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Opinion | What Ginsburg’s death could mean for higher education

Opinion | What Ginsburg’s death could mean for higher education

Siby Suriyan, Contributing Columnist September 25, 2020

On Sept. 18, former Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at the age of 87. With the death of one of the most liberal justices on the court, U.S. President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell...

Opinion | 'We will forever be remembered this way': Inside my freshman experience

Opinion | ‘We will forever be remembered this way’: Inside my freshman experience

Savannah Dorriety, Contributing Columnist September 24, 2020
In the end, this isn’t the year we wanted, it isn’t even the year we expected, but it is a year at the Capstone and we couldn’t be happier to be here.
Opinion | The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to reflect

Opinion | The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to reflect

Hayden Kimbrough, Contributing Columnist September 23, 2020
Our generation has learned and expressed gratitude and empathy more than ever through these challenging and unfortunate experiences.
Opinion | 'The Social Dilemma' raises questions, answers to no one

Opinion | ‘The Social Dilemma’ raises questions, answers to no one

Lucas Seehafer, Contributing Columnist September 23, 2020

The opening scene of “The Social Dilemma” ends with a menagerie of tech insiders finding it difficult to concisely articulate what, exactly, is the problem with social media – a question that the...

Opinion | Mac Jones is the answer

Opinion | Mac Jones is the answer

Austin Hannon, Contributing Columnist September 22, 2020
In all honesty, I didn’t think we were going to get to see the 2020 Alabama football team play a single game this season. But now that we are, Mac Jones is the clear and only answer for the quarterback position this year.
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Opinion | Dear UA, hold apartments accountable

Jamarii Hooks | @jamarii16, Contributing Columnist September 20, 2020

The University of Alabama has publicly come under scrutiny for its procedures surrounding COVID-19. While some universities across the country decided to go completely online, UA officials were among the...

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UA should make online SmarterProctoring free

Siby Suriyan, Contributing Columnist September 20, 2020

Bama By Distance’s SmarterProctoring is a popular tool among UA professors who have online-only classes. Currently, there are two options for SmarterProctoring: the free on-campus proctored tests at...

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Our View: The University needs to get its house in order

The Crimson White Editorial Board September 20, 2020

Update, 9/22/2020: A day after the publication of this editorial, the Crimson Choice website is now inactive. The pandemic, like a particularly insightful home inspector, has been brutal in illuminating...

Anything but Amateur: Pay our Athletes

Anything but Amateur: Pay our Athletes

Emma Butler, Staff Columnist September 16, 2020

College athletics has its ups and downs, its highs and lows. It has the nail-biters and the blowouts. It has the mighty elephant of The University of Alabama and bizarre banana slugs of the University...

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Forgotten Figures: The Hawaiian botanist who made waves

Giuliana LaMarca, Contributing Columnist September 16, 2020

Isabella Aiona Abbott was a world-renowned scientist in the field of marine botany. Born Isabella Kauakea Yau Yung Aiona, Abbott was a Native Hawaiian and Chinese woman born in 1919 on the island of Maui....

The onus is on us to reach out, promote suicide awareness

The onus is on us to reach out, promote suicide awareness

Jennafer Bowman | @jennaferbowman, Contributing Columnist September 10, 2020

September is Suicide Awareness Month. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, 90% of those who died by suicide had a diagnosable mental health condition at the time of their death....

MIA: Where's the Department of Education?

MIA: Where’s the Department of Education?

Emma Butler, Staff Columnist September 9, 2020

Back in 2015, then-FBI director James Comey testified before Congress and revealed the shocking lack of federal data about police shootings in the United States. “I cannot tell you how many people were...