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The Crimson White

OPINION

The true cost of legal marijuana

Ben Jackson April 14, 2016

As marijuana becomes legal in more parts of the United States, it may be time to ask ourselves two important questions: why now, and at what cost? The questions come at a time when the national dialogue...

Tuition rate changes should be announced before class registration

Hunter Richey April 13, 2016

As the spring semester comes to a close at the University, students are preparing for final exams, writing term papers and finalizing plans for summer internships. The Quad shows new life, and the smell...

Planning for the classroom and the boardroom

Meghan Dorn April 12, 2016

As I enter the final days of my undergraduate career at The University of Alabama, I feel confident about my academic journey at the University. My advisor did a great job to make sure I finished my public...

Let them play: women's basketball faces double standard

Will Sorrell April 11, 2016

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there were two companies. Company A outperformed its competitor’s profit margin by 158 percent. Company B outperformed its competitor’s profit margin by 7,950...

UA must change marijuana policy

UA must change marijuana policy

Marissa Cornelius April 11, 2016

I will never forget the first time my mom asked if I could buy marijuana for her.I was shocked – my mother, a staunch Roman Catholic conservative, the woman who gave me the earliest curfew out of all...

Students should build resilience

Anna Scott Lovejoy April 11, 2016

Everyone discovers that getting knocked down is a part of life in some way or another. As a college student, it can feel as if life is practically punting you across a football field at least once or twice...

Getting a cyber black eye

Meghan Dorn April 8, 2016

Fascinatingly, with the rapid development of technology, we still have not developed a way to reach through computer screens and punch someone typing foolish statements from their keyboard.I am a big fan...

The end of intellect

Sehar Ezez April 7, 2016

For the past 10 or so months, I have watched my peers and my country slowly disintegrate down to the intellectual level of a 18-month-old toddler throwing a hissy fit because mommy won’t let them have...

Getting paid like a girl

Alyx Eva April 7, 2016

What defines our pay scale? Our jobs, the way we work, who we are? More often than not, it’s the sad fact that who we are can define our pay scale more than what we do. This is the most evident in the...

Treat yourself

Anna Wood April 6, 2016

“Treat yo’self” is a slang term often used as a joke or a meme amongst our generation. This phrase is usually followed by the statement of the reality that according to your bank account, you should...

Why invest in diversity?

Meghan Dorn April 5, 2016

The University of Alabama likes being the best. That desire is reflected in the first two sentences on the UA website, “As the state’s flagship university, The University of Alabama family has always...

Everyone is Irish

Sarah Howard April 5, 2016

Over spring break, I had the pleasure of celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day in Savannah, Georgia, for one of the largest festivals in the country. I experienced an entire city come together to enjoy Irish...