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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

UA freshmen totally unnecessary

John Davis January 27, 2011

Last week two students presented well thought out and well-intended articles regarding mandatory freshmen housing and mandatory freshmen meal plans. Gregory Poole pointed out that the inflation rate of...

New constitution fulfills promise

Ryan Sprinkle January 27, 2011

On Tuesday, you will have the opportunity to vote on a new SGA constitution. This constitution reflects over 300 hours of work from a dedicated group of students who sought the advice of their fellow students...

College isn’t right for everyone

Gregory Poole January 26, 2011

Last week, parents nationwide received a jolt from front-page headlines that detailed the activities of college students and how it affects their studies. In their newly published work, Drs. Josipa Roksa...

Mo’ students, mo’ problems

Wesley Vaughn January 26, 2011

Our student body is growing by the hour, On a given day, we should call Jack Bauer. Because campus crowding is a time bomb ticking, Already, it has gotten rather sickening. Packed are many campus locations,...

Bentley starts on wrong foot

CW Staff January 21, 2011

After being inaugurated Monday afternoon, newly sworn-in Gov. Robert Bentley told a congregation at Dexter Avenue King Memorial Church that, “If you have been adopted in God's family like I have, and...

Davis, Vaughn misunderstand

Greg Houser January 21, 2011

There has been much talk of late about the ills of inflammatory rhetoric, so my next sentence gives me some pause. But, there is really no other way to express my sentiments. In the words of the immortal...

Freshmen meal plan a waste

John Brinkerhoff January 21, 2011

At the end of last semester, while some students were frantically studying for finals and others were busy not caring, I and many other freshmen had a second challenge to overcome: using the remainder...

Why shouldn’t we run up the score?

Ben Friedman January 21, 2011

When Alabama took Greg McElroy out of the game with considerable time left to play in the Capitol One Bowl against Michigan State, I was enraged. Granted, the outcome was apparent even before halftime,...

A tale of two winning streaks

Tyler Rigdon January 20, 2011

When I sat down to begin this article, I had a clear vision of the argument I wanted to support. The Connecticut women’s basketball team has had a streak of 90 consecutive wins. The team has surpassed...

Rand fights for our fiscal future

John Anselmo January 20, 2011

The 112th Congress has pulled out the toolbox, looking to fix the broken machinery of government that was left by their predecessors. The 2010 campaign season was chocked full of these tales of reform...