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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

All content by Cheyenne Paiva

Passion should not be the only motivation for educational choices made during college

Cheyenne Paiva December 3, 2012

Follow your heart, and you will not get lost. Do what you love, and the money will follow. Leap, and the net will appear. Find your passion, and run with it. Lies. All lies, I say. Well-meant but stupid...

Affirmative action is a privilege for the unprivileged

Cheyenne Paiva November 20, 2012

Fifty years ago, in the midst of the American civil rights movement, President John F. Kennedy established what we now refer to as affirmative action. Its original purpose was that of non-discrimination,...

Democratic wins confirms inevitable shift toward progressivism

Cheyenne Paiva November 13, 2012

Forget the man and examine the record – suddenly, President Obama is a left-leaning Republican, relative, of course, to his party’s panderers. Now, forget the record, and examine the man, for lo and...

Classical music survives, but only teachers and students of the genre listen

Cheyenne Paiva June 13, 2012

Do you want the good news or bad news first? How about both: Classical music survives in a self-sustained, closed loop. Nothing goes in, and nothing comes out. Here’s how I came to that conclusion. ...

‘Morbidly obese’ has lost its weight

Cheyenne Paiva June 6, 2012

In America, these are the three main categories for the weight of the average citizen: Normal weight, overweight and obese. Following closely is morbidly obese, slowly but surely catching up to the pack,...