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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

OPINION

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,...

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...

Some gun control arguments should be discarded

Brad Erthal January 22, 2013

Last week I wrote critically about media’s responses to a mass killing. That was unlikely to anger anyone because the media are an easy target. At the risk of continuing the metamorphosis of this opinion...

We missed an opportunity to add our voice to civil rights fight on MLK day

Maxton Thoman January 22, 2013

Monday made a statement. It came and went in a unimposing manner, with no indication to its relative significance over any other day. The sun came up, the sun went down, and we all grew one day older....

Most Tutwiler prejudices are insulting and lazy

Beth Lindly January 22, 2013

Before I came to college, I didn’t know anything about any of the dorms – which of them were Honors, which had certain reputations – but in my first few weeks on campus, I quickly came to know a...

A solution for football: swipe out the game

Davis Vaughn January 22, 2013

As we reminisce in the defeat of the Irish and the disappearance of Manti Te’o’s “girlfriend,” Saban has moved on, shifting focus to a new season and different team. However, one thing that will...

UA housing policy not in line with promise to make students feel at home

Tara Massouleh January 17, 2013

At the start of every new semester, students are forced to think about the future. Advising sessions for fall 2013 are scheduled beginning in January, people start leasing apartments as early as a year...

Rethinking gun policies in schools and universities

Rethinking gun policies in schools and universities

Hannah Waid January 17, 2013

Last semester began with the tragedy of the theater shooting in Colorado, and ended with another in Newtown, Conn. Obama and Biden have now promised to take action against the recent outburst of gun violence...

After 3 mass shootings in 2012, prioritize life over guns

After 3 mass shootings in 2012, prioritize life over guns

Nathan James January 17, 2013

The United States Constitution is one of our country’s greatest assets, and one of the most valuable and important documents in history. However, as much as we all take pride in our founding documents,...