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Opinion | In hard times, take advantage of campus resources

Opinion | In hard times, take advantage of campus resources

Lizzie Bowen, Contributing Writer October 21, 2020

COVID-19 has made life more difficult for everyone across the nation, but a specific group of individuals was hit in a way that varied from anyone else: us.  College students have had to adapt to a...

Our View | It’s time to rebalance the books

Our View | It’s time to rebalance the books

The Crimson White Editorial Board October 14, 2020
So if you, dear reader, are apoplectic over the rising cost of resold student football tickets, don’t blame your fellow students. After all, overpricing goods and services just means they’ve learned from one of the highest paid instructors at this University: its president.
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Opinion | Underfunding minority students keeps UA in the past

The University has also been accused of underfunding diversity initiatives. As editors Mikayla Wyatt and Adaya Jackson write, it isn’t enough to have an Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion or even an Intercultural Diversity Center. Students of color need to be funded just as much as their white counterparts in order to be set up for success. Read it online or in the special edition.
Opinion | Student workers deserve higher wages

Opinion | Student workers deserve higher wages

Mikayla Wyatt | @minimalistmikk, Opinions Editor October 14, 2020

It’s 1 a.m. on a Saturday morning in Tuscaloosa. On The Strip, students are laughing through their masks, thinking about getting McDonald’s and realizing they aren’t going to get any work done on...

Opinion | Why Alabama is the best team in the country

Opinion | Why Alabama is the best team in the country

Austin Hannon, Contributing Columnist October 12, 2020

If you read the headline, you’re probably wondering if I watched the game on Saturday. I did in fact, and just like you I am disappointed.  In the defense.  Let’s not act like our offense didn’t...

Opinion | Zoom University is unhealthy for students

Opinion | Zoom University is unhealthy for students

Madison Glatz, Contributing Columnist October 11, 2020

Instead of grabbing my backpack and walking to the Quad, I rolled out of bed ten minutes before class, grabbed my laptop and blue light-blocking glasses and sat down for my first full day of Zoom University.  Switching...

Opinion | Super Mario 64 can't keep up with the times

Opinion | Super Mario 64 can’t keep up with the times

Lucas Seehafer, Contributing Columnist October 11, 2020

“Son of a bitch!” I muttered to myself after I had failed to grab the seventh and eighth red coins for the 23rd time. I uttered the phrase not so much in disgust with myself or with the level per se,...

Opinion | The 'filling the seat' debate is about more than the position

Opinion | The ‘filling the seat’ debate is about more than the position

Jenna Richardson, Contributing Columnist October 7, 2020

Americans gathered together to mourn the loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept. 18. Many distinct public figures, from President Donald Trump to former Vice President Joe Biden, released statements...

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Opinion | COVID isolation must be taken seriously

Maria Grenyo, Contributing Columnist October 7, 2020

During my time in isolation at Burke West, many girls on my floor said they felt uninformed. Leah Rumptz, a freshman majoring in psychology who was isolated with me, said the University was very disorganized...

Opinion | Big changes can come from small causes

Opinion | Big changes can come from small causes

Alexander Plant | @aplant63, Sports Editor October 4, 2020

Have you ever thought about what we live around? The University of Alabama has a beautiful campus and Tuscaloosa has a nice midtown and downtown area. If you live near those areas, have you ever noticed...

Forgotten Figures | The woman who became America’s first Black female judge

Forgotten Figures | The woman who became America’s first Black female judge

Giuliana LaMarca, Contributing Columnist September 30, 2020

Jane Bolin was an incredibly accomplished lawyer in the state of New York. Born in Poughkeepsie, Bolin would eventually become the first Black woman to become a judge not only in her state, but in the...

Opinion | Change Starts With Us; Vote

Opinion | Change Starts With Us; Vote

Shanaya Daughtrey, Guest Columnist September 30, 2020

The vote is one of the most precious tools that we have as citizens of the United States of America. In fact, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made it his central theme at the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in...