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Vol. CXXVII, Issue XIII
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Hi. Here's the news.
The University cancelled 2021’s spring break. The Crimson Tide will clash with the Texas A&M Aggies in Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday. Student orgs can start hosting events, but parties are still a no-no.
In a new photo series titled “New Normal: Face Masks,” CW photographer Grace Walraven captures students between two worlds: the masked and the unmasked. CW / Grace Walraven
Student organizations can begin hosting non-social in-person events beginning Thursday. The change came in a Tuesday email from Myron Pope, vice president for student life, that also reminded students that partying of any kind—off-campus or on—is still prohibited.

“Reckon Interview” stays fairly true to its title. The podcast, released by AL.com, reckons with Alabama’s history via a pair of complementary interviews each episode. A recent episode featured the University’s own John Giggie, the director of the Summersell Center for the Study of the South, who helped guide the hosts down the thread of history that began with slavery and still lives on through the prison-industrial complex.

Ahead of Saturday’s big day at Bryant-Denny Stadium, we return to “The Pregame Presser” to break down Alabama’s performance against Mizzou. In this episode, hosts Alexander Plant and Shaun McDonald walk you through the game—from the enviable quarterback-receiver chemistry between Mac Jones and Jaylen Waddle to senior leadership on the Alabama defense. Find the podcast on Soundcloud and Apple Podcasts.

The University announced Wednesday that spring break will be cancelled this school year. To avoid encouraging students to travel away from campus and potentially return carrying COVID-19, the University will replace the break by extending the winter break between semesters and giving students a single mental health day in the middle of March.

Men’s tennis is gearing up to get back in the game. As sports reporter Robert Cortez writes, a shortened 2019-2020 season makes it tough to guess at the Crimson Tide’s prospects, but he estimates that the team will be ready to put up a fight.

Confused by the alt-right conspiracy theories swirling around the internet? Yeah, we are too. Columnist Jacob Powell tries his best to break down the basics of Pizzagate and QAnon, two theories that seem to plague the more internet-addled among us.

The UA Black Faculty and Staff Association is leaning into virtual programming as they head deeper into the fall semester. While members of the group still miss the camaraderie that came with in-person meetings, they have to admit that moving online has given them the opportunity to recruit even more UA community members to tune into their events.
  • One of the organization’s events will take place Thursday. The webinar will focus on the Black male experience and feature Chance W. Lewis and Kris Erskine, the authors of “The Dilemmas of Being an African American Male in the New Millennium.”
Jane Bolin was the first Black woman to become a judge in the United States. Her legacy lives on through the Black lawyers and students she inspired. In the latest “Forgotten Figures” column, columnist Giuliana LaMarca interviews students who have been empowered by Bolin’s revolutionary life.

Art Forward, a new UA student organization, is looking to bring art to more students across campus. The organization has a stacked list of priorities, including lobbying the Art and Art History Department to expand and diversify its syllabi to include more artists of color. 

Feeling stir-crazy? Two culture writers have rounded up the best (and most underrated) daytrip-worthy destinations across the state. Grab a mask, grab a friend and get your shoes on—Alabama the beautiful is waiting for you.

The election is coming. Columnist Shanaya Daughtrey argues there’s never been a more important time for a young generation of voters to turn out to the polls.

Both nominees for president lack a robust nuclear policy. One CW columnist argues that this election should be a time to seriously consider disarmament for good, especially in light of a soon-expiring treaty with Russia.
Here are the off-campus goings-on:
  • Gov. Kay Ivey has extended Alabama’s statewide mask order to Nov. 8. Ivey announced the extension at a press conference Wednesday, where health officials cited concerns over the confluence of flu season and the COVID-19 pandemic as reason to extend the policy.
  • Texas A&M will need a strong showing on defense when they take on Alabama this Saturday, but reporting from The Battalion indicates that defensive players for the Aggies are coming in confident.
  • The big day has arrived. Mariah Carey’s memoir has dropped, and Vulture has the 10 biggest reveals from Carey’s new book to shock and entertain you. (And yes, she does explain the 2017 New Year’s Eve performance debacle.)
From the Newsroom
notes from inside the video calls and group chats of The Crimson White
 

Wednesday marked the launch of Nineteen Fifty-Six Magazine, the UA Office of Student Media’s newest publication. The magazine was conceptualized by Tionna Taite, its editor-in-chief, who started a blog called Becoming Black Excellence over the summer. By August, Taite had transformed her blog into an impressive pitch for a new student publication that would focus on Black students and Black stories.

CW staffers who have joined up with Nineteen Fifty-Six worked long and hard on this first edition. Bhavana Ravala, the CW’s chief copy editor and Nineteen Fifty-Six’s managing editor, was integral in editing stories and putting the final product together. CW’s assistant culture editor, Jeffrey Kelly, contributed the article “Marching with Mindfulness,” while staff sports reporter Ashlee Woods is the co-author of “Activism: A Detailed Guide on How to Use Your Voice.”

Find work from all these contributors, as well as A'Neshia Turner, Derrick Thomas, Javon Williams and more in this first edition of Nineteen Fifty-Six.
 
Hot Takes
Wise (read: opinionated) words from the opinions desk.
 
It was not until the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that the right to vote not only included the right to vote for African American males but other minority groups as well. The Nov. 3 election is the most important election of our lifetime. We have a little over a month to change the course of our history, and if we make the wrong choice, the impact will be felt not just for four years, but for generations onward. Democracy as we know it today, will cease to exist.

Read more from Shanaya Daughtry here.
Hot Dates
 
Today, in continuation of its webinar series on social justice, the Black Faculty and Staff Association will host an event with the co-authors of “The Dilemmas of Being an African American Male in the New Millennium.”

Tonight, Baumhower’s Victory Grille hosts a live recording of “Hey Coach!” at 6:30 p.m.

On Saturday, get some fresh air and fresh produce at the Tuscaloosa River Market, open from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. We won’t blame you if you zone out by the Black Warrior River for a while.
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