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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

All content by Joseph Hoffman
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Tide Loyalty relaunches to technical problems, student frustration 

Joseph Hoffman and Alex Gravlee September 25, 2022

The University of Alabama’s Tide Loyalty Points program has been reintroduced for the fall semester, with some students criticizing it for being buggy, ineffective and overcomplicated. The program was...

The intersection of economics, environment and equity

The intersection of economics, environment and equity

Joseph Hoffman and Carson Lott April 20, 2022
The basic economics of the environment, such as resource management and conservation policy, have far-reaching impacts. 
Opinion | CJ Pearson’s reelection is a threat to SGA’s mission

Opinion | CJ Pearson’s reelection is a threat to SGA’s mission

Joseph Hoffman, Contributing Columnist March 7, 2022

On Dec. 16, 2015, MTV News published an op-ed by a then-young, up-and-coming conservative commentator titled “I’m 13 And Donald Trump Becoming President Scares The Crap Out Of Me.” In it, the author...

How to Health: A discussion of insurance, primary care and more

How to Health: A discussion of insurance, primary care and more

Balancing health and wellness can be difficult for college students who are thrust into the adult world for the first time.
Opinions. The Crimson White.

Opinion | Marvel movies are the death of popular art

Joseph Hoffman, Contributing Columnist February 27, 2022
In 2021, all 10 of the year’s highest-grossing films were either sequels or adaptations of existing properties.
Culture Pick | “Blue Banisters” puts Lana Del Rey back in the driver’s seat

Culture Pick | “Blue Banisters” puts Lana Del Rey back in the driver’s seat

Joseph Hoffman, Contributing Writer November 3, 2021
Over the course of her decade-long career, Lana Del Rey has continuously reinvented her musical persona while pushing the boundaries of pop music.
Nicki Minaj photoshopped in front of the Ferguson Student Center.

“Roll Tide, Stream Nicki”: How BamaBarbz Started A Campus Phenomenon

Joseph Hoffman, Contributing Writer October 13, 2021
On April 22, Carson Lott, a UA freshman majoring in economics, created a Nicki Minaj stan account on Instagram called @bamabarbz.