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Vol. CXXVII, Issue XVIII
Monday, October 19, 2020
Hi. Here's the news.
Alabama sent the Georgia Bulldogs home with their tails between their legs after Saturday night’s big game. COVID-19 cases on campus are beginning to fall again. Monday (that’s today) is the last day to register to vote in Alabama.
The Georgia offense couldn't handle a recharged Crimson Tide defense in the second half. Photo courtesy of Alabama Athletics.
Hey, you! Are you a registered voter? The time to make sure of that is, well, today. Monday is the last day to register to vote in Alabama’s November elections, so check up on your registration, order an absentee ballot if you need one and study up before Election Day arrives.

Alabama softball is gearing up for the new season. With its largest-ever roster and a deep lineup of pitchers, friendly competition between players is pushing the athletes to work hard and play harder.

Some potential students feel drawn to The University of Alabama because of its party atmosphere. But being Princeton Review’s No. 1 party school takes on a different shade during a pandemic. In fact, for students who decided not to return to campus, the typically alluring festive and social aspects of UA culture became the most off-putting.

Pete Golding’s job approval rating made a hairpin turn at halftime on Saturday. Alabama’s defense, which had drawn criticism from fans and former Alabama defensive stars, was quick to improve in the second half of Alabama-Georgia. Alabama walked away with a 41-24 win over the Bulldogs. Positive COVID-19 tests are on the decline again. For the fifth period, the UA System reported a downward curve for students, staff and faculty in Tuscaloosa. The University saw 34 total cases last week out of an unknown number of students tested. 

Kristy Curry is ready to get back in the game. Alabama women’s basketball may have had a less-than-optimal season before the pandemic shut things down, but the team took that time to address their mistakes and get back into shape for a season that could end in an NCAA Tournament bid.

Some students want more answers about the cancelled 2021 spring break. Though the break will be replaced by an additional week before the semester commences and a “mental health day" in the middle of the term, some remain concerned about how they’ll manage 15 straight weeks of class.

Alabama Democrats welcomed Doug Jones to Monnish Park Wednesday. The senator talked about the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, voting absentee in Alabama and criticism of Tommy Tuberville, the Republican running against Jones.

Alabama soccer continues to struggle after an optimistic season opener. The team fell to Ole Miss in its first shutout of the season on Sunday. Friday’s game opposite Louisiana State will determine which team heads into the Southeastern Conference Tournament at the back of the pack.

The SGA passed a resolution endorsing a pass/fail option for the spring semester. The University put a pass/fail system in place after sending students home in March, but administrators did not extend that policy into the fall semester. Some students have started petitions to bring back the system after months of online or hybrid learning.
Here are the off-campus goings-on.
  • Do you have a plan to vote on Nov. 3? In Alabama, absentee ballot applications for the upcoming November elections must be received by Oct. 30. Find absentee ballot applications for every Alabama county here.
  • You’ve heard about Alabama’s performance against the Georgia Bulldogs, but how about the Dawgs themselves? The Red & Black’s sports desk graded every position’s performance for the Georgia squad, so you don’t have to rewatch the first half yourself.
  • COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in the United States. NBC News breaks down the big data in charts, maps and day-by day-illustrations.
From the Newsroom
notes from inside the video calls and group chats of The Crimson White
 
 

Need a spooky playlist for the Halloween season? Well, you're in luck.
The Crimson White Spooky Season Soundtrack, featuring the likes of Atlanta Rhythm Section, Migos and Sufjan Stevens, is available on Apple Music.
 
Hot Takes
Wise (read: opinionated) words from Managing Editor Leah Goggins.
 
Some songs last the test of time. They can be played over and over on a loop, like Handel’s "Messiah," Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” or even “Dawgs On Top!,” a rap song written and performed by optimistic Georgia students ahead of the 2012 SEC ChampionshipThe track, which includes such unforgettable lines as, “Big wheels keep on turning, Alabama dreams keep on burning,” is a remarkably well-produced and perhaps overly predictive song that has reached nearly 200,000 views in its eight-year tenure on Youtube. In the song’s music video, students make big predictions about the then-upcoming SEC Championship, including the possibility of Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray having a “heyday” and Crimson Tide quarterback AJ McCarron being sacked by linebacker Jarvis Jones. Their biggest prediction was, of course, that Georgia would win the game. That didn’t come to pass. And yet! “Dawgs On Top!” remains a charming earworm in spite of its central conceit being completely untrue, which, as it turns out, was nothing new for the students behind the song. In 2011, the same group of students released a far less polished diss track targeting Louisiana State University (LSU) ahead of their SEC Championship face-off. But the 2011 championship was also a loss for the Georgia Bulldogs. Maybe those pesky songs, though well-intentioned, were a curse for the Bulldogs. Or maybe, as we saw Saturday, the Dawgs just aren’t cut out to be winners.
Hot Dates
 
There are several art exhibitions to check out across Tuscaloosa this week.
  • Alabama folk artist Charlie Lucas’ work is being shown at the Paul R. Jones Museum downtown. The exhibit features work from across decades of Lucas’ career, a first for the self-taught sculptor who is descended from generations of Southern craftspeople.
  • Also downtown, the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center showcases work from UA associate professor Stacey Holloway. Holloway’s work, which is “well-crafted and whimsical,” includes collaborations with other artists focused around the theme of flight.
  • MFA student Stephanie Kirkland also has pieces showing in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center. Her exhibition, titled “Windswept: Abstract Landscapes,” takes inspiration from Kirkland’s many hikes through national parks in the western U.S.
  • “Wobble - Selections from the Permanent Collection” is a newly installed rotating exhibition at the Sarah Moody Gallery of Art. The exhibition will pull from any of the 1,600 works in the Sarah Moody collection, which has art dating back to the 1950s.
UA galleries are taking COVID-19 precautions, so know before you go!
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