THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020 SERVING THE UNIVERSITY VOLUME 126 | ISSUE 43 OF ALABAMA SINCE 1894 PRIMARIES 4 CORONA 6-7 GOLF 9 A CW columnist expresses her Students and faculty Early enrollee Canon Claycomb opinion that the current primary are studying stateside in proves that he belongs, after system does not provide a fair the midst of canceled competing for the lead in his shot to all candidates. international trips. fi rst two college tournaments. Graphic CW / Carly Farmer Athletics, academics and air travel are all being affected by the deadly virus. Read more about how COVID-19 has shaken the United States and the University inside. COVID-19 corrupts, cancels spring break plans NEWS | CORONA Concerns over COVID-19 continue to wreak havoc on students’ “Students are encouraged to plan excited to spend a relaxing week ahead if they leave campus for spring basking in the Florida sun on a white- spring break plans, turning exciting vacations or much-needed break, and take what they would need sand beach. Instead, she will be making respites into stressful situations. (e.g., electronics, textbooks, class an impromptu spring break visit back for maintaining normal campus materials and valuables) in the event home to Washington, where she’ll BY BEN STANSELL operations, be advised that it is possible a transition to online learning would bring much-needed, and much cheaper, MANAGING EDITOR UA could move to alternative methods become necessary,” the UA News email supplies to her family. @BEN_STANSELL of delivery, including online-only said. “Students who choose to stay on With Washington reporting 267 campus during spring break will be cases of COVID-19, more than any he University of Alabama classes at some point this semester based on the state of COVID-19 in accommodated.” other state, Moore’s hometown of Tnotifi ed students and faculty on Concerns over COVID-19 have Sammamish (about 30 minutes east of Wednesday evening that they should Alabama,” the UA News email said. The email did not specify if or when already derailed spring break plans for Seattle) has turned into a ghost town, be prepared for disruptions to campus many students. and the price of necessities like hand operations and transitioning to online- this would happen, but did advise students to plan ahead when they leave Rachel Moore, a freshman majoring sanitizer has skyrocketed. only classes. in accounting and marketing, was “Although current plans call for spring break. SEE PAGE 8 , THEY re home-run Hitting Machines. WE SELL SHIRTS. THURSDAY 2 March 12, 2020 Megan Goldware is a junior majoring in international studies CAPTURING and minoring in Spanish from Collins, Colorado. WHY: I chose it for its academic opportunities and the extensive selection of programs. I also enjoyed the camaraderie and school spirit CAMPUS that surrounds not only the school, but the entire city of Tuscaloosa. 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Fdean of the UA Honors College, Her two published books, hobbies aren’t just pastimes; they’re “Inventing Womanhood: Gender symbols of her leadership style. and Language in Later Middle Williams spoke at the Honors English Writing” and “Middle College Assembly (HCA) Town English Marvels: Magic, Spectacle, Hall Tuesday, March 10, to initiate and Morality in the Fourteenth dialogue with students as she takes Century,” represent her pursuit of on her role as dean of the Honors challenges and unfamiliar ideas. College. After being selected for Williams said she views an honors the position in late November, college, at its foundation level, as a she arrived on campus March 1 to begin work. Tuesday’s event was her first official, public event with Honors students. During the Town Hall, Williams shared five facts about herself We are so excited followed by five plans for the Honors to have Dr. Williams College before opening the floor for questions from an audience of with us because she about 30 students. is bringing in all these One of those facts was that Williams has two main hobbies: changes with her, and running and reading. we’re really excited to “I’m really fast at one of those and really slow at the other,” Williams see what direction the said. “I’m very bad, actually, as a Honors College goes. runner, but it’s been helpful for me to embrace that, to do something that I’m not good at … something that I see other people passing PAIGE LOUX me by.” She said she believes this train of “home base” to bring students from thought applies to undergraduates all disciplines to a single, cohesive as well, who are continually being community. This transdisciplinary Tara Williams spoke to students at the Honors College Assembly Town Hall asked to explore new things. composition led her to leave her Tuesday. CW / Keely Brewer post in the English department at OSU behind for a role in the “It’s a pretty sizable college, so I representative of the entire student Honors College. recognize the challenges of that,” body and not disproportionately Reevaluating the Honors Williams said. “But to the point comprised of specific majors. [One goal would be] curriculum, exploring opportunities that there are students who may The talk left HCA Vice President outside of a classroom setting, and never engage in Honors College, Paige Loux, a junior majoring in fi nding ways to make diversity, equity and inclusion [one goal would be] finding ways biology, hopeful for the future.