The idea that college is “the journey of a lifetime” might be the single largest cliché employed by college recruiters. Still, there is some truth to that sentiment. Over the past three years, this...

As a realist, I know the advice of a CW farewell column means little, but writing this means a great deal to me. To 99 percent of you, this column will seem ridiculous. To some it will be common sense,...

I am what one may call a mutt, a hybrid, a crossbreed. I am a mix of two distinctly separate definitions of a University student. More so, I am a member of a subset on campus that is far too small. I...

Freshmen students could be moved to the upper-deck next year and block seating attendance could be monitored quarterly with photographs, according to comments from UA President Judy Bonner reported in...

No more hurting people. So read a sign created by 8-year-old Martin Richard just one year ago, blue and proudly decorated, with one more word visibly apparent. Peace. A year later, he and two others...

You are a number, sitting amid other numbers, some higher, some lower. In a fleeting moment of barbaric clarity, you remind yourself that humans are animals, and as an animal, you will face competition....

As a member of Bama Students for Life, I would like to address the issues of rhetoric and respect. The Crimson White’s editorial asking BSFL to “examine our language” was released after The CW had...

In the world of politics, the hot topic has shifted from gun control to gay marriage. President Obama has spoken out in support of gay marriage, making him the first president to do so. For the president,...

I must leave the anger, wounded feelings and misery of the abortion debate to another pen; my conscience is anxious to provoke thought on another score and leave the murky waters of the pro-life argument...

Only a few shorts weeks ago, I stood at the 9/11 memorial in New York in awe of the loss and heartache it commemorated. Now as I read headlines about the Boston Marathon bombing, I am again in that state...

A few weeks ago, police officers shut down a harmless student organised “Harlem Shake,” which took place in front of Gorgas Library steps after barely five minutes of action. This Wednesday, as I walked...

  Abortion is a hot topic, no doubt. Though Johnathan Speer and I seem to be on the opposite side of the debate, we actually agree on many things. We both disagree with any reference to abortion as...