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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

OPINION

The case for the subminimum wage

Gregory Poole August 30, 2010

Since we were old enough to drive, it has been customary to obtain small, part-time jobs in our communities. In doing this, we learn the American ideals of self-reliance, diligent work ethic and financial...

Federal government must secure borders

Federal government must secure borders

Tray Smith August 26, 2010

Recently, while filling out paperwork to get on payroll for my job, I came to a form required to verify my legal status. Over previous years, I have vocally participated in the debate over illegal immigration....

Our View: Dining Dollars in need of reform

Our View August 26, 2010

In short: “Even though the Dining Dollars lawsuit may be frivolous, it is time for the University to seriously consider new options for campus food services.” Three class action lawsuits filed against...

Ground Zero mosque raises moral dilemma

Austin Gaddis August 26, 2010

A proposed mega-mosque, to be built just two blocks from Ground Zero, has dominated political headlines for the past few months. When speaking at a dinner honoring Ramadan, President Obama stated, “I...

Rethink political extremes

Adam Greene August 25, 2010

I don’t want to start this column off with a bunch of clichéd sayings about how glad I am to be back at The Crimson White this year. I know you don’t want to read that sentimentalist drivel, so I...

Fulfilling the dreams of children

Michael Patrick August 25, 2010

Children in the United States are sent to elementary school, middle school and high school. They then graduate and go to college or enter into the work force. However, each year 65,000 kids — who grew...

Does it matter that Hitler had traces of Jewish ancestry?

Debra Flax August 25, 2010

It has long been suspected that Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi party and voice behind the extermination of 11 million "misfit" people, was a descendant of Jewish stock. The simple story goes that...

Keynesian policies are wrong prescription for this economy

John Anselmo August 24, 2010

Treating a cold with a walk in the rain. Killing a mean cough with a pack of Camels. Halting heartburn with jalapenos and five-alarm chili. If John Maynard Keynes and his followers held a family medical...

Campus, you drive me crazy

Wesley Vaughn August 24, 2010

“I couldn’t find a parking spot in the lot behind ten Hoor today.” "Well, that should change once people stop going to class. Don’t you think?” “Yeah, I can’t wait for that to happen.”...

King of Icons: A Fistful of Change

Tyler Valeska August 22, 2010

If you happen to be one of the 9.95 million people who watched LeBron James’s charitably postured exercise in self-aggrandizement over the summer, you probably spent the hours and days that followed...

Breaking the cookie cutter

Gregory Poole August 22, 2010

Earlier this year, Congressman and former gubernatorial hopeful Artur Davis expressed his convictions on Alabama’s dropout problem and suggested a number of policies to address the issue. His ideas ranged...

Crimson is: Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

Joe Mahoney August 22, 2010

With the start of the new school year, many out-of-state and transfer students are finding their niche on campus and making a genuine effort to create a home away from home at this university. Last year,...