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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

Loryn Brown

Loryn Brown

Ashanka Kumari October 25, 2011

Loryn Brown never got a chance to take a class at Alabama. Brown, 21, was found dead in her Tuscaloosa home with roommate Danielle Downs after their apartment was leveled by the April 27 tornado. The...

Marcus Smith

Marcus Smith

Stephen Walker October 25, 2011

Nearly six months after University of Alabama student Marcus Smith died from injuries sustained in the April 27tornado, friends and acquaintances reflected on the many things they miss about him. “He...

Ashley Harrison

Ashley Harrison

Alyssa Locklar October 25, 2011

In the midst of the tragedy that is death, pain is often recognized first and foremost. This pain has the power to cloud even the best memories, but when the fog clears, memories and love conquer, and...

Scott Atterton

Scott Atterton

Rich Robinson October 25, 2011

History and the hardwood—those were Brandon “Scott” Atterton’s two biggest passions. The high school basketball star from Bryant, Ala. was one of the lives lost during the April 27 tornado. Atterton...

Danielle Downs

Danielle Downs

Melissa Brown October 25, 2011

She loved fishing, art projects, musicals, New Orleans and fried pickles. Antonio Banderas was her heartthrob of choice. She ate banana peppers out of the jar. These are just a few trivial things that...

Nicole Mixon

Nicole Mixon

Jasmine Cannon October 25, 2011

It’s been six months since the University lost six classmates due to the April 27 storms. Nonetheless, each student has left a lasting impression and their lights still shine today. Melanie “Nicole”...

Residents hopeful for Alberta

Residents hopeful for Alberta

Hailey Grace Allen September 28, 2011

The community of Alberta was one of the areas hit hardest by the April 27 tornado. The storm left hundreds of families without homes, business owners without businesses and students without a school. But...

15th Street still on the road to recovery

15th Street still on the road to recovery

Hailey Grace Allen September 15, 2011

Making its way from Rosedale Court to Alberta City and then on to Holt, the April 27 tornado tore through Tuscaloosa and ripped out its heart, claiming the lives of more than 50 residents. Of all of the...

Welcome to the new normal in Tuscaloosa

Xavier Burgin September 8, 2011

I walked toward a man standing over a used Toyota wrenched in two. He kneeled over the car as the stench of something dead wafted from the confines of the backseat. Snap! Mike and Ed’s BBQ sign was...

City passes recovery plan

Stephen Walker September 7, 2011

Despite opposition from business owners, the Tuscaloosa City Council unanimously passed the Tuscaloosa Forward plan on Tuesday night. Some business owners, citing the plan’s lack of direction, took...

Volunteer Expo Preview

Jessica Stewart September 7, 2011

The Community Service Center will hold it’s annual Volunteer Expo this week, for the purpose of providing students with the opportunity to connect with local nonprofit agencies. The Volunteer Expo will...

Roots of Recovery

Roots of Recovery

Caroline Murray September 7, 2011

A walk through the Tuscaloosa neighborhood of Forest Lake isn’t what it used to be. The April 27 tornado took what once was once a lush neighborhood of oaks and maples and made it a bleak landscape....