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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

And the Heisman goes to…

Leigh Terry January 8, 2014

… An exceptional athlete? The best football player in the country? A role model? A few of the most recent Heisman Trophy winners have raised the question of whether or not the winner can always meet...

Court decision to threaten religious liberty

Claire Chretien January 8, 2014

Like most Americans, I’m a supporter of the Constitution and the freedoms it guarantees us, especially the freedom to force people to violate their religion. Oh, that’s not constitutional? The Obama...

Editor’s Note

Mazie Bryant December 10, 2013

An editorial cartoon in the Dec. 5 issue of The Crimson White concerning allegations against Drummond Company CEO Garry Neil Drummond failed to attribute the source of the allegations, which were made...

What the disappearing box turtle means for our future, our children

Asher Elbein December 5, 2013

I don’t see box turtles anymore. I used to find them all the time when I was a kid. On rainy summer afternoons they’d come wandering out onto the road from the forest, their shells patterned with...

College is a time to discover who you are

Guest Column December 5, 2013

I’m a girly girl who loves to shop, go out with friends, watch football, listen to hip-hop and drink Starbucks. Looking at me, you would never know I’m different. However, when I was 3 years old,...

US should impose term limits on Congress

Kyle Jones December 5, 2013

No one in this country would be shocked by the statement that Congress is unpopular. In fact, that concept has become so common to the average American that it has almost been accepted as the norm. As...

OURVIEW: What now?

Our View December 5, 2013

Today marks the last edition of The Crimson White during the year of the 50th anniversary of Stand in the Schoolhouse Door. Fifty years ago, The University of Alabama accepted its first black students....

America needs to stop worrying about China’s rise to world power

Rich Robinson December 4, 2013

The idea that China will overtake the United States of America as the dominant world power has grown in strength throughout the years, but it is largely a myth. China has neither the capacity nor the will...

Graduate school provides more career options

Amber Patterson December 4, 2013

As I sat at home during break and surrounded myself with an assortment of home-cooked food, like I am sure many of my fellow classmates did, I took a moment to step back and think. I realized this semester...

Adversity reveals true Tide fans

Maxton Thoman December 4, 2013

The agony of defeat still clings to the minds of most here at The University of Alabama as Saturday’s last-minute Iron Bowl loss continues to make headlines on “SportsCenter” even days after the...

Pope Francis should be respected for his efforts

Will Gonzalez December 3, 2013

As a non-Catholic, I can honestly say that I never understood people’s fascination with the Papacy. However, when Pope Benedict XVI resigned, I quickly tuned in – largely due to the scandal of it –...

This season let’s show some empathy to those less fortunate

Patrick Crowley December 3, 2013

In the spirit of the seasonal holidays, maybe we need to have a conversation about empathy for fellow humans. As students pursuing higher education degrees, we will soon constitute the 30 percent of American...