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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

OPINION

The future of academics at UA

The future of academics at UA

Emily Cerrina February 25, 2016

My name is Emily Cerrina, and I am a sophomore from Ridgewood, New Jersey majoring in Elementary Education. I am seeking to further my commitment to the Student Government Association and the student body...

It starts with you

It starts with you

Lillian Roth February 25, 2016

We live in a time of polarization. In a time when negatively charged political rhetoric dominates the day. We live in a time of partisanship and division – in our state, country and on this campus.But...

Making the Capstone Home

Making the Capstone Home

Caroline Morrison February 25, 2016

By Caroline Morrison | Guest ColumnistWhat makes a place a home? Is it the comfort of a familiar face greeting you? Is it the place itself and the shelter it provides? Or is it more of a feeling – a...

Students deserve more from SGA

Students deserve more from SGA

Patrick Fitzgerald February 25, 2016

The Freshman 15 hit me a bit harder than it did most students – and much sooner. I came into this university with a plan; I was going to join a fraternity, play competitive soccer and get involved...

A greater UA

A greater UA

Dalton Beasley February 24, 2016

My platform, "A Greater UA" is about enhancing student life in as many aspects as possible. I want to take out the pronouns me, his, her or their in "home" and turn them into "our" home because after all...

I am you

I am you

Shelby Norman February 24, 2016

As a junior, I have a particular set of responsibilities: upper division term papers, organizational commitments and studying for the LSAT. But outside of those third year academic and extracurricular...

Missing the memo about the comedy of war

Sehar Ezez February 24, 2016

Before the “get a sense of humor,” “it’s just a movie” and “if you don’t like this country, go back to where you came from, b----” gang hops in the comment section let me state: I have...

Group projects don’t benefit the group

Alyx Eva February 23, 2016

Two words can be enough to send an entire class into an overwhelming sense of despair. With two words, students will start sending furtive glances to friends across the room, begin to whisper silent prayers...

When it counts

Matthew Gillham February 23, 2016

“I’ll start caring about them when it actually counts,” they said, in their triumphant wisdom, refusing to be fooled into the futility of working for A’s on a middle school report card. There were...

Denial of scientific opinion has dire consequences

Kyle Simpson February 23, 2016

We have all become accustomed to the fierce back-and-forth arguments that smolder constantly on social media and our everyday lives. A different opinion on a hot-button issue often gives rise to some of...

Because they did, now we can

Candace Allen February 22, 2016

When I made my decision to come to the University, a family member asked me, “Now why do you want to go out there to that racist school?” After my initial annoyance wore off, I did some digging into...

My race shouldn't be the only thing that defines me

Alexis Faire February 22, 2016

The University of Alabama had been my dream school since I was three years old – even before I knew what I wanted to do with my life.Race was always apparent in my life – growing up in a family with...