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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

Abandoning the Wallace stereotype

Letter to the Editor September 18, 2013

“Segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!” Fifty years ago, before the shooting and death of Medgar Evers outside of his home in front of his family, months before Dr. King would...

Now is the time for an honest coversation on race here at UA

Submitted September 17, 2013

By Victor Cuicahua | Guest Columnist Meeting someone in a different part of the country, whether it is as international as New York City or as small as Dodge City, Kansas, there is one question I dread...

Campus needs new framework for solutions

Rich Robinson September 17, 2013

I love The University of Alabama. Our success on the football field is how many people know us, but we all know there is much more to this special place. Our campus is one where anyone can learn and grow...

University needs bipartisan discussion from both sides, open minds

Beth Lindly September 17, 2013

You’ve heard the saying before – a chain is only as strong as its weakest link – we all have. We rolled our eyes in high school at the motivational posters lauding teamwork littering our teachers’...

Don’t let this moment go to waste

Letter to the Editor September 16, 2013

I, like the majority of the campus, read the article “The Final Barrier” in The Crimson White and initially responded as most of my peers did: with frustration and outrage. It infuriates me that such...

In response to ‘The Final Barrier’

Letter to the Editor September 16, 2013

As a parent of a University of Alabama student, I touch base occasionally with the paper online. Since it was coach Bryant’s birthday, I looked to see if an article appeared. What I found, however, was...

Look at the larger context of UA’s greek discrimination

Matthew Bailey September 16, 2013

A recent NBC/WSJ poll asked Americans whether or not they agreed with the statement that America is a nation where people are judged by their character, not their skin color. Fifty-four percent of Americans...

An open letter to our administration

Letter to the Editor September 16, 2013

Inspired by the bravery of the greek women who decided that our status quo is no longer acceptable, we, the concerned students and faculty of UA, demand immediate, sustained and transparent support from...

[OUR VIEW] The time is now

Our View September 16, 2013

History has a strange way of repeating itself. In a year of nationally covered racial embarrassments within The University of Alabama greek system, including the use of blackface for swaps, the UA unveiled...

In response to ‘The Final Barrier’

Letter to the Editor September 12, 2013

Having begun school at the Capstone in 2008 as an undergraduate and looking forward to graduating with a master’s degree in 2014, I am forced to reflect on my six years as a member of The University...

Modern homophobia is symptom of confused morality, not hatred

Brad Erthal September 12, 2013

Unfortunately, I mistook my filing deadline two weeks ago and was unable to respond to Claire Chretien’s throwback piece on this page titled “Same-sex unions not equal.” She was rebuffed in a letter...