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The Crimson White


Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

OPINION

More to life than SGA

Alex Smith March 10, 2016

For the past month, I have felt nothing but animosity swirling among the people of this campus. I’ve watched friendships get destroyed all because of petty campus politics. After putting all my effort...

The CW Editorial Board overstepped its bounds

Matthew Gillham, Will Sorrell March 9, 2016

Central to the diffusion of both fact and opinion, media wields tremendous power. As the official newspaper of The University of Alabama, The Crimson White is no exception – more than 37,000 students...

Know your body, but don't obsess over it

Candace Allen March 8, 2016

Let me start by being completely honest with you. I am far from the resident expert on body positivity. In fact, body positivity never seemed to affect me until my “body negativity” had reached dangerous...

More to eating disorders than being skinny

Peyton Shepard March 7, 2016

I have an eating disorder. I have for eight years. I will probably struggle with it for the rest of my life. I could list dozens of reasons for what I’ve done to my body. A desire for thinness is not...

Mind, body and Hijab

Mind, body and Hijab

Sehar Ezez March 7, 2016

By Sehar Ezez | Staff ColumnistThe discussion around body acceptance is one that takes many forms – eating disorders, self-image and notably, modesty. Much of the debate on modesty seems to be whether...

Reclaiming fat

Cassidy Ellis March 7, 2016

In the fall of 2011, I was a sophomore and had just transferred to The University of Alabama. I had spent the last few years of high school watching people older than me gain the “freshman 15,” and...

Mental illness sufferers are not alone

Anna Wood March 7, 2016

“The stigma.” Over the past year, this phrase has become a common referral to the lack of social acceptance surrounding mental health disorders. I have to say I have been extremely pleased and excited...

Do more than vote

Madelyn Schorr March 4, 2016

Voting is one of the most essential part of our democratic process. By casting your vote in an election you get to lend your voice and show people what you want the outcome to be. Your voice, and your...

When being “woke” ain't good enough

A.J. James March 3, 2016

We’ve all probably heard it recently: “Oh, I like So-And-So; they’re woke.” Woke [wohk]: verb 1. The simple past tense of wake. adjective 1. Indicating having achieved a state of consciousness,...

You in the wild

Meghan Dorn March 3, 2016

By Meghan Dorn | Staff ColumnistHiking is my form of active meditation. You are forced to be fully in the present. Your thoughts rotate between deciding where your foot will go next, looking upward for...

Internship application season begins

Anna Scott Lovejoy March 3, 2016

The time of year for applying to summer internships is almost coming to a close. As most of the college students on campus can attest, this frantic season of school plus job or internship applications...

SGA campaign spending limits should decrease

Allison Mollenkamp March 1, 2016

The worst time of the year is almost over. Tonight at 7 p.m. the polls will close and with any luck we can go an entire year without being handed a flier being invited to a Facebook event to support someone...