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Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

OPINION

‘Friends with benefits’ relationship possible

Samantha Romo February 22, 2012

After the release of the 2011 box office hits, “No Strings Attached” and “Friends With Benefits,” audiences everywhere took a closer look at what exactly it means to be a “close friend.” Like...

Baptist Campus Ministries loves Jesus

Letter to the Editor February 22, 2012

I’ve always been a very independent person, so imagine my surprise when my first weekend away from home at college was one that was completely panic-stricken. I was concerned that I had made the wrong...

Project Rebound offers counseling

Letter to the Editor February 22, 2012

If the April 2011 tornadoes had a massive, irreversible impact on your life, Project Rebound is here for you. Project Rebound has served our University this school year by helping the campus community...

Plus-one positive step for college game

Plus-one positive step for college game

Jake Gray February 21, 2012

This year marks the beginning of the end for the college football bowl system. For the first time in decades, serious discussion has begun for college football to move towards a playoff format. In 2008,...

Vaccinations should remain mandatory

Jordon Klosky February 21, 2012

The issue of mandatory immunizations for children has long been a debate among American citizens. With some studies linking certain vaccinations to conditions like autism, it is logical for parents to...

Emoticons an evolution of language, expression

Emoticons an evolution of language, expression

SoRelle Wyckoff February 21, 2012

We have seen some truly remarkable evolutions of communication since the new millennium. Increase in the prevalence of cell phones eliminated the need to consistently know where our contact was or what...

NASCAR more interesting than CW columnist says

Letter to the Editor February 20, 2012

How can someone who seems to know absolutely nothing about NASCAR get away with writing a column about it in The Crimson White? Sure, all the myths about why people don’t watch NASCAR seem true, but...

University cannot license free expression

Letter to the Editor February 20, 2012

“Win or lose, we must know the images we can protect and those we cannot.” This was Dr. Robert E. Witt's explanation as to why he decided on behalf of the University of Alabama to bring a trademark...

Grand Old Party’s poor candidates a failing Republican strategy

Nathan James February 20, 2012

Republicans have been out to oust their greatest enemy, President Barack Obama, since he flattened the supposedly unbeatable McCain in the 2008 election. Mitch McConnell, the highest-ranking Republican...

What kind of society do you want to live in?

Adam Greene February 16, 2012

In my business ethics class last week, we explored Rawls’ principle and the concept of veiled ignorance. My professor handed each of us a note card and told us to keep it face down. He then instructed...

Occupy movement ineffective at achieving goals

Occupy movement ineffective at achieving goals

Brad Tipper February 16, 2012

In the past year, our global population has witnessed, through TV screens or firsthand, political revolutions that have completely changed the face of nations around the world. There was the Arab Spring,...

State government is more important than you think

Evan Ward February 15, 2012

You probably missed it. While most of us this past week were keeping track of the ongoing Republican Primary battle or the President’s birth control mandate, events were quietly unfolding in Montgomery...