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The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

OPINION

Younger generation should set aside partisan issues, focus on positive change

Brad Tipper November 8, 2012

The wait is finally over. After a long, strenuous campaign season and a tightly contested election, we now know that President Barack Obama will continue his presidency for a second term. Though you may...

Energy from election ‘should not be extinguished,’ continue push forward

Amber Patterson November 8, 2012

It is finally over; election season is done and a president is chosen. The world did not end and nobody was harmed – well, not to my knowledge. Instead, we watched our democratic process at work. I,...

‘As the dust settles,’ American politicians can finally get down to business

Lucy Cheseldine November 8, 2012

So there it was, the big “E.” We’ve all spent the past few weeks dreaming in red and blue, our ears abused with endless commercials and rhetoric and now, finally, we have chosen the next president...

In response to, ‘Florida task force proposes beating cuts by basing tuition on behavior’

Letter to the Editor November 7, 2012

I am a public relations major double minoring in biology and psychology, on the pre-physician’s assistant track. I am that student, the one who bounced around from major to major trying to decide which...

It’s time to find that thing called ambition

Tarif Haque November 7, 2012

You reflect on the time you’ve spent in college with cynicism. When the first cold night of fall settled on campus, you walked the streets in a hoodie, unseen in the dark, fading away. You thought about...

UA should reevaluate ‘last resort’ defense advice

Elizabeth Lowder November 7, 2012

In response to yesterday’s situation at Phi Delta Theta, students and faculty received an email from UANEWS, citing multiple tips on campus safety, specifically in the event of an armed individual. I...

Election day: the choice between two different ideas of republicanism

SoRelle Wyckoff November 6, 2012

When the founding fathers met in a hot, Philadelphia statehouse during the summer of 1787, they created a document that has outlasted its writers, its first interpreters and its original population. And...

Obama offers best course for US future

Austin Gaddis November 6, 2012

Over the last four years, President Barack Obama has boldly led our nation through a critical time in its history. He successfully placed us on the road to recovery while maintaining our place as the world’s...

Opinion: It’s time America had a new president

Tray Smith November 6, 2012

Last week, President Obama told his supporters “voting is the best revenge!” It was an appropriate summation for a campaign that has been all about revenge since its inception. Revenge against rich...

OUR VIEW: Vote for Bob Vance

CW Staff November 5, 2012

To put it colloquially, one of the candidates for Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice on the ballot tomorrow is a snake in the grass. And, if this state elects him into office, it should expect him to...

UA’s response to hazing reveals ‘dysfunctional system’

Letter to the Editor November 5, 2012

“A society is as healthy as its orphaned, widowed and elderly.” This means everyone is equally valuable. A society can tell what kind of job it’s doing by measuring how it treats its most powerless....

Today’s topic: the Alabama election

CW Staff November 5, 2012

The candidates in the race for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court provide the most polarizing vision for the direction of our state over the next decade. The election also introduces more amendments...