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Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White
Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White
Same-day on-demand releases offer convenience but hurt theaters

Same-day on-demand releases offer convenience but hurt theaters

Drew Pendleton • April 13, 2015

In the past few years, a trend has begun to take hold in the movie marketplace: the same-day, video-on-demand release. In this scenario, a film is released on both digital on-demand platforms and in theaters...

Participation credit varies across classrooms

Participation credit varies across classrooms

Heather Buchanan • November 10, 2014

Participation points can make or break a student’s grade, but with so many different class sizes and styles, it is difficult to have one policy across the board. Bart Elmore, an assistant professor in...

Clicker use needs to expand in and out of classrooms

Sophia Fazal • April 1, 2012

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I have a 12:15 class where my teacher takes attendance every day. Each class that I miss comes out in a deduction of my final grade and, as wretched as it sounds, I wouldn’t...

Taking attendance time-consuming and wasteful

Letter to the Editor • January 20, 2010

I don't usually get annoyed by attendance requirements. I go to class, and only once have I exceeded the allotted number of absences. But every day that I was in one of my classes last week – a large...