In regards to Sophia Fazal’s article in late September on rubbing elbows with rock star, E.O. Wilson: I, too, have had the great fortune of reading his book “The Creation,” which has created a spark...

I would like to voice my enthusiastic support for Mary Sellers Shaw’s column entitled “Suite-style dorms attractive but illogical, lonely.” I wish that we, as students, considered the benefits of...

On Thursday, Sept. 13, there was an “interesting” opinion piece in The Crimson White. I say “interesting” not because I found this argument particularly insightful or intelligent, but rather because...

1. Forget Last Week The cliché, “just take one game at a time” has been used for years in sports. Most often, it is used for teams that have big games in the weeks ahead, but it can also apply to...

First, some background: my father and mother are greek alumni of Mississippi State University and The University of Alabama, respectively, so I know some things about Southern greek life and was strongly...

As I sit here looking out over the Quad, I am struck by the relative peace that hangs over the campus. Friends of all ages, backgrounds, faiths and political views walk side-by-side in harmony as they...

Those who followed the Union of European Football Associations Euro Cup this past summer, a soccer championship among the European nations, might have noticed something interesting. Along the sidelines...

The final film in Christopher Nolan’s iconic Batman trilogy premiered last weekend, with much acclaim and profit. It was a box office hit, with its opening weekend earning over $160 million, and it broke...

Since the Iranian revolution, sometimes called the Islamic revolution, relations between the United States and Iran have been very uneasy as well as unsteady. The recent election in 2005 of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...

I am glad Cheyenne Paiva wrote her opinions piece, ‘Classical music survives, but only teachers and students of the genre listen.’ Whenever and in whatever medium possible, we want feedback on the...

When I think about April 27, 2011, I am back in the laundry room huddled with two of my roommates, praying and trying to contact my family to tell them I love them. We had just heard what we thought was...

Every year, we celebrate Earth Day. For UA this year, it ought to serve as a call to action for students to be more engaged in recycling and taking care of the Earth. As a university, we need to look...

If you go to the website that sells tickets for the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, you’ll find five events as of April 12: one in April, two in June, one in July and one in August. There is something missing...

Students come first Come May, morning strolls across a dew covered quad, late nights in Gorgas Library and views of Bryant-Denny from the student section will soon only be memories instead of everyday...

I sit in a lecture hall, filling in bubbles, with a hundred other students around me. It’s the first exam of the semester. I do not know what to expect. I hope the test doesn't have vague questions....

Much more than those who came before us, our generation is characterized by a fear of commitment. Dates are a thing of the past. They occur only after a relationship has miraculously sprouted and indicate...

Dear Speaker Barto, As someone who served the student body in the SGA Senate with you last year, I feel I have the credibility to speak out about your recent win. In Monday’s paper you discussed “looking...

Let me preface this column with the darling passive-aggressive bite I’ve gathered since living in Ridgecrest West as a freshman. For the safety and protection of myself from my ex-roommate and definitely...

The 23-member advisory committee in charge of searching for UA’s next president need not look further than Gaddafi’s photo albums. Condoleezza Rice, former secretary of state and current Stanford professor,...

The Alabama State House voted Wednesday to cut the General Fund budget by nearly $345 million — about 20 percent — for the next fiscal year. While these cuts will not affect education spending, they’ll...

It’s a parable many of us have heard since childhood: a hard-working man saves money his entire life to leave his two sons with a sizeable inheritance for when he dies, but one son, in an ultimate act...

Early this semester, UA accepted proposals from vendors to determine who will operate Bama Dining’s monopoly on all on-campus dining. However, before the University decides whom to grant this monopoly...

I will be the first to admit that sleep was not on the top of my priority list as a freshman. My first semester I would regularly stay up all night at the sorority house cramming for tests one night, and...

Bama Paws is the UA campus chapter of T-Town PAWS, Tuscaloosa’s Animal Welfare Organization. Our chapter is over 100 members strong, full of students who love pets and care about their welfare. I am...

As Thursday’s article in The Crimson White, titled “Affording food problem for state,” pointed out, Alabama has serious problems in the area of food security; however, it’s also worthwhile to point...

On March 5, 2012, Invisible Children, a California-based nonprofit organization, released the most viral video in Internet history. The video, titled “KONY 2012,” had more than 80 million hits within...

Lakeside Dining Hall sucks. That's not just me calling them out; it's a running campus joke mentioned by all those with a meal plan, even making its foray onto Bama Memes. In fact, according to a lot...

A month ago, the United States Supreme Court announced that it would hear a case regarding the use of affirmative action during the admissions process at the University of Texas, provoking a national debate...

I only have to offer here a few comments on the absurd and repulsive nature in which our U.S. government conducts itself. Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the primary suspect in the murder of 16 civilians in Afghanistan...

So let me get this straight. Republicans, you are the party of life, for a small government, lower taxes and fiscal conservatism, yet you support the printing and borrowing of money for a trillion dollar...

When a former student first asked me to be a part of her graduate community journalism project at the University of Alabama, I was thrilled. Not only because of her steadily emerging academic success,...

In response to “Students should not survey professors or determine rigor,” I can see the author’s point, saying that universities should not cater to every whim of their students in order to retain...

I am writing this letter in response to the article that was published last week about the apparent forum hosted by NAACP and NCNW. We, the members of NCNW are quite appalled and unsatisfied with this...

My name is Shea Stripling, and I’m running for SGA President. Some readers might think I’m going to use this article to discuss my corporate sponsor and their amazing breakfast foods, but I don’t...

For the past three years, I have had the incredible opportunity to serve in our Student Government Association. I’ve worked day after day alongside bright and talented students, forming friendships and...

Some say that taking a stance against the Machine is the equivalent to always supporting a voting block like the Machine. I disagree. A chief source of the Machine’s power is built on threats, and because...

By Matt Calderone   Last month, I announced my candidacy for Student Government Association president. Throughout my college career, I have had a variety of unique experiences in SGA and as an intern...

During the three years I have attended the University of Alabama, I, like many other individuals, have felt an incredible frustration at the unresponsive, insular nature of the Student Government Association....

“Vote for the best candidate” is a common line exhausted by nearly every candidate in this Student Government Association election, but it is often preceded by a disclaimer that causes great separation...

I have had an overwhelming love for this University as long as I can remember. I was also brought up with a great desire to serve others. When I arrived at the Capstone, I quickly found an outlet for both...

Being a college student is something that applies to us at all times, not just when we’re on campus. The Student Government Association serves students at all times and seeks to maximize each student’s...

My name is Kyle Zimmerman. I am running for vice president of External Affairs and I have something different to offer. Leo Burnett, a Time magazine Most Influential Person, once said, “When you reach...

In the weeks leading up to the Feb. 7 statement of candidacy deadline, I thought about my goals in seeking the office of Vice President of Financial Affairs. I formed my T.I.D.E. plan to benefit YOU and...

A few months ago, while sitting in a meeting for Senators supported by the Machine, I wondered what this University would be like if an institution like the Machine, that has historically been an obstacle...

Fellow students: First, let me thank you for allowing me the opportunity over the past year and a half to serve you through the Student Government Association as a First Year Councilor and Senator. Upon...

Header to the SGA candidates’ letters to the editor: This week, The Crimson White opinions page will feature guest columns submitted by this year’s Student Government Association candidates for executive...

Header to the SGA candidates’ letters to the editor: This week, The Crimson White opinions page will feature guest columns submitted by this year’s Student Government Association candidates for executive...

By Ann Powers Who is the voice of any generation? It’s a question that can’t be answered. Nor should it be, really. To choose one representative figure for a group that’s diverse in all ways but...

The UA Student Government Association is trying their hardest to ban smoking. While they are at it, they should also ban drinking on campus. I am a smoker but not a drinker. I have yet to hear anyone say...

I’ve always been a very independent person, so imagine my surprise when my first weekend away from home at college was one that was completely panic-stricken. I was concerned that I had made the wrong...

If the April 2011 tornadoes had a massive, irreversible impact on your life, Project Rebound is here for you. Project Rebound has served our University this school year by helping the campus community...

How can someone who seems to know absolutely nothing about NASCAR get away with writing a column about it in The Crimson White? Sure, all the myths about why people don’t watch NASCAR seem true, but...

“Win or lose, we must know the images we can protect and those we cannot.” This was Dr. Robert E. Witt's explanation as to why he decided on behalf of the University of Alabama to bring a trademark...

Every Monday night at 7 p.m., a group of unique, intelligent and patriotic students meet at Room 226 in Lloyd Hall. That group is the University of Alabama College Democrats, which discusses, not only...

I will say the following in the most articulate and tactful terms possible: the presence of the Black Student Union offends a lot of people. If it doesn’t, there is a strong chance that those people...

There was a letter to the editor in the Feb. 8 edition of The Crimson White that sparked my attention. The topic of the letter was the State of the Black Union Address by the Black Student Union. I feel...

The countdown to spring break has begun! With thirty-one days and counting, a number of students are taking measures to reach their “beach body” physique. Diet and exercise are important; however,...

Time for me to get on a soap box: in Tuesday’s issue of The Crimson White, there was an article about the State of the Black Union sponsored by the Black Student Union, and the discussion of racial tension...

The Rammer Jammer chant is one of the great things about going to Alabama football games. We do not say anything personal or to diminish the opposing team. When our football team wins 21-0, we did "just...

I was deeply offended by the comments of Michael Patrick. I know I’m not the first student to say this, but he’s made a huge mistake. As a recovering never-nude, I resent Patrick’s statement that...

I applaud Evan Ward for the amount of readers he surely attracted with his headline in Wednesday’s paper. Surely I will not be the only person who will write with retaliation to Ward’s ideas for our...

The article “It’s up to women to protect their rights” made the following assertion: “[Roe v. Wade] helped reaffirm the basic right that disallows government intervention in personal matters, which...

The Obama administration refused to listen to the concerns of churches and religious groups who were affected by the Affordable Care Act, known to most Americans as Obamacare. Though President Obama initially...

Since the tornado, Tuscaloosa has been scattered, literally split and dispersed across many towns. We have become accustomed to driving around with heaps of rubble piled along our city’s streets, nagging...

A common challenge for first-year students is adjusting socially and academically to collegiate life. First Year Experience launched in August 2011 with the purpose of supporting freshmen and transfer...

All I hear about lately from my Adderall-addicted friends, whom I secretly refer to as “Addericts,” is the Adderall shortage. A huge percentage of my peers take Adderall, and few of them have been...

From Eta Sigma Gamma Have you ever realized that when you go to the gym in January, it's packed? Yet, by February, the availability of empty machines increases? Perhaps that is a result of the American...

The Board of Directors and staff of Tuscaloosa’s One Place, A Family Resource Center, would like to extend their gratitude and thanks to the University of Alabama students, faculty and organizations...

Bicycle paths, sidewalks and UA’s campus streets have come back to life as students return for spring classes. When the semester starts and we’re finding our way to classes, purchasing books and trying...

As my grandpappy would always say, “Haters gonna’ hate.” In the case of Michaela Thurston – a “freshman” according to the Crimson White’s copy editors – haters gonna’ complain about smoking...

The Crimson White has strived to be your voice in The University of Alabama community by asking hard questions, reporting in-depth, investigating at length and starting discussions. This past fall semester...

As a smoker, I think I can provide a first-hand view for the opposing stance. Now, some of us smokers want to be able to smoke anywhere that we want, and as pointed out in your article, some non-smokers...

Like many of you, I read Mr. Gaddis' column “America has a responsibility to all,” and maybe unlike many of you, I am worried about what his article was advocating. His article is nothing but a half-masked...

As Americans, it is an instinctive reaction to feel that limitations on personal choices violate our rights. This sort of knee-jerk response isn’t necessarily bad; it defines us as a nation of individuals...

By Garrett Teal The greek system at the University of Alabama is certainly a unique one. And by unique, I mostly mean controversial. How fair is it that these sisterhoods subdue nearly 2,000 young girls...

On December 2, 2011, Dr. James F. Cashman passed away. As a Professor of Management and a professor of the Business Honors Program, Dr. Cashman served as a mentor to many students; I was lucky enough to...

Progress is an interesting topic. Different people probably look at progress in different ways. Some probably imagine progress as wholesale changes while others consider progress just simply having dialogue...

One morning before Thanksgiving break, I stopped by the Bidgood bathroom between classes, where a University custodian was cleaning. Trying to stay out of her way, I entered a stall, left to overhear this...

In response to Tuesday’s column by Michael Patrick, expert and pundit on all things UA, I sincerely appreciate his sage commentary on the sorority rush process at Alabama. Who better than a male non-greek...

What is “Occupy Wall Street”? It’s a collection of unhappy individuals. Understandably you’d want a more specific description, but unfortunately I can’t provide that – and neither can the protestors....

On Tuesday, in a letter to the editor, a student wrote about the Occupy Wall Street protests, comparing them to the Civil Rights Movement (which it is nothing like) and stating "Wall Street institutions...

Let me pose a question to the Occupy Wall Street supporters out there: Just what have you done? I’ll tell you what you’ve done. You’ve broken windows at small businesses across the country. You’ve...

 Henry Perkins, a junior in New College, was featured in the Nov. 8 edition of The Crimson White for receiving credit for participating in the Occupy Wall Street movement. Perkins is protesting a system...

I was fooled Saturday night in Bryant-Denny Stadium. Gone were the days I thought students would throw shakers and drinks on the field while chanting obscenities that would make even comedian Chris Rock...

The ball was snapped and 101,821 pairs of eyes followed the ball 25 yards as it sailed through the uprights. The deafening roar became a deafening silence. The Game of the Century was over, and what a...

Two years ago, I watched as LSU fans in the east upper deck discarded water bottles, cups and Mardi Gras beads down on our student section in frustration and disappointment at their loss. Their actions...

By Katie McCoy Due to lack of bikers’ regard for others on campus, the safety of myself and other students has become a major concern. Every day, I witness at least one bike dart out in front of a car,...

By Ethan Chavers   Due to the lack of concern on the part of UA students, the areas around the dorm buildings have been covered with trash and litter. It concerns me that the students of The University...

By Shashank Wattal In 2011, American Rivers ranked the Black Warrior River eighth on its 10 Most Endangered Rivers list. Due to lack of public interest and awareness, there isn't enough pressure on the...

Quite frankly, I am disappointed in the actions of many of my fellow colleagues, peers and, most importantly, friends. The tampering of First Year Council applications represents a display of great individualism...

  In the late fall, many of us are prone to depression that is traceable to the changing of seasons. We become more sedentary as the days become shorter and colder. But, one incident in particular this...

I have come to realize that on-campus parking is in need of serious help. The University is lacking in available parking near and in front of dorms, which in turn leads to more students being fined for...

For all the clubs and service-learning courses available on campus, I am shocked to see how little volunteerism actually gets done, even with deserving nonprofits. The lack of volunteers for the Tuscaloosa...

By Alexander Parks Yet again, faculty, staff and students have to confront a cowardly, bigoted and hateful act that was displayed in public on the campus of The University of Alabama. It seems as if something...

By Michelle Fuentes Our community can no longer allow acts of verbal and written racial violence.  We are failing our mission, our creed and our commitment to producing leaders that will help our state...