CW Thursday | Gymnastics' destiny-defining meet

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Vol. CXXVII, Issue XXXIX

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Hi. Here's the news.
The Power of Pink gymnastics meet is always about raising awareness, but this season's meet will also be about lunging for a top spot in the SEC. On campus, UA administrators are working through plans to vaccinate staff. And the Student Government Association is switching up its pay scale this semester.

The Power of Pink meet approaches. CW / Hannah Saad

Ever wonder how SGA officers pay the bills? A new bill revisiting SGA stipends passed the senate this week. Some SGA members landed raises, others stayed static and some will go unpaid altogether.

Alabama gymnastics' annual Power of Pink meet is scheduled for Friday. The confrontation between No. 6 Alabama and No. 2 LSU will surely result in changes in the SEC standings.

The University continues to distribute vaccines. With high-priority populations like first responders and Capstone Village residents largely vaccinated, the University is now putting plans in place to vaccinate UA staff.

Tuscaloosa has a new, temporary drive-thru vaccination site. The site opens today and will remain open for four days at Alabama Fire College.

Alabama men's golf is back. The team had its first tournament of 2021 over the weekend. Alabama managed to land sixth place in the Gator Tournament, which was compressed into two days due to weather.

When a Montessori school in Utah made Black History Month curriculum optional, the backlash was quick. But, as one columnist writes, the school's controversial decision is symptomatic of larger issues with how educational institutions treat Black history.

Even with a tough start, Alabama women's basketball ended last weekend on a high. The team thrashed the Tigers in Auburn Arena Sunday in a performance that could leave fans feeling optimistic about the team's March potential.

The inaugural Trudier Harris Intercollegiate Black History Scholar Bowl now has its teams. Representatives from Stillman College, the University and other Alabama schools appeared in a press conference to discuss the upcoming competition.

The Super Bowl has long been over. But one culture writer is still thinking about the game's iconic precursor: the Puppy Bowl. The canine competition featured many adoptable dog s and an appearance from the first lady herself.

Here are the off-campus goings-on:

Trent Richardson is going international. The former Alabama running back has joined Caudillos de Chihuahua, a Mexican football franchise, in an undetermined capacity.
As snowstorms caused massive power outages in Texas this week, it wasn’t only human lives at risk. According to The Daily Texan, some otherwise ineligible students and staff were given the COVID-19 vaccine to keep the supply from going to waste.
Rush Limbaugh died Wednesday. Limbaugh, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump, was a conservative radio host known for popularizing incendiary right-wing radio.

From the Newsroom
notes from inside the video calls and group chats of The Crimson White

We hope you had a restful snow day. Newsroom interns Albert Griesbach and Kelso Saad had a pretty good time frolicking on Tuesday. (We’ll be carrying these good vibes well into next week.)

Hot Takes
Wise (read: opinionated) words from Opinions Editor Mikayla Wyatt.

In response to Autherine Lucy Foster’s arrival to the University in 1956, more than 1,000 white students and extremists marched from campus to express their rejection of integration. They marched toward the flagpole. Walter Flowers, the SGA president at the time, expressed his love for the Confederate flag while requesting for the mob to dissipate. The UA Board of Trustees expelled Lucy Foster two days after the march for her safety. When asked about the board's decision, Jefferson Bennett, the University president's assistant at the time, said that the “mob won."

Hot Dates

Find our full calendar of Black History Month events on our website.

Today, the Alabama Student Association for Poetry hosts The Blackout: A Celebration of Black History and Culture. The event will include performances of prose, poetry, dance, music and more. Catch the event at 7 p.m. in the Ferguson Student Center Great Hall.

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.