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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

OPINION

Growth in numbers and quality

Judy Bonner September 6, 2011

I would like to respond to the editorial written by SoRelle Wyckoff in the Aug. 29 edition of the CW. Ms. Wyckoff states that “there are ways to build a university without building numbers. Instead of...

Real World vs. real world

Austin Gaddis September 1, 2011

  More often than not, I tend to see the good in our generation and remain optimistic that we will lead the nation in a responsible direction. But then I turn on the television. I happened to find...

Objective criteria key for seating

Our View September 1, 2011

  When students bought their tickets for this fall’s football season, each one paid $5. They all applied through the same process and got their tickets in order of credit hours.  Determining who gets...

You can sit wherever you like

Lisa Elizondo September 1, 2011

  The best advice I recently heard for achieving success is to “sit at the table” everywhere you are present. You cannot be expected to have your voice heard if you take a back seat to those making...

Blackburn smart to delay law

CW Staff August 31, 2011

Yesterday, Federal Judge Sharon Blackburn pushed back the day on which Alabama’s HB 56 would become law from Sept. 1 to Sept. 28. Regardless of your views on immigration policy, you have to be glad that...

Block seating’s obituary

Wesley Vaughn August 31, 2011

Student Organization Seating, formerly known as block seating, will cease to exist next year. With an expected yearly increase in student population and a static student seating capacity in Bryant-Denny...

What is the goal of block seating?

DJ Jackson August 31, 2011

I am writing in regard to the articles about block seating. What is the goal of student organizational seating? That is the question I keep contemplating as the events over the past weeks have played out....

The real housewife of Auburn

Tyler Rigdon August 31, 2011

As we arrive at football season, we arrive at another year of opinions, rants and beliefs. I could not think of a better way to open the year than to write about Auburn. This is my biased yet objective...

Crimson Café reopening is good – kind of

Greg Houser August 30, 2011

The Crimson Cafe is set to reopen this week, which is cause for some sort of celebration. There are entirely too few options to purchase coffee off campus. I should make it known that I am no fan of the...

Our View: Block seating needs reform

Our View August 30, 2011

Saturday, students will fill their part of Bryant-Denny Stadium and cheer on the Crimson Tide as it faces Kent State. Most students will find their seats as they get there, hoping to spot enough seats...

Carson Tinker: A symbol of hope

Jake Gray August 30, 2011

I first met Carson Tinker in Mrs. Terry’s third grade class. He was a tall, funny boy who always seemed to have a smile on his face. I’m not sure if we just happened to be sitting next to each other...

Be pro choice with student housing

John Brinkerhoff August 29, 2011

It is no secret that the University of Alabama possesses an unwavering focus on recruitment and expanding enrollment, especially within the Honors College. Prospective honors students can expect individual...