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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

Is your future employment in jeopardy due to actions of others?

Marina Roberts September 8, 2013

Imagine going into a job interview after listing your involvement in a greek organization at The University of Alabama on your resume. You’re confident, well-prepared and enthusiastic about how the interview...

CrimsonRide transit system not convenient

Erynn Williams September 4, 2013

In this third week of classes here at The University of Alabama, I’d say just about all of us have gotten a chance to develop some sort of routine as to how we travel from class to class and to and from...

Lifting the burden of textbooks off students

John Brinkerhoff September 4, 2013

Recently, this page has raised questions about the rising costs of textbooks for students, the practices of the SUPeStore, and the ethics of textbook publishing companies. While these concerns are understandable,...

Personalized student advising shouldn’t suffer from growing pains

Nathan James September 4, 2013

Some things can be adequately handled with flowcharts. In fact, flowcharts have the potential to fill many important roles. They can be used to outline safety protocols, describe programming processes...

Columnists sound off on Syrian debate

John Brinkerhoff September 3, 2013

Last August, in response to increasingly oppressive measures by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to crack down on protests and international condemnation of those measures, President Obama drew a red line...

America should hold back from involvement in foreign affairs

Kyle Jones September 3, 2013

It is fair to say that when it comes to politics, a person will say or do next to anything to win an election. In 2007, then-candidate Barack Obama publicly denounced the Bush administration saying, “The...

United States has another chance to live up to own ideals

Rich Robinson September 3, 2013

We the people have to make a difficult call in the coming days over what to do in Syria. Our elected representatives will be voting on whether to intervene in yet another seemingly unsolvable conflict...

University losing its charter of civic duty

Ross Green September 2, 2013

A scandal has a way of wrecking a column. Until last Thursday, I was prepared to write a meditation on the influence we as students and young people can have on our campus and local community. It looked...

Reflecting on what type of student the Capstone produces

Asher Elbein September 2, 2013

If municipal elections gave prizes for shady behavior, then Aug. 27’s would sweep it like an SGA campaign. And like an SGA campaign, the allegations are already piling up. Greek students allegedly signing...

City politics are not a UA sandbox

Beth Lindly September 2, 2013

Anyone on this campus with eyes and/or access to Facebook knows the big scandal rocking our city in the past few weeks –the Board of Education election and the greek system’s involvement in it. Just...

Alcohol sales in stadium would benefit Tuscaloosa community

Regan Williams August 28, 2013

It seems the college football world is obsessed with discussing NCAA rules, without regard to SEC rules. Today, it is time to address one of the more egregious rules that our otherwise dominant conference...

Sports fans focused more on athletes' attire than performance

Sports fans focused more on athletes’ attire than performance

Danielle Walker August 28, 2013

This week, ESPN’s “College Game Day” released its annual Uni Watch: College Football Season-Preview column. ESPN gave a list of which teams have released new uniforms for the 2013 season and what...