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The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

UA not dependent on state funding

Adam Mills October 25, 2012

With the exception of a few states, funding for public universities across the country has been in sharp decline for several years, forcing hikes in tuition across the nation. The University of Alabama...

Lowes donates $400,000 to Habitat for Humanity

John McPhail October 17, 2012

Lowes has donated $400,000 to Habitat for Humanity to build five new homes in the tornado-ravaged areas of Tuscaloosa. Habitat for Humanity, an organization that provides housing for those in need, has...

With grant, UA leads way in computer science

Jon Vincent October 17, 2012

Inspired by Alabama state students’ poor performance on computer science-based exams, a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will allow high school teachers across the state to work...

Roy Moore’s comments prompt UA student reaction

Rich Robinson October 10, 2012

Former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and current candidate for the same position Roy Moore has come under fire for recent comments he made regarding same-sex marriage. According to an al.com...

Tuscaloosa Miracle League benefits players, parents

Tuscaloosa Miracle League benefits players, parents

Nathan Proctor October 8, 2012

Base-clearing home runs, spectacular bobbled catches and a healthy dose of baseball superstition provided for a traditional afternoon of baseball Saturday, Oct. 6. Less ordinary was the opportunity provided...

Students suffer from nomophobia, cellphone addiction

Students suffer from nomophobia, cellphone addiction

CW Staff October 8, 2012

A new addiction is being added to the long list, right alongside drugs and alcohol – nomophobia, an addiction to cellphones. In 2008, British researchers coined the term nomophobia for the anxiety one...

Sigma Chi, football player named in lawsuit

Stephen N. Dethrage September 25, 2012

A one-time pledge of The University of Alabama’s Iota Iota chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity filed a federal lawsuit last Friday against the fraternity and UA football player Kelly Johnson, alleging...

Ph.D student wins international award

Emily Luker September 24, 2012

A University of Alabama student and faculty member won two awards at a prestious conference for people in the microelectronics and packaging society earlier this month. The International Microelectronics...

Out-of-state count rises

Out-of-state count rises

Mazie Bryant September 24, 2012

As the total enrollment of the University of Alabama has grown substantially in the last decade, so too has the number of out-of-state students. They make up 55 percent of this year’s record-setting...

Mayor Maddox to speak about risk management

Molly Olmsted September 18, 2012

Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox will address risk management through the lens of the April 27, 2011 tornado at the Alabama Insurance Society’s Kickoff Banquet on Thursday, Sept. 20, at 6 p.m. at the North...

Tornado-torn tattoo parlor blocked from moving business by Alberta zoning code

Mollie Beth Wallace September 16, 2012

The community of Alberta has yet to complete the rebuilding process necessitated by the EF4 tornado that devastated the city on April 27, 2011. City Councilman Kip Tyner, who represents the Alberta district,...

UA labs testing patient tissue in move toward FDA approval

Sarah Elizabeth Tooker September 16, 2012

This fall, The University of Alabama’s Department of Biological Sciences will begin research to prove a treatment of chronic pain in patients with gastrointestinal disorders and fibromyalgia. Carol...