I spent the weekend trailing in Sipsey with the Outdoor Recreation Center. Hiking, or what I called “trailing” back home – feeling the weight of simplicity on your back and placing all your trust...

I don’t know if I chose to be like this or if college made me like this. I come home to a single room every evening and pull out a planner that neatly lays out the week to come. It doesn’t feel right,...

Upon my recent visit to Chicago for my cousin’s wedding, I wasn’t too surprised to hear someone say “Roll Tide” from the back of the plane as it landed, seeing as we had departed from Birmingham....

According to a recent Gallup poll, about 46 percent of Americans don’t believe in evolution. Apparently, the Alabama Department of Education isn’t quite sold on it yet either. Besides claiming that...

The Crimson White has recently published several touching stories and columns about the impact of President Obama’s health insurance reform law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)....

by Molly Cory The first thing I noticed when I stepped onto this campus for a visit last spring was the attire that seemed customary for most of the female students. Oversized T-shirt, Nike Tempo shorts,...

“With every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a new pair of shoes to a child in need.” “For every retweet, Arby’s will give a $1 to Children’s Hospital.” “Donate $5 to the Humane Society...

While the Obama campaign may not have started publicly promoting their victory party for November just yet, I’m sure they’ve at least bought the champagne. At a time when many in the political world...

Imagine. It’s your senior year of high school. You walk into an apartment-style dorm at The University of Alabama, and you think, “This is amazing! I can have my own room, no community bathroom and...

A strange thing happened to me a few weeks ago, a sort of baptism if you like. I was born into the Deep South by swimming in the Black Warrior River. It wasn’t the sort of spot made for swimming and,...

Her bones hurt. At 16, she checked into the local oncology clinic after school, awaiting the diagnosis. In the cruel aftermath, her family would receive several bills in the mail each month requesting...

“At first, I thought it was a sad, handwritten book. I did not know it was your diary.” This is one of my favorite quotes from the very entertaining and well-known movie “Bridesmaids,” and it’s...