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Nick’s Kids fund helps rebuild Alberta City

Nick’s Kids fund helps rebuild Alberta City

Zachary Al-Khateeb June 12, 2012

The Nick’s Kids Fund, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, has raised roughly $800,000 to be used to rebuild homes in Alberta City in the wake of the April 27 tornado that ravaged Tuscaloosa in...

Title IX allows for growth of women’s athletics around the country and at UA

Title IX allows for growth of women’s athletics around the country and at UA

Marc Torrence June 12, 2012

When gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson walks to her office down the third-floor hallway at Coleman Coliseum, she is reminded of just how far women’s sports have come at Alabama. She passes, among others,...

Texting and driving tempting, but soon to be illegal

Texting and driving tempting, but soon to be illegal

Katherine Owen June 12, 2012

The state of Alabama will attempt to eliminate a growing and highly dangerous threat to the safety of drivers and passengers on Alabama roadways starting August 1. The new law will attempt to lessen accidents...

Coffee house serves up drinks and conversation

Coffee house serves up drinks and conversation

Meredith Davis June 12, 2012

For those looking for something extra with their coffee or espresso, newly opened Nehemiah’s Coffee House in Forest Lake is now serving Tuscaloosa residents a fusion of coffee and spirituality. The...

Arts Council, mayor resolve controversy

Arts Council, mayor resolve controversy

Noelle Brake June 12, 2012

When the Arts Council of Tuscaloosa revoked its decision to cancel the film “Turn Me On, Dammit!,” a part of the Bama Art House film series, last Friday, the heat finally turned down on what had become...

Film takes student from Campus MovieFest to Cannes, France

Film takes student from Campus MovieFest to Cannes, France

Becky Robinson June 6, 2012

Some students dream of vacations to Hollywood and France, but for UA student Alex Beatty, these dreams came true, thanks to his love and talent for filmmaking. Beatty was selected to show his short film...

Track and field athlete undergoes transformation, thanks to coaching staff

Track and field athlete undergoes transformation, thanks to coaching staff

Alexis Paine June 6, 2012

Editor’s note: Alexis Paine is a sports reporter for The Crimson White and a member of Alabama’s track and field team. She will report her experience at nationals next week as a member of the team....

Tuscaloosa firefighters build home in five days

Tuscaloosa firefighters build home in five days

Benjamin Smith June 6, 2012

Thirty members of the Tuscaloosa Fire Department paired with Habitat for Humanity to rebuild an Alberta home destroyed by the April 27 tornado. They completed the build in only five days, one day less...

Cruisin’ on the River

Cruisin’ on the River

Katie Thurber June 6, 2012

The Black Warrior Riverkeeper will mark its 10th year of advocating clean water practices in the Birmingham area with beer, food and live music. Though the actual 10-year anniversary of the group is September...

Crowd gathers on Gallalee roof to view Venus cross the Sun

Crowd gathers on Gallalee roof to view Venus cross the Sun

Benjamin Smith June 5, 2012

Venus won’t move across the face of the Sun again for another 105 years, and on June 5, all astronomy professor William Keel wanted was for the typical Alabama late-afternoon cumulus clouds to clear....

Police work toward a safer Strip

Mazie Bryant May 30, 2012

Violent altercations on the Strip in late April and early May that resulted in gunfire have spurred discussions and initiatives to create a safer atmosphere on the Strip. Early on the morning of Thursday,...

Softball team prepares for World Series

Softball team prepares for World Series

Marc Torrence May 30, 2012

In 2009, Florida ended Alabama’s season, hitting a two-out, walk-off grand slam in the Women’s College World Series semi-final. In 2010, the Tide couldn’t make it back to Omaha, losing in the Super...