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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

OPINION

A profile in cowardice

A profile in cowardice

Kyle Campbell November 18, 2015

President John F. Kennedy is the only president to have received a Pulitzer Prize. His award-winning work, “Profiles in Courage,” focused on members of the U.S. Senate who defied what was politically...

A crack in the façade of democracy

Almosa Pirela-Jones November 17, 2015

Long before daybreak on Sunday, Nov. 8, Tuscaloosa police officers knocked on the apartment door of a University of Alabama student, responding to a routine noise complaint. The man in question attempted...

“Katrina” banner, unacceptable

Anna Wood November 17, 2015

Ah, LSU weekend. It is no doubt one of the biggest weekends in Tuscaloosa when it rolls around. The rivalry between Alabama and LSU are nothing short of intense. We as a student body relish such a rivalry,...

UA needs more childcare options for student parents

Jason Frost November 17, 2015

Last year, students at one of the dorms on campus joked with me that they needed a dorm dog. Instead, they got a baby. And luckily that baby has two wonderful parents who are on the cusp of graduating...

We need to look critically at how we respond to terrorist attacks

We need to look critically at how we respond to terrorist attacks

Mark Hammontree November 16, 2015

When just a small child watching news about tragedies, the man we all knew as Mr. Rogers was famously told by his mother to “look for the helpers.” Now, it has become a common refrain in our responses...

(Fearing the) power of the people

Matthew Gillham November 16, 2015

The protests at Mizzou this past week have begun to usher in new accountability for college administrations by using the tremendous power of the public to bring about progress – and progress they have...

Feminism: the skewed stigma

Anna Scott Lovejoy November 13, 2015

Attending a discussion-based lab at 8 a.m. each Friday easily constitutes as one of the most difficult responsibilities in my school week. I know. I am pitiful, but I am also honest. With that being said,...

Sororities, don’t be a part of what tears you apart

Chad Hankins November 11, 2015

Why are you a part of The Machine? Ask that to anyone who wants to stay a part of The Machine, and you will get the same robotic answers: “We are not a part of that organization,” “That organization...

The speed of misinformation

Sarah Howard November 10, 2015

The World-Wide Web was invented in 1990, with Facebook first launched in 2004 and Twitter following two years later. The internet’s rapid advancement and the creation of social media has changed how...

Imprisonment of women is a feminist issue

Lindsay Macher November 10, 2015

Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Alabama, is one of the top ten worst women’s prisons in the nation. Since 2009, it has been under investigation for harsh conditions. So what does the phrase “harsh...

The double standard for celebrity football players

Kyle Simpson November 5, 2015

In the early morning on Oct. 31, Ohio State’s 20-year-old starting quarterback, J.T. Barrett, was stopped at a police checkpoint and was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He is suspended...

Where is our administration?

Samantha Rudelich November 4, 2015

Among the mud-slinging and broken politics, my frustration with campus grows by the day. I find myself weary of this petty oligarchical approach, where the ones controlling campus lack honesty and refuse...