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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

Armed teachers can and should keep schools safe

Samantha Fisher February 26, 2018

Whether warranted or not, students and parents expect schools to be safe places. We trust teachers and administrators to protect as well as to educate. Sadly, this is an expectation that seems to be becoming...

Men's comfort should not supercede female pleasure

Men’s comfort should not supercede female pleasure

Madeline Anscombe February 22, 2018

I can vividly remember the first time I was dress-coded. I was about 12 years old, and it was over 100 degrees outside. I thought nothing of it when I put on a pair of shorts before school, but soon after...

OUR VIEW: Students need more comprehensive sex education

OUR VIEW: Students need more comprehensive sex education

CW Editorial Board February 22, 2018

Almost everyone has a story about the comically incorrect things we learned in sexual education. Having sex even once will forever decrease your ability to bond with people. Skin-to-skin contact anywhere...

Trump should focus on issues more important than a military parade

Trump should focus on issues more important than a military parade

Emily Barron February 21, 2018

On February 6th, the Washington Post broke the news that Donald Trump wanted to organize a military parade after returning from his trip to France for Bastille Day. While in France, Donald Trump was front...

Our University must further its recognition of the history of slavery

Our University must further its recognition of the history of slavery

Ruben Tarajano February 19, 2018

The University of Alabama owes the black community the human decency of a real apology. Progress coming through the slow-moving wheel of Alabama’s bureaucracy cannot occur if we don’t start at the...

College students should not compare their life paths

College students should not compare their life paths

Lota Erinne February 19, 2018

Everywhere I look, it seems like another one of my peers has scored a high-profile internship or been presented with another prestigious award. My Facebook feed is constantly showing me my friends’ achievements,...

OUR VIEW: Gun laws must change in wake of school shooting

CW Editorial Board February 15, 2018

Today, seventeen students woke up, said goodbye to their parents and went to school. They were probably stressed about tests and upcoming college acceptances, giddily talking to their friends about who...

E-cigarette makers must stop false advertising

E-cigarette makers must stop false advertising

Annie Milbourn February 15, 2018

Vaping, “juuling,” smoking an e-cigarette – whatever you choose to call it, young people are doing it. E-cigarettes as an industry were worth $224 million in sales in one year, according to Business...

Realistic financial planning is the solution to student debt crisis

Realistic financial planning is the solution to student debt crisis

Brett Hodges February 13, 2018

According to Forbes Magazine, the US has nearly $1.3 trillion in outstanding student loan debt, spread among 44.2 million students. With numbers this astronomically large, calling this situation anything...

Merit-based immigration alone is not the answer

Merit-based immigration alone is not the answer

Nathan Campbell February 12, 2018

One of the main points of emphasis in President Trump’s State of the Union Address was the need to reform immigration policy. He asserted that his administration and Congress were working closely on...

Idealism cannot be limited to Olympic season

Idealism cannot be limited to Olympic season

Emma Royal February 12, 2018

My first memory of the Olympics was in 2008 when the world converged on Beijing for a peaceful, month-long celebration of friendly competition and diplomacy. I was in elementary school, and we spent the...

America needs to heal our divisions

America needs to heal our divisions

February 8, 2018

It is not a secret that America is the melting pot of the world. This title holds a lot of weight and speaks to the nature of who we are and what we stand for. The United States is a country that is uniquely...