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Don’t close the lid on hope

Matt Ford April 17, 2014

One of my favorite legends in Greek mythology is its explanation of the origin of humanity’s evils. Pandora, an exceptionally beautiful and talented woman, crafted on Olympus and placed on Earth, was...

Be selfish during your time in college

Anna Waters April 17, 2014

I’m probably the only person who will tell you this, but I think you deserve to hear it at least once. My best advice for navigating college is simple: Be selfish. After overcoming the societal, familial...

Support active, engaged campus

Rich Robinson April 14, 2014

Allow me a mulligan, a trip down the rabbit hole of over-serious campus politics for just a second. But first, a disclaimer: Students at The University of Alabama have infinitely more rights and privileges...

2013 adjustments to Code of Student Conduct worth publicizing

Noah Cannon April 14, 2014

While scrolling through Twitter on Monday, I was surprised to learn from a friend’s tweet that the UA Code of Student Conduct was significantly updated in 2013. The somewhat belated news was included...

Learn from this academic year for a better next year

Patrick Crowley April 13, 2014

As this academic year is wrapping up and students are eagerly looking forward to their summer activities and next academic year, it is imperative that students reflect on their past year’s activities...

Reproductive justice must be reframed

Samaria Johnson April 13, 2014

Reproductive justice is firmly set in the women’s issues camp, which is understandable but also incomplete. It’s an issue that affects women, yes, but it’s not a women’s issue. When we talk about...

Congressional affairs are not significant to political performance

Regan Williams April 9, 2014

One of the bigger stories over this past week has been that a Louisiana congressman, named Vance McAllister, was caught kissing a woman who was not only not his wife but was also one of his staffers. These...

SGA resolution is pitiful PR move

Nathan James April 9, 2014

Our SGA Senate just made a symbolic concession to the goal of Greek integration. Tuesday night, SGA President Hamilton Bloom introduced a resolution almost identical to the one that the Senate allowed...

Think before you post to the Internet

John Speer April 8, 2014

As a columnist, I must be a glutton for punishment; otherwise, I would have learned long ago to stop reading the comments posted online in response to columns. More often than not, these comments are uninformed,...

New housing trend should help students

Leigh Terry April 8, 2014

The new motto of Tuscaloosa seems to be “bigger is better.” This translates to bigger dorms, bigger houses, bigger apartment complexes,and bigger rents. Much bigger rents. For your 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom...

Broadway revivals best when they add new twists to classic shows

Luke Haynes April 6, 2014

Over spring break, I had the incredible experience of going to New York for the first time and seeing my first ever Broadway show: “Pippin.” Now, “Pippin” is amazing for several reasons including...

Even if Machine still won’t learn, student body can

Patrick Crowley April 6, 2014

Prof. Horwitz’s opinion column last week in The Crimson White tactfully delineated the problems that have affected the University over the past year (school board elections, sorority integration and...