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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

Alabama Welcomes Teach for America

Taylor Holland February 25, 2010

Teach for America, an organization focused on eliminating educational inequality by placing highly effective teachers in disadvantaged public schools, announced last week it will expand into Alabama. ...

Noise complaints close local barbeque joint

Noise complaints close local barbeque joint

Taylor Holland February 18, 2010

There is no longer scented wood smoke coming from the fire pit at the Flats Road location of Archibald and Woodrow’s Bar-B-Q restaurant. The Northport City Council, by a 4-1 vote, revoked the restaurant’s...

Governor, state lawmakers fight over gambling

Taylor Holland February 12, 2010

While lawmakers continue to debate the future of gambling in Alabama, there is a new poll suggesting that a majority of Alabamians support regulating and taxing proceeds that result from it. The poll,...

House Committee approves PACT bills

Taylor Holland February 12, 2010

A House committee voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of three bills designed to help Alabama’s struggling Prepaid Affordable College Tuition program. The bills each ensure that the PACT program will...

Alabama applies for Race to the Top funds

Alabama applies for Race to the Top funds

Taylor Holland February 11, 2010

In July 2009, President Barack Obama announced that states setting an example on school reform would be eligible to compete for $4.35 billion in his Race to the Top program’s competitive grants. The...

Groups work to preserve Bryce campus

Taylor Holland February 7, 2010

Now that the University of Alabama owns Bryce Hospital and the property surrounding it, the question of how to best preserve, honor and use it is currently under discussion. In his State of the University...

Region honors MLK’s legacy

Jamie Lyons January 20, 2010

Twenty years have passed since President Ronald Reagan signed legislation to create a national holiday celebrating the life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. The bill triggered deep divisions...

Tide players, fans celebrate 13th championship

Taylor Holland January 20, 2010

Lines wrapped around Bryant-Denny Stadium well before the gates opened at noon Saturday as Crimson Tide fans prepared to celebrate the school’s thirteenth national championship. An estimated 38,000...

Alabama unemployment rate drops

Taylor Holland January 15, 2010

Alabama received good news on the job front recently, as figures were released showing that the state’s unemployment rate dropped in November for the first time since September 2007. The state Department...