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Study drugs blur line between academics, recreational use

Study drugs blur line between academics, recreational use

Sam Jefferson October 3, 2016

There is a certain intrinsic value to a substance that gives you the ability to work harder. The increasing demands of today’s academic world call for students who are willing to go the extra mile, push...

Politicians are people too

Politicians are people too

Katie Schafer October 3, 2016

This election cycle, many Americans are unsatisfied with the options we will see on the ballot come November. Some are voting for a candidate because they feel as if they “have to,” and many don’t...

Clear is the new black

Clear is the new black

Morgan Nicodemus September 30, 2016

Attention Students: The biggest trend for fall is officially campus safety, and it’s coming in hotter than fresh Krispy Kreme. This August, The University of Alabama sent a shock to students when the...

Without basic respect, opinions are not valid

Without basic respect, opinions are not valid

Kyle Simpson September 30, 2016

The current state of public discourse in this country is fractured at best, and if you judge things based on The Crimson White’s comment section, you may just think that things are at an all time low....

America cannot survive the status quo

America cannot survive the status quo

Davy Bennett September 30, 2016

The first official presidential debate of 2016 was exciting and substantive, with both candidates going after each other on a personal and professional level. Mr. Trump and Secretary Clinton covered a...

Our View: Judge Roberts chose wrong side in Board of Education case

Our View: Judge Roberts chose wrong side in Board of Education case

CW Editorial Board September 29, 2016

There are judges that history will always be kind to. Nine brave votes in Brown v. Board of Education reversed a century of horrific precedent and freed our nation from the shackles of state-sanctioned...

Students should invest in Alabama

Students should invest in Alabama

Samantha Rudelich September 29, 2016

The lights shut off and the crowd starts to scream. He rises on a dark platform and it moves to hover over the mosh pit. As he ascends over the crowd, the dim spotlight surrounding him shifts to the people...

Millennials are doing just fine

Millennials are doing just fine

Lauren Deutsch September 28, 2016

Lauren Deutsch | OpinionsI have come to hate the word millennial, even though I am one. All too often, “millennial” is preceded by “lazy,” or “cynical” or “selfish,” and quite frankly,...

Paid family leave is the American way

Paid family leave is the American way

Nathan Campbell September 28, 2016

Papua New Guinea. Swaziland. The United States.These three countries are the only nations that do not mandate paid family leave to new parents.Do you notice some nations not included on this list? Russia....

​School Board Trial marks the end of an embarrassing saga for UA

​School Board Trial marks the end of an embarrassing saga for UA

Josh Shumate September 27, 2016

Josh Shumate | OpinionsAt 9 a.m., in Judge Robert’s courtroom, the long awaited trial to decide a 2013 Tuscaloosa City School Board election will take place. This marks the beginning of the end to a...

Black Lives Matter is not just a hashtag

Allison Mollenkamp September 26, 2016

I did not grow up in a house where we watched much football. I had never been to a college football game until I came to school at Alabama. Consequentially, I don’t know a lot about football, and I don’t...

Personalize your UA experience

Personalize your UA experience

Hunter Richey September 23, 2016

Last week, The University of Alabama announced that this year’s freshman class was not only the largest in the school’s 185-year history, but also the most academically talented, with more than 40...