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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

OPINION

Recognizing Charles Poland: Heroes around us

Maxton Thoman February 6, 2013

There are heroes among us. Every day people clad in the same ordinary, mundane garb shared by the rest of us; no Superman “S” fixed to their chests. They are quiet and caring, dynamic and strong....

Progress at Bama lags 57 years after campus riots, Lucy’s expulsion

Austin Gaddis February 6, 2013

Looking across the Quad, it has become so easy for us to take for granted the hallowed grounds of history that we trudge across on the way to class every day. Today, we have an opportunity to reflect...

Campus transportation woes are inexcusable

Campus transportation woes are inexcusable

John Speer February 6, 2013

More often than not, students at our university are disregarded. Not in the sense that our dollars – or parents’ dollars – do not have value, but it is increasingly obvious that our financial investment...

Local theatre puts spotlight on cliques, politics; not talent

Local theatre puts spotlight on cliques, politics; not talent

Beth Lindly February 5, 2013

If you’ve lived in Tuscaloosa for more than 10 minutes, you’ve probably noticed how involved in theatre this city is. Weekly, there is no shortage of musicals performed by any number of local high...

Police your own - greeks shouldn't be afraid to speak up

Police your own – greeks shouldn’t be afraid to speak up

Brad Erthal February 5, 2013

Last Monday, The Crimson White ran a letter to the editor, “Stop stereotyping the greek system’s view of race,” that felt very familiar to me. This is my ninth semester on this campus, and I swear...

Praise for women in America who make themselves

Praise for women in America who make themselves

Lucy Cheseldine February 5, 2013

“They are the men who are not brought up but are obliged to come up.” These are the words Frederick Douglass used to describe the age-old archetype of America’s “self-made man.” The lone figure,...

Students are the real bosses of the Student Government Association

Students are the real bosses of the Student Government Association

Ryan Flamerich February 4, 2013

It was a cold Saturday morning in Fayetteville, Ala., last January when SGA President Stephen Swinson, Treasurer Christian Smith, and I, serving as Speaker of the Senate, represented Alabama at the SEC...

Be loyal to country, not government

Be loyal to country, not government

Claire Chretien February 4, 2013

In her article, “How far has the South really come? Too few here celebrate inauguration,” Lucy Cheseldine lamented the fact that The University of Alabama did not celebrate President Obama’s second...

Truth, integrity essential in the pursuit of societal greatness

Truth, integrity essential in the pursuit of societal greatness

SoRelle Wyckoff February 4, 2013

As a country, we have an obsession with greatness. Our school has one too, but that’s to be expected considering our athletic department. Within this obsession of greatness is an obsession with the...

National news needs to stick with the facts in order to truly benefit viewers

National news needs to stick with the facts in order to truly benefit viewers

Chris Beacham February 4, 2013

What really is “news?” That’s the question I’ve asked many times while watching the major news channels: FOX, MSNBC and CNN. In the past two years I’ve become a news junkie. I look over Google...

The South needs to have open conversations about race to escape its history

The South needs to have open conversations about race to escape its history

Mazie Bryant February 4, 2013

As I was sitting in a classroom in Edinburgh, Scotland, my class began to discuss the issue of race in literature. When asked whether racial issues are still relevant today, a Scottish classmate replied,...

Despite growth in popularity, online dating is almost as ridiculous as it is risky

Tara Massouleh January 31, 2013

The night before the National Championship, I watched an ESPN special on Manti Te’o. The hour-long segment had all the makings of a great Hallmark movie: the hardworking athlete, a tragic turn of events,...