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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

New health care bill covers birth control

Jasmine Cannon January 30, 2012

The Obama administration has agreed to include the payment for birth control or contraceptives in the new Affordable Care Act. After President Barack Obama signed the bill, government officials from the...

La Niña cause of abnormal weather

La Niña cause of abnormal weather

Mazie Bryant January 26, 2012

After the tornadoes ravaged Alabama and much of the Southeast early on Jan. 23, residents of the Tuscaloosa area should be prepared to see more severe weather throughout the spring. The United States...

Real books outpace eBooks

Ashanka Kumari January 26, 2012

Price, distributors and efficiency are just three things students generally consider when purchasing their textbooks. Today, because of the rise in digital education, along with the use of tablets and...

UA hosts information session for undergraduate research

Kyle Borland January 26, 2012

To increase undergraduate participation in research, the Honors College Assembly and the College of Arts and Sciences will host one of six Undergraduate Research Seminars on Monday, Jan. 30, at 6 p.m....

Minimester to begin soon

Katherine Martin January 26, 2012

The Student Government Association’s Spring 2 initiative gives students the opportunity to take specific courses during a 10-week period this spring semester. “The SGA started this initiative to enrich...

Obama: college too expensive

Obama: college too expensive

Taylor Holland January 25, 2012

One of the most daunting challenges high school students face when they graduate can be the cost of college, President Barack Obama said Tuesday during his State of the Union Address. “At a time when...

Tennis teams praise new indoor facility

Chad Troyan January 25, 2012

The University of Alabama’s tennis teams started a new chapter with the recent opening of their new indoor tennis facility.  The whole process started on Nov. 4, 2010, when the Board of Trustees for...

New playground built for storm relief

Caroline Murray January 24, 2012

A new playground in Phil Campbell, Ala. will bring a little normalcy back to the small community devastated by the April 27tornadoes. Two nonprofit organizations, Alabama Forever and Nick’s Kids Fund,...

Sleep texting a growing problem for young people

Sleep texting a growing problem for young people

Jasmine Cannon January 24, 2012

Some students may find that their social life doesn’t end when they turn out the lights and their head hits the pillow each night. There has been growing conversation about sleep-texting, which includes...

The death of a coach and legend

The death of a coach and legend

Rich Robinson January 24, 2012

The Jan. 27, 1983 edition of The Crimson White ran eight pages with a total of 13 stories. All of them were about one man and how important he was to Tuscaloosa. Paul “Bear” Bryant died the previous...

ODS levels playing field for students with disabilities

Melissa Brown January 24, 2012

The Office of Disability Services, tucked away in Martha Parham East, isn’t something many students give much thought. With 1,300 registered students, though, ODS is a major University office assisting...

Alabama fan arrested on sexual battery charges

Melissa Brown January 23, 2012

Many University of Alabama football fans are likely to fondly remember the night following the championship victory for years to come. Brian Downing of Smiths Station, Ala., is not one of them.   Downing...