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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

Explore the underrepresented areas of campus and listen

Camille Driver April 12, 2015

I share my opinions and thoughts constantly. Whether it is over breakfast, in class or over some late-night Quick Grill, I have minimal qualms about sharing my ideas for three reasons: I have an unfailing...

Obstruction by SGA senate a shameful start

Editorial Board April 8, 2015

On Tuesday, the SGA Senate voted 32-13 against President Elliot Spillers’ nomination of Chisolm Allenlundy for chief of staff. Without the chief of staff appointed, Spillers can do little to govern and...

This Thursday, celebrate 150 years of Lincoln's impact on the nation

John David Thompson April 7, 2015

This Thursday marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. An event of such significance calls for our observance and reflection. So does the man who led America through it all, President Abraham...

Treatment of RFRA supporters unfair

Joe Puchner April 7, 2015

If you tuned into the news or browsed social media over the past few weeks, you may have been led to believe that the state of Indiana legalized unjust discrimination or passed an oppressive law that denies...

Rolling Stone failure must not stop activism

Leigh Terry April 7, 2015

Rolling Stone was careless. It was careless with its own reputation. It was careless with the reputation of its source. It was careless with the stories, struggles and experiences of thousands of assault...

Students have a duty to engage in healthy debate, not police speech

Leigh Terry April 6, 2015

Colleges are the intellectual hubs of America. College students have elected presidents, trained for the Civil Rights Movement and spawned the anti-Vietnam War movement, while their professors pushed at...

Credit equivalency hinders study abroad

Anna Scott Lovejoy April 6, 2015

Students at The University of Alabama are constantly bombarded with emails, and a fair share of these emails are plastered with capitalized and flashy subject lines saying things such “Study abroad reminders.”...

College friendships should be treasured

Mark Hammontree April 6, 2015

We are now less than a month away from the end of the spring semester – just four weeks away from the end of exams, and for seniors, graduation. Thankfully, I’m just a junior, still holding on to another...

Students should not spread themselves too thin

John David Thompson April 6, 2015

When I was preparing to begin my first semester of college, I remember one piece of advice nearly everyone told me: make sure you get involved. While I think that was wonderful advice, I wish I had been...

Summer vacation provides students opportunity for solitude, growth

Chisolm Allenlundy April 6, 2015

Because this is my last column for the year, I feel it's appropriate to say something that's relevant to the end of the academic year. This will be my third summer while in college, and I have begun to...

Young adult fiction applicable to college students, too

Mary Catherine Connors April 1, 2015

As college students, we live on the edge of an age range that seeks to define young adult fiction, although the numbers that constitute that range are often blurred. Preteens to middle-aged adults seem...

UA Board of Trustees expansion efforts are ineffective, unsustainable

John Knox April 1, 2015

I’m a professor at one of your academic and athletic rivals, The University of Georgia. But I’m also a native of Alabama and I take no pleasure when its leadership drives my home state into a ditch....