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The Crimson White

All content by Elizabeth Blackwood
Opinion | Streaming services are failing us

Opinion | Streaming services are failing us

Elizabeth Blackwood, Contributing Columnist April 2, 2025

There always seems to be immense buildup and intensity surrounding the upcoming release of popular straight-to-streaming television shows. Take Netflix’s “Stranger Things” for instance, which is...

Opinion | Raising children with iPads has ruined their futures

Opinion | Raising children with iPads has ruined their futures

Elizabeth Blackwood, Contributing Columnist February 19, 2025

Social media usage has risen drastically over the past few decades, where it now plays a pivotal role in the lives of millions across the globe. While these apps claim to target teenagers and adults, children’s...

Alabama forward Christabel Ezumah (#1) prepares to shoot a free throw against Missouri at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL on Jan. 5, 2025.

Meet women’s basketball forward CB Ezumah

Elizabeth Blackwood, Contributing Writer February 9, 2025

Alabama women’s basketball has had an impressive season so far. With a record of 20-5, the Crimson Tide is currently ranked 23rd in the AP and coach’s polls, and it also made its first preseason AP...

Students cheer during a football game in Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Opinion | ‘Dixieland Delight’ is college football’s greatest tradition

Elizabeth Blackwood, Contributing Columnist January 12, 2025

The fourth-quarter singing of “Dixieland Delight” has become one of The University of Alabama’s most famous — or some may say infamous — traditions. At each home game, fans of the Crimson Tide...

Former Alabama wide reciever Isaiah Bond (#17) jumps to make the game-winning catch against Auburn in 2023.

The history of the Iron Bowl

Elizabeth Blackwood, Contributing Writer November 28, 2024

The Alabama-Auburn football game is one of college football’s most renowned rivalries, with a deep history and intense background.  “That's going to be a game the whole state, us, Auburn, pour...

Opinion | The deceit of love at first sight: A dive into love versus lust

Opinion | The deceit of love at first sight: A dive into love versus lust

Elizabeth Blackwood, Contributing Columnist November 6, 2024

Relationships rooted in infatuation are not truly built to prosper. Love at first sight is a common romantic trope often sought after by young women and men alike; however, it is barely love, if even at...

Former Alabama dancer Reece Weaver now cheers for the Dallas Cowboys.

Tuscaloosa to Dallas: Reece Weaver’s journey with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

Elizabeth Blackwood, Contributing Writer November 3, 2024

The Netflix original series “America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders” sparked a nationwide obsession with the cheerleading squad. The show follows Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders throughout...