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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

We must educate our friends about intolerance and bigotry

We must educate our friends about intolerance and bigotry

Caroline Builta January 26, 2018

In a time when America seems to become more divided every day, many argue that friendships and marriages and relationships between members of different political parties are possible. They’re absolutely...

Harley Barber's racism does not represent New Jersey

Harley Barber’s racism does not represent New Jersey

Samantha Fisher January 25, 2018

Last week, a female student at The University of Alabama unleashed a barrage of racist rhetoric on a social media post. Her pathetic fifteen minutes of fame went viral, and by now most people reading this...

Our view: Hunter resignation shows Machine's pernicious influence

Our view: Hunter resignation shows Machine’s pernicious influence

CW Editorial Board January 25, 2018

A tumultuous January has marked the beginning of 2018 for The University of Alabama. This past Sunday, right on the heels of Harley Barber’s racist viral video, UA found itself in the headlines once...

Sororities should encourage members to speak for themselves

Sororities should encourage members to speak for themselves

Alex Smith, Meredith Cummings January 25, 2018

As a tidal wave of empowerment for women sweeps the nation and world, sororities at The University of Alabama choose instead to live in some past time when women did not have a voice.  One mission of...

Some things must be made political

Some things must be made political

Lota Errine January 23, 2018

After major mass shootings, people call for legislation restricting gun control. In 2016, enraged viewers criticized the Oscars for snubbing actors and directors of color. Each of these situations has...

Playing politics has led to a disastrous tax bill

Playing politics has led to a disastrous tax bill

Paul Bousquet January 23, 2018

American democracy is based around the idea that members of Congress are actively seeking to represent their constituents fairly. However, the recent emergence and fallout of the House and Senate tax bills...

Supreme Court should rule in favor of Masterpiece Cake Shop

Supreme Court should rule in favor of Masterpiece Cake Shop

Jack Kitchin January 22, 2018

Ever since the events surrounding Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission came into the public eye in 2012, it has been a hot-button issue when discussing LGBTQ rights.  Oral arguments...

UA must take steps towards real racial integration

UA must take steps towards real racial integration

January 22, 2018

On January 15, 2017, Harley Barber, 19, former member of Alpha Phi and student at The University of Alabama, spent her Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday using racial slurs and derogatory comments on her...

Democrats must oppose border wall

Democrats must oppose border wall

Sam West January 22, 2018

Donald Trump was elected President because he made a grand, impossible promise to the American people: that he would build a Great Wall of America on our country’s southern border that would finally...

Modern marketing won't save Christianity

Modern marketing won’t save Christianity

Zach Boros January 19, 2018

As someone who grew up in an evangelical church for the majority of my life, I can attest to the strides that the church has made to make Christianity more modern, tech savvy, and even trendy. When church...

We should not support celebrities for president

We should not support celebrities for president

Cassie Kuhn January 19, 2018

You wouldn’t hire a chemist to teach an English composition class educating the next generation, nor would you want an English major working in a chemistry lab to develop the products that’ll end up...

OUR VIEW: Barber indicative of larger problem

OUR VIEW: Barber indicative of larger problem

CW Editorial Board January 18, 2018

By now, most University of Alabama students, and many people besides them, have seen the appalling racist rants of Harley Barber, a girl who was an enrolled student and member of the Alpha Phi sorority...