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Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White
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The Crimson White

A crack in the façade of democracy

Almosa Pirela-Jones • November 17, 2015

Long before daybreak on Sunday, Nov. 8, Tuscaloosa police officers knocked on the apartment door of a University of Alabama student, responding to a routine noise complaint. The man in question attempted...

WATCH: Protestors rally at City Hall against animal abuse

Patrick Maddox • November 9, 2015

Protestors met at Tuscaloosa city hall on Monday morning to protest the Tuscaloosa police department's handling of an alleged case of animal abuse by a UA student, and to encourage stricter laws and...

What happens when the party ends

Paul Horwitz • October 26, 2015

Last week, in an alternate universe only very slightly different from this one, I shot and killed a University of Alabama student in my home.Not quite, admittedly. The student lived. But that was strictly...

We all must work to stop campus crime

Jonathan Hess • October 1, 2015

Here at the University, students have a basic expectation: we should be safe from violent crime on and near campus.In Fall 2014, the UAPD released five crime advisories over the five-month fall semester....

UAPD names John Hooks as Chief of Police

Patrick Smith • September 29, 2015

Former University of Alabama police department Lieutenant John Hooks has been named the new UAPD Chief of Police according to Chris Bryant, Interim Director of Media Relations. The selection was announced...

Walter Scott killing yet another example of unjustified police violence

Vel Lewis • April 8, 2015

Eight shots. Eight shots into the back of a fleeing, defenseless man. If you have not watched the disturbing and jaw-dropping video of a South Carolina police officer shooting and killing a fleeing Walter...

UAPD: A Day in the Life

UAPD: A Day in the Life

Collin Burwinkel • January 28, 2015

It’s 2 p.m. and officer Chance Atkins sits down in his Crown Victoria patrol car and reaches for his police radio. His 8-hour shift begins as it does every day. Atkins tells his dispatcher “10-8”...

Tuscaloosa police precinct opens downtown

Tuscaloosa police precinct opens downtown

Elizabeth Elkin • January 14, 2015

The Tuscaloosa Police Department opened a new precinct office in downtown Tuscaloosa Dec. 27 in order to spread its resources 
across Tuscaloosa.The precinct is located inside the Alvin P. DuPont Municipal...

Judge, attorneys discuss legal rights

Judge, attorneys discuss legal rights

Alana Norris • September 23, 2014

The Town Hall forum, “Knowing Your Rights,” was the first event in the Honors College Town Hall series. “I think it’s very important that students do come and hear speakers like this because its...

Thank you, University police department

Leigh Terry • September 2, 2014

Tanks rolling down University Boulevard. Men with automatic weapons and Kevlar vests enforcing curfew outside of Presidential Village. Tear gas raining down on students peaceably gathered on the Quad. All...

Defensive lineman arrested

Defensive lineman arrested

Sean Landry • July 15, 2014

Alabama defensive lineman and junior college transfer Jarran Reed was arrested Sunday morning and charged with DUI, according to the Tuscaloosa County Sherriff’s Department. Reed was held in the Tuscaloosa...

Suspect arrested in student death case

Samuel Yang • June 4, 2014

A story of heroin trafficking that has seen the death of two Tuscaloosa men, including a University of Alabama student and a law enforcement sweep of North Alabama, is reaching its final chapter with the...