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We canvassed polling stations across Tuscaloosa on Tuesday. Here’s what we saw.

We canvassed polling stations across Tuscaloosa on Tuesday. Here’s what we saw.

CW News Staff November 3, 2020

Voters faced a range of wait times at polling stations across Tuscaloosa on Election Day. On- and off-campus locations saw some of the highest wait times in the early morning when polls opened at 7 a.m.,...

Opinion | Swing-state students will make the difference today

Opinion | Swing-state students will make the difference today

Maria Grenyo, Contributing Columnist November 3, 2020

If you haven’t heard, it’s Election Day. For the past few weeks, groups ranging from grassroot coalitions to big-name corporations have flooded social media channels with ways to register to vote,...

Special Edition | Read the 2020 Election Edition

November 2, 2020
It's finally here. Whether you need a warm, fuzzy story about the poll workers who keep elections from going completely awry or a quick rundown of who will be on your ballot, the special edition flipbook has your back. You can read all of our stories from the edition on our website by checking out the Election Edition tag or cash in on bonus content in the flipbook. Either way, we hope to see you at the polls.
Courtesy of UA Vote Everywhere

‘All sorts of roadblocks’: Meet the organizers working to register their fellow students to vote

Connor Todd | @ce_todd, Contributing Writer November 1, 2020
A team of students from Vote Everywhere are on the job this fall, coaching students through the registration and absentee ballot process. But they say statewide changes could make their jobs—and voting in general—much easier.
CW / Camille Black

Do debates matter? Students, professors weigh in

Tessa Worley | @TessaWorley2, Contributing Writer November 1, 2020
Presidential debates may make for great television ratings and dangerous drinking games, but they don't necessarily inform voters. For some, the debates a more of a chance to know a candidate's character. For others, they're just something to tune out.
CW file and Alec Druggan / The Daily Pennsylvanian

Presidential Platforms: How Trump and Biden’s plans and policies stack up

Kayla Solino, Contributing Writer November 1, 2020
You can watch all the debates you want, but sometimes the concrete differences in policies are hard to cipher. Here's one more look at the announced policy plans of Joe Biden and Donald Trump, broken down into six easily digestible categories.
So you mailed your ballot. Now what?

So you mailed your ballot. Now what?

Jake LaFratta, Contributing Writer November 1, 2020
Well, you filled out the form, got your ballot and mailed it back. Great! But will it be counted? (Probably.) And will some fraudulent ballots be counted along with yours? (Probably not.)
CW / Brylane Hay

One Million Workers: The unsung heroes of Election Day

Lindsey Wilkinson | @lululindsey11, Contributing Writer November 1, 2020
Election Day never seems to go quite as smoothly as voters may hope. From broken pens and butchered ballots to clogged machines, poll workers are always there to help with a patient smile.
Our View | You know what we’re about to say

Our View | You know what we’re about to say

The Crimson White Editorial Board November 1, 2020
The editorial board endorses Joe Biden for President of the United States. Though the board does not have as long a history of endorsing candidates as other newspapers, the five members agree that now is no time to be silent.
CW / Keely Brewer

Stronger Together: Alabama football players use influence to spark change

Alexander Plant | @aplant63, Sports Editor November 1, 2020
In a video filmed this summer, Alex Leatherwood led the Alabama football team in standing up for Black Lives Matter. Since then, the team has helped organize a march of student athletes from Mal Moore Athletics Facility to Foster Auditorium, spoken to the U.S. Surgeon General about COVID-19 and registered many of its members to vote. "I think we have the responsibility... [to] use our platform in a positive way to try to create social change," Nick Saban has said.
CW / Clifton Enlers

‘I want no part in their election’: Why some Alabama students won’t bother voting

Annabelle Blomeley, Staff Reporter November 1, 2020
Why vote blue in a saturated red state? Why bother going to the polls at all to vote for someone you don't even like? For a few UA students, frustrations with the political system are enough to drive them away from the polls.
Photo courtesy of The Auburn Plainsman

From the SEC to DC: Tommy Tuberville’s race for Senate comes to a close

Alexander Plant | @aplant63, Sports Editor November 1, 2020
Alabamians will likely find out who their new senator is on Tuesday night, after voters give their opinion on the race between Republican Tommy Tuberville and Democrat Doug Jones. Though Alabamians were already familiar with Tuberville's reputation as a formidable college football coach, the election cycle has given voters a chance to know Tuberville's political and business sides—for better or for worse.