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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

UA nondiscrimination policy needs updates

Noah Cannon October 27, 2013

In 2007, the phrase “sexual orientation” was added to The University of Alabama’s nondiscrimination and harassment policies. By all accounts, we were egregiously late to the party. At that time,...

Stipends for college athletes unrealistic, problematic proposal

Matthew Bailey October 27, 2013

The idea of giving college football and basketball players stipends has become extremely popular since allegations toward reigning Heisman winner Johnny Manziel popped up during the college football offseason....

Continued expansion causing problems for resources on campus

Nathan James October 23, 2013

I don’t receive mail from my family. Not because they don’t love me, but because it would cost $125. That’s the cost of renting a mailbox from the Ferguson Mail Center. Previously, mail could be...

Time for Congress to get over it, do its job

Amber Patterson October 23, 2013

It has been seven days since our government decided to stop acting like a kindergarten classroom and come together hours before our country fell into default. Through this whole ordeal, I watched our president...

Bicycle Bedlam

Letter to the Editor October 23, 2013

I applaud the attention you’ve recently given to the obvious problems surrounding bicycle parking and bike culture on this campus. What your recent article “Bicycle Bedlam” didn’t mention was that...

An open invitation to the University

Letter to the Editor October 22, 2013

On Monday, former Mallet president Marina Roberts brought campus-wide attention to what we, in Mallet, put up with on a daily basis. Perpetual harassment seems to follow those who dare to be different...

Red John is probably the Machine

Letter to the Editor October 22, 2013

Who has been watching CBS’s “The Mentalist” this season? If you haven’t, allow me to fill you in on television’s most intense and suspenseful who-done-it ever. As loyal fans will know, our tragic...

Black, white, greek or otherwise

Maxton Thoman October 22, 2013

“Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever.” Taking a sound bite out of Gov. George Wallace’s 1963 inaugural address, VICE News began its apparent exposé on the segregation...

UA greek system faced with a choice, again

Zachary McCann October 21, 2013

The greek community at Alabama prides itself on a great number of things. We boast a higher GPA than the average student, we have one of the largest, if not the largest greek communities in the nation,...

Harassment of Malleteers: what else is new?

Letter to the Editor October 21, 2013

As a UA alum and proud Malleteer, I was shocked, though not the least bit surprised, to hear of Mari Baroff’s experience on the steps of Palmer Hall at the hands of some intoxicated and entitled pledges...

Blame should be placed on US citizens

Will Gonzalez October 21, 2013

Politics in the United States have always been a messy business; the recent government shutdown is no exception. When the clock struck midnight at the start of the new fiscal year, every politician and...

In keeping with tradition, UA should confront current challenges

Patrick Crowley October 20, 2013

Since the beginning of the semester, The University of Alabama has received a gross amount of media attention concerning voter fraud allegations, sorority integration and the football team’s relentless...