the influence has led to a day in jail and could mean other sanctions under the SGA constitution. According to a media release...

UA SGA President Jared Hunter was arrested for driving under the influence during the early hours of Sunday morning, former Executive Chief of Staff Caitlin Cobb said.  According to the Tuscaloosa County...

The SGA senate meeting on Thursday discussed three pieces of legislation after SGA President Jared Hunter delivered a speech condemning the racist remarks made by recently expelled student, Harley Barber....

After what SGA President Jared Hunter called an unfortunate series of events, students at the University became concerned after learning Hunter received free tickets to the national championship game as...

Though the Student Government Association acts as the voice of the student body, their voice is not always free. Members of the SGA are inconsistent regarding their ability to speak openly and freely on...

The SGA Senate held their final meeting of the fall legislative session by reintroducing two pieces of old business found unanimously favorable among their respective councils.   Among the two pieces...

Less than 24 hours after The Crimson White confirmed University student Ryan Truitt’s, “Motion to Compel” against the Elections Board, the University’s Student Judiciary released their ruling regarding...

The SGA Senate held the first of two scheduled meet-and-greet sessions on Friday. The event allowed constituents to meet with their senators from 1-3 p.m. and ask questions as well as eat complimentary...

The SGA Senate's meeting Thursday featured a plethora of legislation, including Act 12, which moves to establish environmental cross-branch action. The resolution would help to facilitate conversation...

Approximately 100 students gathered in the Ferguson Center Great Hall on Monday night to learn how to navigate the medical school application process.   While students dined on free food, Dr. Dan Avery,...

The SGA Senate discussed and voted on Resolution 09, which encourages working with Housing and Residential Communities and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life in order to prevent unnecessary opioid...

Approximately 30 students and Honors College Assembly (HCA) members gathered in Lloyd Hall Monday night to listen to a lecture given by John McGowan, the University of Alabama's vice provost and chief...

Thursday night’s succinct Senate meeting focused mainly on legislation regarding Senator’s assistants, as well as online advising to students in the College of Arts and Sciences. Before legislation...

Tuesday's Homecoming Elections for the vacant SGA Senate seats featured a variety of issues.  Prior to the election, the names of the candidates for the five Senate seats were not available on the SGA...

It was announced during Thursday's SGA Sentate meeting that four out of the five vacant senate seats were filled during the recent Senate election. The Speaker of the House acknowledged that the special...

The results of the fall 2017 election of Student Government Association Senate seats have yet to be posted. This appears to be in violation of Article I Section 8 of the fall 2017 elections manual, which...

What: Personal Statement Writing Workshop. This event will provide undergraduate students who are interested in applying to graduate school with more information about personal statement writing, in addition...

University Police are investigating a “suspicious package” behind the Rose Administration Building on campus, according to an email to students. That building and those surrounding it have been evacuated...

"At the age of 16, I became a survivor of suicide."  These were the words of Mary Turner Roberts, an attorney in Tuscaloosa as she began to detail how her life has been affected by suicide. It was at...

With the school year now in full swing and midterms rapidly approaching, here is a look at some of the legislation that has been introduced in the University SGA senate. The first piece of legislation...

Senator Harrison Adams rose to defend SGA President Jared Hunter during Thursday's SGA Senate meeting. At the time, Senate was debating a resolution that called for the University to release records dealing...

Thursday's Senate meeting once again featured discussion of Senator Mike Smith's resolution calling on the University to release records pertaining to the investigation into SGA President Jared Hunter...

The University's SGA held "Share a Swipe" week last week, in which students were encouraged to donate guest meal swipes for the "Got Meals?" program. This program is a division of the University's Office...

What: North Korea, Nukes and Nuts: Is Donald Trump or Kim Jong-un the more dangerous threat? Doug Bandow, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute who previously served as a special assistant to President...

Thursday night's concise Senate meeting focused mainly on legislation regarding Senate procedure and Financial Affairs Committee funding. Senator Clay Gaddis, a sophomore biology major, introduced Bill...

Wednesday afternoon, Speaker of the SGA Senate Matthew Childress sent an email announcing that three students are no longer part of the SGA Senate.  One of the students, JD Gilbert, was automatically...

One issue on campus that is sometimes overlooked is perhaps one of the most important: drug abuse. One member of the SGA, however, has not overlooked this issue and is instead trying to tackle it head...

WHO: The Department of Health Promotion and Wellness is sponsoring the event. WHAT: A gathering of over 30 health vendors for students to get information from.  WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m.-2...

With Hurricane Irma set to impact the Tuscaloosa area, the University said in an email Sunday evening that it currently has no plans to close.  "Campus officials will continue to monitor weather conditions...

Thursday night's Senate session featured a welcome reception for one of the University's own: Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill. A former president of the SGA, Merrill returned to the University...

The University of Alabama's Office of Student Conduct, is still declining to release the contents of the Office's investigation into SGA President Jared Hunter's campaign. "The University will not release...

SGA President Jared Hunter discussed the sanctions handed to him by the University's Office of Student Conduct during Thursday's meeting of the Student Government Association Senate. Hunter previously...

In the wake of The Crimson White's Monday article detailing the resignation of the entire University Elections Board, The CW has been made aware of a campaign document that SGA President Jared Hunter would...

WHO: Members of multicultural and international organizations at the University, as well as representatives from the Capstone International Center. WHAT: A gathering of these various organizations to discuss...

The University’s entire Student Government Association Elections Board has resigned because of what members cited in a statement Sunday as “a blatant disregard and disrespect for the rules during our...

It has been almost two months since The Crimson White published the story of the late Mrs. Emma Henderson. In that story, using detailed documents from the 1960s and the words of two of her children, the...

Another school year has come and gone. In that year, the University’s Student Government Association was busy enacting legislation, policies, a governing. In honor of the year’s end, here are 10 key...

The 2017-2018 University Student Government Association Executive Council was inaugurated a little over two weeks ago. The Council is comprised of the vice presidents for student affairs, academic affairs,...

The latest meeting of the University's Student Government Association Senate featured confirmations, discussion of the Support Our Scholars Act of 2017 and a resolution "encouraging gender equality in...

Life as a freshman at a university is often full of adaptations. It involves new people, new places and new ways to get involved. Life for freshmen at The University of Alabama is much the same. Now that...

A special session of the SGA Senate convened Thursday with the sole purpose of discussing another Student Organizational Seating Bill. SGA President Jared Hunter wrote an executive order repealing former...

Student Government Association President Jared Hunter issues the first executive order of his term Monday afternoon, repealing former SGA President Roth's executive order on the Student Organization Seating...

The SGA Senate's meeting Thursday night was one without legislation and was instead a meeting focused on elections and confirmations. Executive Vice President Casey Nelson conducted the meeting until...

The final session of the 2016-2017 Student Government Association Senate consisted largely of discussions of bills dealing with rules and regulations for the First Year Council and Executive Cabinet. During...

Student Government Association President Lillian Roth announced Tuesday that she had called a special session of the Senate for Wednesday evening in order to hear a legislative version of the executive...

Last week, Student Government Association President Lillian Roth vetoed Bill 16, which would have codified Student Organizational Seating. In the press release discussing her veto, Roth listed five changes...

Student Government Association President Lillian Roth vetoed a bill Thursday evening that would have placed student organization seating in the SGA Code of Laws. A constitutional amendment was passed...

Student Government Association Senator Ronnie Hill, a senior majoring in civil engineering, introduced a resolution during the Feb. 16 Senate meeting that called for further development of the Intercultural...

Senate briefly met on Thursday to discuss two pieces of legislation. One was a bill that would place student organization seating into the SGA Code of Laws and the other was an act to approve Financial...

The room at Chi Omega grew quiet as the 2017-2018 SGA election results were read online. When it was revealed that Jared Hunter had unofficially won the race with 54 percent of the vote, the room went...

She sits in the back of the room with members of her campaign team, awaiting her turn to speak. She stands up and makes her way toward the front of the room.The audience is comprised of Capstone Coalition...

Saturday evening the Elections Board issued a open invitation to University students regarding the Machine. The Board is asking for tangible information about the existence of the Machine, also known as Theta...

The University of Alabama Elections Board announced on Tuesday that it had found SGA presidential candidate Jared Hunter guilty of of two major ethical violations and an intermediate violation. On Wednesday,...