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OPINION

Mac Jones passes the torch to freshman Bryce Young during the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 11.

Opinion | Mac Jones was the answer

Austin Hannon, Contributing Columnist January 27, 2021
Alabama football had a year for the books. And though it wasn't Mac Jones who brought home the Heisman or won his seventh national title, the mark he leaves on Alabama football is indelible.
Opinion | How UA is penalizing new parents

Opinion | How UA is penalizing new parents

Jacob Powell, Contributing Columnist January 24, 2021
In layman's terms, if a full-time employee eligible for leave has little to no accrued time available, the state of Alabama’s largest university – that boasts the nation’s highest paid college football coach who just led the school to a national championship – offers no assistance, aid, supplemental income or paid parental leave for new parents, resulting in no salary for up to 12 weeks, or shorter, depending on how long the individual can afford to miss work, which for most is not long.
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Review | John Carpenter’s genius is distilled in this classic horror comedy

Avery Brooks, Contributing Columnist January 24, 2021

John Carpenter made his first movie while he was still a film student at the University of Southern California at the age of 26, with a screenplay by Dan O’Bannon (who also acted in the film and would...

Opinion | Herbalife nutrition bars offer teas loaded with empty promises

Opinion | Herbalife nutrition bars offer teas loaded with empty promises

Jacob Powell, Contributing Columnist January 24, 2021
Maybe you've been tempted by the loaded tea and meal replacement shake bars popping up all over Tuscaloosa. Well, most of those bars belong to Herbalife, a company that's been mired in controversy. One columnist argues Herbalife's track record should be enough to drive customers away.
Opinion | Want an internship? Write a handwritten letter.

Opinion | Want an internship? Write a handwritten letter.

Zachary Stewart, Contributing Columnist January 20, 2021
It is, as always, internship hunting season. One columnist thinks he's cracked the code on catching the eye of recruiters and managers—by mailing off a handwritten note.
Our View | Scrap your to-do list. Follow these tips instead.

Our View | Scrap your to-do list. Follow these tips instead.

The Crimson White Editorial Board January 20, 2021
So, five students to another, surely we can all agree that last semester was, well, bad. But 2021 is a new year. Here are nine tips to help you get through it.
Open Letter | After championship celebrations, new COVID policies needed

Open Letter | After championship celebrations, new COVID policies needed

United Campus Workers of Alabama January 12, 2021

The United Campus Workers of Alabama wish to express concern about the events that took place on the Strip following Alabama’s win at the NCAA College Football Championship on the night of Monday, January...

Opinion | TCSS is failing – and infecting – county students

Mikayla Wyatt | @minimalistmikk, Opinions Editor December 10, 2020
The University of Alabama has come under scrutiny the last several months as COVID-19 numbers grew. But outside the UA bubble, county students are also topping charts.
Opinion | Are you there? How remote learning is driving more distance between us

Opinion | Are you there? How remote learning is driving more distance between us

Grace Brindley, Contributing Columnist December 10, 2020

When I roll out of my dorm’s XXL twin bed, there’s about five things I check everyday, twice a day. I check GroupMe, which spews hundreds of messages everyday. They’re mostly useless notifications...

Opinion | Student athletes marched, but has anything actually changed?

Opinion | Student athletes marched, but has anything actually changed?

Ashlee Woods | @ashleemwoods and Kenya Harris December 3, 2020
In August, UA athletes joined the millions who marched in protest of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor's deaths, capturing national media attention. But if nothing much has changed since then, what exactly were they marching for?
Opinion | Zoomed, masked or distanced: The holiday season can still be special

Opinion | Zoomed, masked or distanced: The holiday season can still be special

Coby Leibowitz, Contributing Columnist November 29, 2020

Somewhere deep in the North Pole, Santa and his elves are hard at work. And for the first time ever, all the elves must be wearing masks. I have no confirmation of this, but I assume Santa and his crew...

Forgotten Figures | Meet the woman who took down a dictator

Forgotten Figures | Meet the woman who took down a dictator

Giuliana LaMarca, Contributing Writer November 19, 2020

It takes courage to run against a dictator. But that’s exactly what Maria Corazon Cojuangco Aquino did. Aquino was born into a wealthy family on January 25, 1933 in the Tarlac province of the Philippines....