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OPINION

‘Catfish’ reveals common truths about human desires

Chris Beacham December 3, 2012

I recently came across a television show called “Catfish” that has been getting attention since parts of the first episode were filmed in Tuscaloosa. This show, along with the movie it is based off,...

Drones: the Vietnam bombings of today’s wars

SoRelle Wyckoff December 3, 2012

During the third presidential debate between President Obama and Governor Romney, the two were asked about drones. Both candidates, shockingly, agreed and supported the use of unmanned combat vehicles...

Passion should not be the only motivation for educational choices made during college

Cheyenne Paiva December 3, 2012

Follow your heart, and you will not get lost. Do what you love, and the money will follow. Leap, and the net will appear. Find your passion, and run with it. Lies. All lies, I say. Well-meant but stupid...

Kendrick Lamar a refreshing voice in rap music

Brad Tipper December 3, 2012

In today’s music world, an artist with a message containing much depth is hard to come by, it seems. Look at the top artists in any given genre right now and you can sum up a majority of their songs...

Song, video ‘Gangnam Style’ a sign of converging cultures

Tray Smith November 29, 2012

For Alabama fans in Bryant-Denny Stadium, the worst moment during last Saturday’s Iron Bowl may have been when “Gangnam Style” played over the sound system. The same day, the song’s music video...

Spending 10,000 hours on what you’re passionate about

Tarif Haque November 29, 2012

“Ten thousand hours is the magic number of greatness,” said Malcom Gladwell in his 2008 book “Outliers.” I read the book sometime in high school, when my interests varied and my passions had not...

Common sense solutions for dealing with heavy traffic

Mackenzie Brown November 29, 2012

It seems like every year, the parking debate begins. Students and The Crimson White complain about the lack of parking while Parking Services rebuts that parking is plentiful. In reality, the University...

Christmas cards, letters shed light on American society during holidays

Tara Massouleh November 28, 2012

Upon returning to campus just in time for the Iron Bowl after a short but much needed Thanksgiving break, characterized by turkey-induced comas followed by hours of frenzied Black Friday shopping, I was...

Cooperation required for solution to fiscal cliff

Robert Frye November 28, 2012

In a manner that has become emblematic of U.S. politics in recent years, it has taken only slightly more than a month for our country’s politicians and media to attempt to stir the American people into...

Transportation modes, economic stereotypes

Lucy Cheseldine November 27, 2012

Thanksgiving came and campus became an eerie, empty shell. There was no line for coffee, the Quad looked more like a private lawn hostile to trespassers, and I could actually cross the street without being...

Jokes about rape not only inappropriate, but encourage future incidents

Beth Lindly November 27, 2012

There’s been a lot of discussion lately on the topic of rape. Daniel Tosh and his joke to the woman at a comedy club, Rep. Todd Akin with his “legitimate rape” comment – it’s definitely a hot-button...

‘Tuition by major’ plans undermine true economic efficiency

Henry Downes November 26, 2012

How much is your college degree worth? By extrapolating the “cost of attending” figures from The University of Alabama’s website and assuming the trend of rising education costs will continue, in-state...