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The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Alabama in desperate need of tax reform

Evan Ward March 7, 2012

Alabamians are dubious of taxes. We have been since we emerged from the primordial soup. Nor do we care for the governments that levy them, whether state or federal. It has seemingly always been this way....

Candidate hopes to improve advising

A.J. Collins March 5, 2012

So there I am at Bama Bound, bright-eyed and optimistic, advising sheet in my hand. I walk over to the Arts and Sciences advisor to get cleared for registration, hoping for some assistance in picking classes....

Students should not survey professors or determine class rigor

Evan Ward February 29, 2012

If you’re like me, your inbox has recently been flooded with requests from the Provost to participate in evaluative student opinions surveys. Lately, I’ve been invited by Dr. Judy Bonner to participate...

Relationships becoming redefined, challenging old traditions

John Davis February 27, 2012

Last week, The Crimson White ran an editorial piece that caught my eye. Titled “'Friends with benefits’ relationship possible,” it addressed the possibility – and benefits – of a platonic, physical...

Simply UnAshamed, or positively shameless?

Evan Ward February 22, 2012

As I was stepping into my car several days ago, I noticed a colorful piece of paper stuck under my windshield wiper. Perturbed, I reached down to remove the leaflet when, much to my annoyance, I discovered...

Emoticons an evolution of language, expression

Emoticons an evolution of language, expression

SoRelle Wyckoff February 21, 2012

We have seen some truly remarkable evolutions of communication since the new millennium. Increase in the prevalence of cell phones eliminated the need to consistently know where our contact was or what...

Grand Old Party’s poor candidates a failing Republican strategy

Nathan James February 20, 2012

Republicans have been out to oust their greatest enemy, President Barack Obama, since he flattened the supposedly unbeatable McCain in the 2008 election. Mitch McConnell, the highest-ranking Republican...

What kind of society do you want to live in?

Adam Greene February 16, 2012

In my business ethics class last week, we explored Rawls’ principle and the concept of veiled ignorance. My professor handed each of us a note card and told us to keep it face down. He then instructed...

Occupy movement ineffective at achieving goals

Occupy movement ineffective at achieving goals

Brad Tipper February 16, 2012

In the past year, our global population has witnessed, through TV screens or firsthand, political revolutions that have completely changed the face of nations around the world. There was the Arab Spring,...

UA administration’s policies towards greeks hypocritical

John Davis February 13, 2012

Recall with me, if you will, a series of articles and editorials published last semester by The Crimson White regarding the perceived racial barrier of the University of Alabama’s greek system. Ultimately,...

Creationism not valid when put against scientific thought

Sophia Fazal February 13, 2012

As science progresses, humanity loses the need to use imagination to answer life's basic questions; we know that cigarettes cause cancer, lead is not a good product to put into paint and appendixes have...

Internet media doesn’t aid democracy

Evan Ward February 8, 2012

As citizens of the 21st century, we have never held back when lauding the Internet as a democratic force.  Surely, we believe something that has destroyed so many barriers to information flow will do...