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Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

OPINION

Despite doubts, the American Dream's surviving

Despite doubts, the American Dream’s surviving

Regan Williams January 28, 2013

Despite its widespread use, no term epitomizes what it means to be an American like the American Dream. People and politicians alike have tried to define it but all seem to come up short. One of the more...

Stop stereotyping the greek system's view of race

Stop stereotyping the greek system’s view of race

Letter to the Editor January 28, 2013

Tradition is a beautiful word that evokes fond memories of past customs and reminds me of established rituals that I partake in every day. Traditions stir pride within those striving to continue them....

Solutions to on-campus traffic problems require patience and bike etiquette

Solutions to on-campus traffic problems require patience and bike etiquette

SoRelle Wyckoff January 28, 2013

The new year provides the University the opportunity to make necessary yet achievable resolutions to better this campus. One area we undoubtedly need improvement in is the relationship between pedestrian,...

Why not defend our future?

Why not defend our future?

Tray Smith January 24, 2013

State House Republicans released their agenda last week – a list of 11 proposals under the headline “We Dare Defend Our Rights.” They vowed to defend against “an ever-expanding and encroaching...

Continue your gadgetry; computers will not take over the world

Continue your gadgetry; computers will not take over the world

Tarif Haque January 24, 2013

Have you heard the rumors? Fifty years from now, we will be fat, anti-social computer addicts. Ignore the gossip. Machines will not take over the world. Continue to use your gadgetry. In fact, I grow...

Media needs to be more conscious in depictions of violence

Media needs to be more conscious in depictions of violence

Chris Beacham January 24, 2013

It is no secret that media and pop culture have changed significantly over the past century. In a similar vein, the standard of appropriateness evolved, changing alongside media to allow for more self-expression,...

Certain words in politics need to die

Certain words in politics need to die

Nathan James January 24, 2013

If you follow politics, there are certain words you’re likely to hear a lot. And sometimes, a lot is simply too much. Sometimes, a word is so overused or so badly used that it loses its meaning and becomes...

Debunking Jim Crow misconceptions: name refers to stage character, not a historical racist

Debunking Jim Crow misconceptions: name refers to stage character, not a historical racist

Letter to the Editor January 24, 2013

I commend The Crimson White for taking the trouble to quote from James Hood’s op-ed piece and to make it available. I also think Maxton Thoman’s piece about students ignoring MLK Day was well thought...

Obama’s second inauguration speech a rhetorically brilliant rallying call

Austin Gaddis January 23, 2013

The enduring legacy and painstaking repetition of the world’s most powerful nation is perhaps no more evident than on the few days throughout our rich history when we inaugurate a president. For decades,...

Alabama state leadership must learn to cope with reality of health care law

Letter to the Editor January 23, 2013

If you’re anything like me, you have probably grown tired of the seemingly endless debate over health care in the past year. The health care law appears to be almost as divisive as the Alabama-LSU rivalry...

Obama considered the popular culture president

Amber Patterson January 23, 2013

Being a young adult under the Obama administration, this is the most I have seen of any president. It is also the most attention I have seen focused on the first family, specifically the first lady. However,...

The University has failed to socially educate students

John Speer January 23, 2013

“Tradition” is as non-threatening a word as “box” or “cat.” It does not incite fury or euphoria within me. The term only seeks to unite people around a shared history and heritage. Tradition...