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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

OPINION

Passive responses are not solutions

Trey Irby October 12, 2011

We clearly don’t know what to do. In lieu of the recent horrific racist chalking found at Moody Music Building on Tuesday, a tepid email was sent to us by UA President Robert Witt. To no surprise, his...

A balanced approach to immigration reform

Austin Gaddis October 12, 2011

When Governor Bentley left his office on the night of June 2 the state of Alabama took a major step backward and entered again into a George Wallace-era culture of discrimination, hate and injustice. ...

Leadership needed on racial problems

Letter to the Editor October 12, 2011

By Michelle Fuentes Our community can no longer allow acts of verbal and written racial violence.  We are failing our mission, our creed and our commitment to producing leaders that will help our state...

A guide to FERPA for your daily life

Wesley Vaughn October 11, 2011

Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? Was it me? Couldn’t be. Then who? Well, if the alleged crime took place at the University of Alabama, we will never know because of FERPA. FERPA stands for...

Administration lacks courage, conviction

Andrew Forsman October 11, 2011

I am really excited to see all the articles calling out the SGA and the UA administration that have appeared in the CW this semester, and I can’t agree more with John Davis’ “Free the Docs, and why...

Us Vs Them: A Girl’s Perspective

Erin Hudnall October 10, 2011

Ladies, when y’all go to the Rec Center to work out, do y’all ever notice how many women are running on the various work out machines on the second level? Do y’all ever wonder why? After a couple...

A non-dancer’s impression of Dance Alabama

Ben Nims October 10, 2011

On Wednesday night, I (along with several hundred other students) made my way to Morgan Auditorium to watch the Dance Alabama performances. As someone whose dancing abilities would probably land him in...

Protests stand for equality

Michael Patrick October 10, 2011

New York City — As a life long resident of Alabama, I am no stranger to the history of Americans fighting social and economic injustice. Despite what the Texas Board of Education might prefer, I grew...

Day of Service a positive step

Jake Gray October 10, 2011

Through the course of my four years at the Capstone, numerous Crimson White headlines come to mind. I think of the tense, polarizing election of Stephen Oliver as the University’s 96th SGA President....

We should all care about our student government

John Brinkerhoff October 10, 2011

I was a bit surprised when I read last week’s article, “Who cares about the Student Government Association, anyway?” which addressed The Crimson White’s coverage of allegations of corruption within...

Free the Docs, and why it matters

John Davis October 10, 2011

“Who cares about the Student Government Association, anyway?” Two years ago I could have written that exact letter to the editor and believed every word of it. I could have sat in front of my computer...

Apple’s Siri will change the way we think of technology

SoRelle Wyckoff October 10, 2011

The arrival of the new iPhone last Tuesday had people buzzing with excitement. The rumors ranged from a new operating system to an iPhone 5, and with a new CEO, Tim Cook, to lead the presentation. Alas,...