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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

B.B. Comer Hall houses the Department of Languages and Classics.

Opinion | The death of language programs is the death of human connection

Elle Standish, Contributing Columnist February 21, 2024

As college students, we have to take way too many useless general education courses that have nothing to do with our degree. While I could rant for hours about my qualms with criteria in the institution...

Opinion | Alabama legislators care more about cattle farms’ profits than your grocery bills

Opinion | Alabama legislators care more about cattle farms’ profits than your grocery bills

Chance Phillips, Opinions Editor February 18, 2024

The Alabama Legislature is really on a roll. It’s trying to remove all real penalties for political corruption. The state House just passed a bill to legalize gambling, which will only make it easier...

Presidents Hall hosts several liberal arts classes.

Opinion | Support humanity. Support the liberal arts.

Alyssa Walker, Contributing Columnist February 18, 2024

Across high school and college campuses, students are being highly encouraged to pursue degrees in a STEM field. So much so that the liberal arts (language, literature, philosophy, life and earth sciences,...

The Evergreen Cemetery located behind Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Opinion | Ash Wednesday asks an important question

Russell Galloway, Guest Columnist February 14, 2024

Across the street from Bryant-Denny Stadium sits a stark reminder of the inevitable, uncomfortable reality that becomes only more palpable with each birthday: death. Evergreen Cemetery, owned by the city...

Opinion | No casinos, no lotteries, no parlays: Keep gambling illegal

Opinion | No casinos, no lotteries, no parlays: Keep gambling illegal

Chance Phillips, Opinions Editor February 14, 2024

In 2024, people are placing bets on just about anything, including whether Taylor Swift would announce she’s pregnant with Travis Kelce’s child at the Super Bowl (she did not). Well, not in Alabama.  Here...

Conservative activist and North Korean defector Yeonmi Park speaks at Liberty University for a Young Americans for Freedom event.

Opinion | Listen to Yeonmi Park’s concerns about college culture

Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist February 11, 2024

Editor’s note: Garrett Marchand is a member of UA Young Americans for Freedom. Born and raised in left-wing totalitarianism, Yeonmi Park and her mother escaped from the oppression of North Korea in...

Opinion | Do away with standardized testing

Opinion | Do away with standardized testing

Alex Jobin, Staff Columnist February 11, 2024

U.S. colleges and universities should stop requiring standardized testing in admissions, placement and merit-scholarship decisions in order to receive federal funds. As noted by Jon Boeckenstedt, the...

Opinion | Alabama residents deserve livable wages

Opinion | Alabama residents deserve livable wages

Mary Claire Wooten, Staff Columnist February 7, 2024

As the price of living increases across the United States, residents find it more and more difficult to pay bills, buy groceries, and provide for themselves and their families. In the past, Congress has...

Opinion | Is Cupid really all that stupid?

Opinion | Is Cupid really all that stupid?

Abby Cope, Contributing Columnist February 7, 2024

With supermarket shelves quickly emptying of name-brand chocolates and floral arrangements, it doesn’t require a calendar for one to know that Valentine’s Day is coming up. A romantic’s daydream...

The SGA office located in the Student Center.

Letter to the Editor | It’s time we expand the election window

Eyram Gbeddy, Guest Columnist February 4, 2024

Eyram Gbeddy is currently a junior at The University of Alabama serving as an SGA senator for the College of Arts and Sciences. He is also the president of the Black Faculty and Staff Association Ambassadors...

Workers from ZF Chassis Systems picket on Oct. 4 across the street from the plant where they work.

Opinion | Don’t be fooled. Unions are saving American labor

Alex Jobin, Staff Columnist February 4, 2024

2023 was one of the most important years for the labor movement in recent memory. From Amazon to Starbucks to SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America, workers across the country — and the world —...

Presidential candidate visits the campus during his campaign on Jan. 24 at the Bryant Conference Center.

Opinion | Despite his family name, Kennedy can’t break up the two-party system

Chance Phillips, Opinions Editor January 31, 2024

“Dude, he could be like the most powerful man in the world one day,” one awestruck student said on their way out of the selfie assembly line. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would certainly like you to think...