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Jam band to play Greekfest

Jam band to play Greekfest

Ellen Johnson August 20, 2015

The most-anticipated music event to kick off the school year will showcase three different acts and give students a chance to see bands perform live right here on The University of Alabama campus. Costa...

Alabama Shakes come to the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater

Alabama Shakes come to the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater

Bailey Shoenberger August 20, 2015

This fall semester in Tuscaloosa is off to a rocking start. Three-time Grammy-nominated band Alabama Shakes will perform at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on Aug. 20. The band, composed of lead singer Brittany...

UA Theatre student remembered by peers

UA Theatre student remembered by peers

Elizabeth Elkin August 20, 2015

Friends, classmates and faculty agree Peyton Trueblood was, in one word, positive.“She was a ray of sunshine,” said Stacy Alley, assistant professor of musical theatre and dance. “Both as a person...

PRACTICE REPORT: Coker returns to drills on first day of class

PRACTICE REPORT: Coker returns to drills on first day of class

Sean Landry August 19, 2015

The Alabama football team capped the first day of classes in the 2015-16 year with a practice outdoors. Quarterback Jake Coker returned to the field for practice, leading the line after missing the last...

Alpha Phi chapter removes recruitment video after national criticism

Alpha Phi chapter removes recruitment video after national criticism

Elizabeth Elkin August 18, 2015

The University of Alabama’s Alpha Phi chapter deleted a recruitment video posted to YouTube after criticism that it objectifies women and is “racially and aesthetically homogenous.”The video gained...

UA student dies in Texas theater explosion

Sean Landry August 1, 2015

A University of Alabama student died Friday in an explosion at Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Texas, The Crimson White has learned. Peyton Trueblood of Mobile, a senior majoring in theatre, was working...

Charleston tragedy redefines southern story

Charleston tragedy redefines southern story

Mark Hammontree, Leigh Terry June 24, 2015

Somewhere in our Southern home, children are burying their parents. Somewhere in our Southern home, a congregation is laying to rest its pastor. Somewhere in our Southern home their alleged killer awaits...

Welcome to Alabama: Deontay Wilder defends WBC heavy weight title

Welcome to Alabama: Deontay Wilder defends WBC heavy weight title

Sean Landry June 14, 2015

BIRMINGHAM -- Welcome to Alabama.For one night only, the biggest sporting event in the state so famed for college football wasn’t the Iron Bowl. There was no ‘Roll Tide,’ or ‘War Eagle’ or even...

After loss, softball poised for long-term success

After loss, softball poised for long-term success

Kelly Ward June 3, 2015

OKLAHOMA CITY — Of the eight teams that make it to the Women’s College World Series, only one ends its season with
a win.Even though Alabama softball’s 5-3 loss to LSU ended its season, the day...

After end-of-season run to the SEC Championship, club rugby loses in national championship semifinals

After end-of-season run to the SEC Championship, club rugby loses in national championship semifinals

Caroline Gazzara June 3, 2015

Since its founding in 1973, the Alabama men’s club rugby team has been competitive. In recent years, the team has grown into a cohesive unit, challenging everyone who said they wouldn’t make it in...

UA faculty member has photo gallery in Rome

UA faculty member has photo gallery in Rome

Sam West June 3, 2015

Of the lessons Chip Cooper learned from his time photographing in Cuba, one stood out as the most important: “They live in their needs. We live in our wants.”While in Cuba, Cooper photographed the...

UATD to perform Ring of Fire in Gulf Shores

UATD to perform Ring of Fire in Gulf Shores

Jeremy Connor June 3, 2015

By Jeremy Connor | Contributing WriterSeveral theatre students at the University recently traveled to Gulf Shores to continue
rehearsals in preparation for their performance of the Johnny 
Cash-inspired...