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The Crimson White

OPINION

Film illustrates state of national politics

Kyle Jones January 9, 2014

Every holiday season, Hollywood releases a series of good movies. One movie in particular interested me: “The Wolf of Wall Street.” When I saw the movie, however, I found myself empty and sorely disappointed....

Religion does not guarantee exemption from law

Matthew Bailey January 9, 2014

A column yesterday argued that the “Obamacare” mandate that employers cover birth control in their employee’s health plans is a clear tyrannical violation of religious liberty in the United States....

Lessons from the service industry

Maxton Thoman January 8, 2014

It is my sincere belief that every single person on the face of this earth should be required to spend at least one week working in the food service industry – and no, it’s not because of the pay....

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...