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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

OPINION

We should not give a platform to regressive, destructive opinions

We should not give a platform to regressive, destructive opinions

Paul Bousquet April 9, 2018

The Bill of Rights is probably the most important part of the Constitution, with the First Amendment undoubtedly being the most important one. People overwhelmingly agree freedom of speech is necessary...

Journalism should operate free of corporate interests

Journalism should operate free of corporate interests

Chandler Gory April 5, 2018

In a perfect world, journalists would not be beholden to corporate interests. News outlets wouldn’t have parent corporations to bow down to, and ratings wouldn’t drive content. But we don’t live...

OUR VIEW: Diversity is necessary for UA to progress

OUR VIEW: Diversity is necessary for UA to progress

CW Editorial Board April 5, 2018

Recently, a SOURCE-registered organization called Students for America First announced that they invited a white nationalist academic named Jared Taylor to campus. They did so in the interest of “ensuring...

Stop describing yourself as "OCD"

Stop describing yourself as “OCD”

Marissa Cornelius April 2, 2018

Color-coding your closet. Not liking when your room is messy. Keeping a detailed, organized planner. All of these are personal preferences that I have heard used to defend the speaker’s characterization...

We should not discredit activists because of youth

Cassie Kuhn April 2, 2018

Many opponents of gun control are taking to social media to strike back against the young survivors of the Parkland shooting, arguing that they’re too young to be taken seriously. It’s true that for...

Consumers should be careful with personal data

Consumers should be careful with personal data

Emma Royal March 29, 2018

As the world has grown and evolved, we have advanced far enough into comfortable means for survival that we can focus our innovative technologies on accessibility, efficiency and convenience. As I’m...

OUR VIEW: Unpaid internships are unethical

OUR VIEW: Unpaid internships are unethical

CW Editorial Board March 29, 2018

For many college students, all the hours we put in going to class, studying and participating in extracurriculars are geared toward one thing: the holy grail of resume-builders that is the summer internship....

Student walkouts against gun violence were misguided

Student walkouts against gun violence were misguided

Samantha Fisher March 28, 2018

On March 14, 2018 at 10 a.m., students in many schools across the country walked out of classes for seventeen minutes in order to pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the Marjorie Stoneham...

The death penalty itself is cruel and unusual

The death penalty itself is cruel and unusual

Nathan Campbell March 26, 2018

This past week, Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter announced the state’s plan to use nitrogen inhalation for its executions, marking the first time that a state is utilizing gas inhalation as its...

Hollywood should stop with needless remakes

Megan Friend March 26, 2018

Nothing matches the horrified feeling in your chest when you find out that one of your TV or movie favorites is being redone for no apparent reason. As a huge fan of the 80s TV show Magnum P.I., it felt...

The media should stop identifying terrorists by name

The media should stop identifying terrorists by name

Paul Bousquet March 22, 2018

Unfortunately, tragedy has seemingly become a partisan issue in America.  Anytime anything happens, our elected officials always have to provide their spin about how these new developments strengthen...

You should go see your favorite artists live

You should go see your favorite artists live

Emily Strickland March 22, 2018

Earlier this semester, I had the opportunity to watch Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit perform live at the Alabama Theatre in Birmingham. This was my first chance to hear Isbell, who grew up minutes away...