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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

‘99%’ should work hard for a better life

Caroline Bechtel November 22, 2011

Our country was founded on the principle that with hard work, anyone could create a better life for himself or herself. This is why so many people immigrated to America. Occupy Wall Street is pretty much...

OUR VIEW: Wilson right to speak out about Machine

Our View November 22, 2011

Last week, SGA Vice President for Student Affairs David Wilson became the first Machine-backed SGA official to publicly acknowledge the organization’s existence in nearly six years. In doing so, he showed...

Machine not essential for greek success

SoRelle Wyckoff November 21, 2011

It’s never easy to admit your faults. It’s even harder when your failures are thrown at you on the pages of the student newspaper. But as history shows us, it’s how mistakes are handled that determines...

We must collaborate to move on

Sydney Page November 21, 2011

By Sydney Page I woke up Saturday morning to see an email from President Witt about yet another racial incident on campus. As I read the email, one question came to mind - when is this hate going to stop?...

The burden we share is our own

John Davis November 21, 2011

Early Saturday morning, a fight broke out between three black students from Alabama A&M University and members of the Delta Chi fraternity. I, like most of the student body, learned of this incident through...

Change on campus necessary

Erin Hudnall November 17, 2011

Each day, we students read about, hear about, or see blatantly unfair acts being committed by the University itself and the students who attend it. Students write opinion-driven articles about these acts,...

Farewell to the CW Opinions page

Tray Smith November 17, 2011

“Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government.” – Justice Hugo Black The last thing I ever expected to be involved with in college was The Crimson White. The...

Black and white greek life different

Xavier Burgin November 17, 2011

It has been a very exciting and introspective semester for many individuals if you’ve kept up with the plethora of on-campus political scandals and secret society exposés presented by The Crimson White....

Clint, Carter policies true reason for housing bubble

Letter to the Editor November 17, 2011

On Tuesday, in a letter to the editor, a student wrote about the Occupy Wall Street protests, comparing them to the Civil Rights Movement (which it is nothing like) and stating "Wall Street institutions...

The Nonexistent Basketball Association

Wesley Vaughn November 16, 2011

The NBA has built itself on some of the planet’s most athletically gifted individuals, has always boasted players with enthralling personalities that light up sports-talk radio stations and has successfully...

UAB football deserves a chance

Brad Tipper November 16, 2011

Let me describe a hypothetical situation. A family has two children. The older child is the superstar of the family – a gifted athlete, the most popular in school, and always on the front page of the...

OPINION: The Machine story never told

Victor Luckerson November 16, 2011

In the one and a half years I have been the editor-in-chief of The Crimson White, I have never run a news article about Theta Nu Epsilon, more commonly known as the Machine, until today. When I took over...