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The Crimson White


Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

OPINION

We spoke, they listened, but to what extent?

Ashanka Kumari October 22, 2012

When visiting a Bama Dining location on campus, many students might have seen a familiar sign that reads “You spoke, we listened” with some new feature or meal option promoted beneath. While waiting...

Letter to the Editor: Tuscaloosa, looking back

Letter to the Editor October 22, 2012

Believe me – I had no intention of doing this again. The pen once wielded to defend sensible conversation and entrepreneurial food truck ventures collects dust next to an ever-growing collection of empty...

Why vote? Because problems won’t magically go away

Amber Patterson October 18, 2012

Yesterday I received my voter registration card in the mail, and I’m pretty excited. This will be my first time voting in a presidential election, and this time the outcome could actually have an effect...

Tuesday’s presidential debate raises stakes even higher

Sophia Fazal October 18, 2012

As we move even further into election season, things start to get a little out of control. A total of three debates have passed with only one left to go. The stakes are high, and time is of the essence....

Administration must stop turning blind eye to greeks

Nathan James October 18, 2012

The University of Alabama is, on the whole, very strict in its enforcement of the law. Bikes that are not locked to bike racks are tagged and sometimes impounded. Cars that are parked illegally are frequently...

Change ahead for greek community

Tray Smith October 18, 2012

Greeks seem to be going through a rough patch lately. A prank war between two fraternities led to both of their houses being vandalized and resulted in both having their social privileges and block seating...

OPINION: Greek leaders must provide leadership to address hazing

Austin Gaddis October 17, 2012

Over the past two weeks, this newspaper has reported extensively on the atmosphere of our University’s greek system – the largest in the nation – uncovering and exposing troubling aspects of such...

Find the balance between past, present, future

Tara Massouleh October 17, 2012

I study on Sunday afternoons. So, the other day, as I stared dully at my dimly lit computer screen, struggling to remember what was so important about the Rule of Thirds in photojournalism, I was looking...

South Alabama shooting forces us to look at media bias, question law enforcement

Henry Downes October 17, 2012

The Collar family of Wetumpka, Ala., is mourning the loss of their son Gil this week after the freshman was gunned down by a campus police officer at the University of South Alabama on Oct. 6. There is...

Financial management courses should be required for students

Letter to the Editor October 17, 2012

If any of you watched ESPN Film’s “Broke,” you know that over half of all professional football players go bankrupt three years after retiring from the NFL. And, keep in mind, most of these retirements...

Our View: Anonymity used to keep sources safe

Our View October 16, 2012

Occasionally there comes a time when an editorial board of a media outlet must make the difficult choice to rely on anonymous sources. Today, we have made that decision. In today’s Crimson White, you...

Challenges of defining boundaries of Internet privacies

Brad Tipper October 16, 2012

Before this week, I was fairly unfamiliar to the popular website Reddit and its intricacies, having only visited the site a handful of times and never creating my own account. My prior knowledge of the...