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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

OPINION

Islamophobia, the new Red Scare

Sehar Ezez September 22, 2015

Doctors, lawyers, engineers, scientists, teachers, policemen, soldiers. These are just some of the roles American Muslims play in our society. Sometimes they blend in so easily you wouldn't know they...

Weight and body image are no laughing matter

Madelyn Schorr September 22, 2015

A few weeks ago, YouTube personality, Nicole Arbour, made a video titled ‘Dear Fat People.’ In the video Nicole made some low blows at people who she deemed to be fat. She said she wasn’t talking...

Adam Silver, what the NBA needed

Jake Bass September 22, 2015

There are so many different types of commissioners in the world. There are governmental commissioners, firefighter and police commissioners, as well as sporting commissioners. The old NBA commissioner,...

The importance of finding your own faith in college

Danielle Waddell September 21, 2015

All too many students who attended church for most, if not all, of their lives stop attending once they arrive at college. Many non-Christians blame this on the church, while the church puts the blame...

This column is not about Saturday

Mark Hammontree September 21, 2015

Something terrible happened Saturday, but I’m not going to let myself think about it. Instead I’m going to think about happy things.For example, on Sunday, I drove up to Birmingham to watch the U.S....

It's on administrators too

Kyle Simpson September 18, 2015

Throughout this week, the kickoff of the “It’s On Us” campaign here at UA has exposed many of the problems of sexual assault on campus as well as the effect these issues have on our peers. Speaking...

Is self-deception key to success?

Matthew Gillham September 18, 2015

You can accomplish anything you put your mind to—right? Believe it! But it just might not be true.Politicians, celebrities, athletes and Joel Osteen nearly unanimously articulate that if you want something—really...

It's on the Greeks

Meghan Dorn September 17, 2015

It’s been an interesting four years to be greek at The University of Alabama, with many events landing in the national headlines. My house has always handled this in stride, trying to do their best to...

It's on us. All of us

Jordan J. Forrest September 17, 2015

When we all walked onto the campus of The University of Alabama, most of us found ourselves excited about the unlimited opportunities available to us–a time for a fresh start, to build new friendships,...

FOMC meeting decision has major impact on college students

Ben Jackson September 16, 2015

Today is important. And I don’t mean that in some sort of motivational, “be positive” kind of way. I mean that September 14, 2015, is uniquely important, because it begins the two-day Federal Open...

Common sense and victim blaming

Anna Scott Lovejoy September 15, 2015

People often make assumptions about the victims of sexual assault. The University of Alabama is one of an extensive number of schools in the United States that pride themselves on attracting a majority...

Block seating: dissolving the controversy

Anna Wood September 15, 2015

Football season is finally here! As usual, everyone is ecstatic. There is no feeling quite like the one we get when we see tents being put up on the quad for the first time in the fall. I think most can...