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The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

OPINION

This is your chance to party all weekend long

Sean Randall January 12, 2011

Tuesday, Feb. 22 marks a big moment, and a first (at least in recent years): Tuscaloosa voters will decide whether the county will sell alcohol on Sunday. Let me go ahead and make a bit of a disclaimer:...

Other horrendous deaths in Arizona

Michael Patrick January 12, 2011

The Oregon Ducks vs. Auburn Tigers BCS National Championship is finally over and the Tigers managed to squeeze out a win. I imagine they desecrated Glendale in the same manner they did to our very own...

Progress, fairness should be part of education

John Davis January 12, 2011

Do you have a 4.0 grade point average? Have you received A’s on every assignment since high school? Are you the president or a member of numerous prestigious clubs and organizations on campus? Do you...

Has the amphitheater already gone country?

Letter to the Editor January 11, 2011

In case you didn't know, there's a brand new, $14.9 million amphitheater located minutes from the University, nestled right next to downtown Tuscaloosa, and it's opening this spring. With any common sense,...

Don’t ignore the elephants in the room

Wesley Vaughn January 11, 2011

My last column in December called for the discovery of a UA student body identity. I refrained from mentioning what I think may or should be our identity because that would defeat the purpose of our entire...

Sanity so last Congress

John Brinkerhoff January 11, 2011

Last Wednesday, Representative John Boehner from Ohio was elected to be the 61st Speaker of the House by the new, Republican-controlled, House of Representatives. After tearfully accepting the almost comically...

Radio voice inspires

Gregory Poole January 11, 2011

We hear it all over the news, in commentary shows, and in online newspapers. Stories detailing the worst that is in mankind and the continuous bombardment of bad economic news seem to be constantly pervading...

Faith and myocarditis

Tray Smith December 2, 2010

Three weeks ago, I was taken to the DCH emergency room and was told I was having a heart attack. The nurse at my bedside told me I would be okay; people come in with heart attacks every day. “They just...

SGA financial changes a leap forward

CW Staff December 2, 2010

The SGA has begun posting its monthly financial expenditures online so all students can view how SGA dollars are being spent. This represents a tremendous improvement over years past and is a great stride...

Qatar’s World Cup bid an unexplainable farce

John Davis December 2, 2010

This past Thursday the FIFA selection committee announced that the small Middle Eastern country of Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, beating out the likes of Japan, South Korea, Australia and the...

You’d have to pay me to go to Auburn, too

Austin Gaddis December 2, 2010

As I raced back to Tuscaloosa on Thursday through the pouring rain, I was anxious to get back and begin the Iron Bowl weekend. Waking up and going to the Quad earlier than most game days was a relatively...

Repealing ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ won’t harm the military

Michael Patrick December 2, 2010

“Don’t ask, don’t tell” has yet again been thrust into the spotlight of American media and is at the forefront of American politics. The long-awaited Pentagon report on the possible effects of...