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The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

OPINION

Voting with knowledge

Danielle Waddell October 27, 2015

Upon reading Kyle Simpson’s latest column, I couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed by a small truth he stated earlier in the column.Many students, as well as adults, are disinterested in politics and...

What happens when the party ends

Paul Horwitz October 26, 2015

Last week, in an alternate universe only very slightly different from this one, I shot and killed a University of Alabama student in my home.Not quite, admittedly. The student lived. But that was strictly...

Why I'm leaving the Machine

Alex Smith October 26, 2015

“I wanted to call this special meeting tonight to inform you all that you are now a part of a select, secret group of senators. Take a look around. Get to know each others’ faces. Don’t tell anyone...

What do you think you should do?

Meghan Dorn October 23, 2015

My best friend for the last seven years can be incredibly frustrating to talk to when I have a problem. I typically will call her and ramble some quick details about whatever has happened and immediately...

It always happens to someone else

Erin Mosley October 22, 2015

Like everyone, I knew of people with cancer. I knew of someone who knew someone else whose sister was sick, but it was never anyone close enough to make a significant impact on my life or emotional state....

Increasing purpose when addressing breast cancer awareness

Samantha Rudelich October 22, 2015

October is breast cancer awareness month, and that means an overload of pink merchandise and reminders to donate to breast cancer research. This also means the overwhelming amount of shirts, bracelets...

The confederate flag and window dressing racism

The confederate flag and window dressing racism

Kyle Campbell October 21, 2015

I can’t tell you the date; all I remember is that it was a Sunday morning. It was one of many long, nondescript Sunday mornings I spent on the hour-long ride from my home in the Wiregrass to DeFuniak...

We need to re-imagine the rules

Madelyn Schorr October 20, 2015

We live in a world shaped by systems. The systems are made up of rules that tell us everything from what side of the road we drive on and when to pay our taxes to even something as trivial as when Starbucks...

Student resale of tickets is highway robbery

Student resale of tickets is highway robbery

Will Sorrell October 19, 2015

Supply and demand, we’re all at least somewhat acquainted with how they work. If supply of a good is low and demand is high, the price will be high. Prices of goods affect the livelihood of consumers....

Why you shouldn’t shave in November

Jake Bass October 19, 2015

When I started growing facial hair, I couldn’t wait to shave. I thought that shaving was the manliest thing in the world, and I would love doing it. When I sat down and learned to shave, my father told...

Putting ourselves aside

Anna Wood October 19, 2015

There seems to be a problem constantly plaguing us college students. We are always too tired, too stressed, hungry or busy. We need more money. We need more time. We can’t decide whether to go out or...

The absurdity of pledgeship, the absurdity of us

Matthew Gillham October 16, 2015

In the aftermath of the hazing allegations on campus with Phi Gamma Delta, ridicule and outrage have been thrown at the very idea of pledgeship. Is pledgeship absurd? Probably. Incongruent with human nature?...