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Serving the campus of the University of Alabama since 1894

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Serving the campus of the University of Alabama since 1894

The Crimson White

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Professor treks through jungles, finds new plant species

Professor treks through jungles, finds new plant species

Austin Frederick August 24, 2014

John L. Clark has experienced many wonders of the world, trekking through the Ecuador mud, finding new species of plants almost every day, curating the herbarium, having a plant named after him and spending...

New Fresh Foods offers more options, space

New Fresh Foods offers more options, space

Austin Frederick August 19, 2014

Moving from within the Ferguson Center to a stand-alone location of its own, the new Fresh Food Company is officially up and running. Located in an entirely new building, the new Fresh Foods has...

Pulitzer Prize winner to lecture on biodiversity

Austin Frederick April 22, 2014

Sitting in the Tuscaloosa Cultural Arts Center last Thursday, Edward O. Wilson recalled a story about a massive spider. “I was out on a path, and there was a giant tarantula on the path,” Wilson said....

Evolution rapper to return to UA

Austin Frederick April 17, 2014

Canadian rapper Baba Brinkman will visit The University of Alabama on Friday to present his “Rap Guide to Evolution” and to film a documentary. “I do the show because I think evolution is a fact,...

Taylor reflects on SGA presidency

Austin Frederick April 14, 2014

Looking back over your year in office, what do you think are your biggest accomplishments? Jimmy Taylor: I think how we worked with so many different student groups and how we got to affect so many...

Physicist draws year’s largest ALLELE crowd

Austin Frederick April 14, 2014

ALLELE’s largest crowd of the year gathered Thursday, filling up the entire auditorium and then some. Students, faculty and visitors came to hear Lawrence Krauss, a theoretical physicist and cosmologist...

Cosmologist to speak at lecture

Austin Frederick April 10, 2014

Lawrence Krauss is no stranger to the pop culture limelight. He has appeared in television shows and movies, published numerous best-selling books and was quoted by Miley Cyrus on Twitter. “You are...

UA alumnus heads major Atlanta law firm

Austin Frederick April 9, 2014

Three years ago, 150 employees of a company in Atlanta went to the National Labor Relations Board with the intent of having an election to bring in the Teamsters Union, which represents a diverse group...

TCF department announces scriptwriting contest winners

Austin Frederick March 10, 2014

The telecommunication and film department recently held its annual scriptwriting contest, with the winner earning the opportunity to work with award-winning Hollywood director Tom Cherones and $5,000....

Moundville highlights ancient art

Moundville highlights ancient art

Austin Frederick March 10, 2014

The Moundville Archaeological Park and Museum hosted the 14th annual Knap-In in Moundville, Ala., this weekend. The term “Knap-In” comes from the term “flintknapping,” an ancient art used to make...

Biologist to discuss African genomics at lecture

Austin Frederick February 26, 2014

Sarah Tishkoff, a biologist from the University of Pennsylvania, will give a lecture on her research of variations in the genetics of different African populations as a part of the Alabama Lectures on...

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