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Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

OPINION

Say it right: The words we choose to use can have a huge impact

Samaria Johnson October 26, 2014

In one of my Thursday classes last week, a pair of students representing their small group gave a short presentation on the connections between the LGBTQ community, homelessness, food insecurity and mental...

Academic advising model is backwards

Jackson Poe October 22, 2014

The complaints that stem from the academic advisers at the University and, specifically, the business school mostly come from underclassmen and rightfully so. The advising sessions for underclassmen are...

Sewell lends her voice against domestic violence and Judge Fuller

Vel Lewis October 22, 2014

Congresswoman Terri Sewell announced last week that she would pursue impeachment proceedings for Judge Mark Fuller if he did not resign for his domestic abuse against his wife – a move that has been...

Alabama politicians: You’re drunk, go home

Leigh Terry October 22, 2014

I have to admit, I laughed when I saw the news Monday that state Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard had been indicted on 23 class B felony counts. Most of those charges revolved around questions of how...

Apartment complexes too often take advantage of college students

Alex Morris October 21, 2014

Part of the college experience entails learning how to be a functioning adult, and there’s no better dose of reality than living away from home. After freshman year, off-campus housing in Tuscaloosa...

Seminar classes promote ideas

Nathan James October 21, 2014

Next week when registering for classes, you may see one of your required courses is a seminar. You may be excited for the easy A, or nervous about being asked to speak in front of your peers. Or, conversely,...

College students should try to find more sleep

John David Thompson October 20, 2014

With the heavy schedule that most students face today, there is little time left for sleep, especially good sleep. College students should be getting eight to nine hours of sleep per night. However, most...

Uber must have stricter criteria

Matthew Bailey October 20, 2014

Tuscaloosa has recently become involved in a debate many other cities are dealing with: ridesharing. Uber, a California-based ridesharing company, expanded to Tuscaloosa and was providing its services...

Students are visitors and should act as such

Chisolm Allenlundy October 19, 2014

Throughout my two and a half years at The University of Alabama, I have heard one complaint from Tuscaloosa residents regarding the University so many times that it seems as though it is an inevitable...

The University must acknowledge its own history, good and bad

Mark Hammontree October 19, 2014

The University of Alabama, like the state and region it’s located in, has a history almost as complex, confusing and, at many points, upsetting as the state’s constitution. Only the naïve would think...

The so-called dangers of abortion lack any real, substantial standing

Nathan James October 15, 2014

There’s a tactic in the pro-life movement that works like this: abortion opponents argue that abortion is medically unsafe and under-regulated, and they push for the adoption of extreme new safety standards....

In response to: “Feminism can make women feel inferior”

Ana Self Schuber October 15, 2014

I would like to suggest that, instead of recalling every single stereotype for a feminist and feminism, that you sign up for Women’s Studies 200. As Eric Hoffer, author of “The True Believer: Thoughts...