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Stigma: just one of many obstacles to achieving mental health

Will Sorrell November 3, 2015

"I am proud to attend The University of Alabama." This is a statement naturally proclaimed by much of campus, but unspoken or even opposed by many students as well. Personally, I am proud to attend our...

You aren’t defined by your grades

Anna Wood November 3, 2015

Fall Break is behind us. Where did this semester go? I could have sworn that just a few weeks ago it was late August and final grades were a distant worry.But now that worry is not so distant. There are...

Social media fosters loneliness among youth

Social media fosters loneliness among youth

Sean McFetridge November 2, 2015

It is fascinating: the constant desire and fraught feelings of people to get out of their own heads. There is a difference between being alone and being lonely. Learning how to be alone is something that...

Students must collectively work to beat the textbook system

A.J. James August 27, 2015

The rising costs of textbooks should be of no surprise to any college student. Many of us have experienced the pain of shelling out $200 for a single book, which, to our disappointment, we discovered to...

Get angry while at UA

Get angry while at UA

Beth Lindly April 13, 2015

Truthfully, I have been thinking on and off about what to write for this column for two years – ever since I first came to work at The Crimson White – and I had no idea what to write for much of that...

Oklahoma's SAE provides Alabama lesson on empathy

Patrick Crowley March 11, 2015

Well, I never thought some other university’s greek system would manage to make national headlines for racial issues the same way the University did in Fall 2013. But The University of Oklahoma’s SAE...

Apps provide methods for budgets, saving money

Francie Johnson January 12, 2015

It’s no secret college students aren’t usually the wealthiest demographic. Combine that with the fact that many will be living completely on their own in five years or less and it becomes clear...

One Love raises awareness for domestic violence

Mackenzie Ross January 11, 2015

It was the annual “Week of Welcome” two years ago at The University of Alabama, and Maury Holliman looked through the different booths. After a bit of looking, she saw someone familiar: her high school...

Discussion on mental illness needed

John David Thompson October 15, 2014

We all know the girl or boy who does not return to college after freshman year, or even fall break. Maybe they had an anxiety attack, became too depressed or too stressed to handle their coursework and...

Program helps autistic students in college life

Katie Thurber June 13, 2012

Since its creation in 2006, the University of Alabama’s Autism Spectrum Disorders College Transition and Support Program has grown from one participant to over 15.  This coming fall, the program will...

Students should reach for fullest potential

Ashley Smith November 15, 2011

As a student who was home schooled since preschool, I experienced a bit of a culture shock when I began dual enrolling at a community college at age 16. I was suddenly surrounded by people from a huge...