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![Jack Rudder, former speaker of the SGA Senate, presides over a meeting.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Participate-in-local-politics-Elijah-McWhorter.-Jack-Rudder-former-speaker-of-the-SGA-Senate-presides-over-a-meeting-1200x800.jpeg)
Opinion | Participate in local politics
Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist
• May 31, 2024
![Opinion | Has the Trump era opened the door for antisemitic firebrands?](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image-2-1200x900.png)
Opinion | Has the Trump era opened the door for antisemitic firebrands?
Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist
• April 14, 2024
![An employee pours a drink at Starbucks in the Student Center.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/RWT_0061.jpeg)
Opinion | The minimum wage in Alabama may be low, but consider a job on campus anyway
Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist
• March 24, 2024
![Opinion | For student debt, the government is the problem, not the solution](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/STUDENT_DEBT_RELEIF-01-3-1200x1179.png)
Opinion | For student debt, the government is the problem, not the solution
Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist
• February 25, 2024
![Conservative activist and North Korean defector Yeonmi Park speaks at Liberty University for a Young Americans for Freedom event.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/image-1.png)
Opinion | Listen to Yeonmi Park’s concerns about college culture
Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist
• February 11, 2024
![UA hosted the Republican Primary Debate in December.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/621A9170.jpeg)
Opinion | Iowa proved that Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee in 2024
Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist
• January 21, 2024
![Students studying in Gorgas Library.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Teat-1394.jpeg)
Opinion | A few tips to handle a hectic finals week at the University
Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist
• December 6, 2023
![Opinion | Independent candidates could play a significant part in the 2024 election but won’t win](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/version1uuid79988D34-403E-42FA-A130-5A04604C6E28modecompatible.jpeg.jpg)
Opinion | Independent candidates could play a significant part in the 2024 election but won’t win
Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist
• November 12, 2023
![Opinion | Dont miss out on internship opportunities](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_9604-1200x800.jpeg)
Opinion | Don’t miss out on internship opportunities
Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist
• October 29, 2023
![Students from various campus organizations gather on the Quad to protest Matt Walsh’s “What is a Woman” tour event on Oct. 27, 2022.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_9999.jpeg)
Opinion | We need to work to make campus a safe place for free speech
Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist
• October 11, 2023
![Russell Hall is the Office of Undergraduate Research on campus.](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AC6080D0-4FFE-4C3F-9B80-300D7DA40F81_1_201_a-1200x800.jpeg)
Opinion | UA students should consider undergraduate research
Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist
• September 17, 2023
![Opinion | Young people should vote in the 2024 primary elections](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/version1uuid79988D34-403E-42FA-A130-5A04604C6E28modecompatible.jpeg.jpg)
Opinion | Young people should vote in the 2024 primary elections
Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist
• August 23, 2023
![Opinion | Prioritize living a healthy lifestyle](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/healthyeating-900x506.png)
Opinion | Prioritize living a healthy lifestyle
Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist
• May 29, 2023
![Opinions in quotation marks](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/OPINIONS-GRAPHIC.jpeg)
Opinion | Why a traditional Republican like Pence is appealing to independents
Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist
• April 9, 2023
![Opinion | The good and the bad of UA’s new curriculum](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1192_David_Gray-900x600.jpg)
Opinion | The good and the bad of UA’s new curriculum
Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist
• March 5, 2023
![Opinion | A thank you to UA staff](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_3520.JPG-900x839.jpg)
Opinion | A thank you to UA staff
Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist
• February 5, 2023
![Opinion | What the midterm results mean](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ap_midterms-900x508.png)
Opinion | What the midterm results mean
Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist
• November 16, 2022
![Letter to the Editor: Vote Republican in the Midterms](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/rnc_logo-900x900.png)
Letter to the Editor: Vote Republican in the Midterms
Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist
• November 6, 2022
![Opinion | Fight for the Fight Song](https://thecrimsonwhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_1509-900x600.jpg)
Opinion | Fight for the Fight Song
Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist
• October 30, 2022
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