News UA student detained by ICE denied bond, faces threat of deportation In March, Alireza Doroudi, an Iranian national and doctoral candidate studying mechanical engineering, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Alex JobinApril 21, 2025
Education House committee OKs bill looking to tackle campus food insecurity The bill would provide a designation for colleges working to combat food insecurity on campus and allow them to apply for additional grants. Wesley WalterApril 17, 2025
News University of Alabama student detained by ICE as State Department revokes visas Doroudi, who is originally from Iran, was taken from his home at 5 a.m. on Tuesday morning and detained. Alex JobinMarch 28, 2025
Education Students protest changes to non-discrimination policy at University of Alabama The president of UA’s Queer Student Association said the decision was “exactly what we all feared SB129 would lead to.” Chance PhillipsMarch 28, 2025
Opinion Opinion | Nondiscrimination doesn’t violate the First Amendment No, requiring that student organizations agree to avoid discriminating against LGBTQ students is not a violation of the First Amendment. Chance PhillipsMarch 6, 2025
National Alabama organizations scramble after attempted pause on federal grants Many legal experts say the pause is an illegal impoundment and compromises Congress’s constitutional “power of the purse.” Chance PhillipsJanuary 29, 2025
Education AEA announces Team Alabama, Team Auburn “Be a Champion and Read” winners AEA’s Be a Champion and Read contest is a statewide reading competition that has included over half a million student participants. StaffNovember 21, 2024
National Anonymous racist texts reported at campuses across the country following Trump victory Each message followed a nearly identical format, telling recipients they have been “selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.” Alex JobinNovember 8, 2024
Elections UA students react to election results, Trump victory The reactions reveal a stark contrast between young Democrats and their Republican peers. Alex JobinNovember 7, 2024
Legislature Will Barfoot claims anti-DEI law protects against discrimination The legislation prohibits publicly funded institutions from maintaining Diversity Equity and Inclusion offices or programs. Wesley WalterOctober 17, 2024