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Super Bowl commercials selling something new to Americans

SoRelle Wyckoff February 8, 2012

Let’s talk about Super Bowl commercials. These are the best of the best of the worst thing about television. These commercials tell us a lot about America’s year. They reflect our interests and attractions....

Ending 'grayshirting' hurts players more than teams

Ending ‘grayshirting’ hurts players more than teams

Jake Gray February 7, 2012

Last summer, the Southeastern Conference presidents made a decision that significantly affected how recruiting is done within the conference. As many people have discussed, the practice of over-signing...

City, students must work to build relationship

City, students must work to build relationship

SoRelle Wyckoff February 6, 2012

Tuscaloosa is a college town. And where we succeed in education, football and campus life, we lack in shopping, restaurants and living opportunities. If you’re hoping for a good meal or decent shopping,...

Bud Light Platinum an affront to civilization

Bud Light Platinum an affront to civilization

John Davis February 6, 2012

On Thursdays, some Crimson White staffers and I have made a habit of going to Wilhagan’s to play trivia. It’s a pleasant way to spend the evening, and Wilhagan’s has a $2 “Beer of the Week” special...

Time for 'Rammer Jammer' to go

Time for ‘Rammer Jammer’ to go

Evan Ward February 1, 2012

In the afterglow of another national football championship for the Crimson Tide, UA students and alumni can take comfort in knowing that Alabama is truly on top of the college football world. With two...

Lifestyles Section seeks your input, suggestions

Ashley Chaffin February 1, 2012

We call this section the Lifestyles Section because it is supposed to cover topics relevant to the student lifestyle at The University of Alabama. That reaches from food to fashion and everything in-between....

Obsessions of college students vastly overrated

Michael Patrick January 31, 2012

The very nature of college seems to encourage students to find something to obsess over. We are constantly encouraged to find our passion, be it in flag football, working in a biology lab with renowned...

If you build it, they will come

If you build it, they will come

Jake Gray January 31, 2012

The University of Alabama has never been afraid to allocate resources towards athletics. Head football coach Nick Saban has made headlines numerous times for his lucrative contract offers and extensions....

Theory: Lana Del Ray . . . Is a robot?

Theory: Lana Del Ray . . . Is a robot?

SoRelle Wyckoff January 30, 2012

Elizabeth Grant was a conflicted youth. She was shipped away to boarding school for flirting with drugs and alcohol. She was a struggling artist. She was also the perfect variable to complete the entertainment...

'The Artist' and the evolution of human expression

‘The Artist’ and the evolution of human expression

John Davis January 30, 2012

Watching a silent movie in 2012 is an odd experience. Watching a silent movie made in 2011 in a movie theater is even odder. But that’s what I found myself doing last Friday, when “The Artist” finally...

Ethics code will strengthen Student Government

Ryan Flamerich January 26, 2012

The Student Government Association Senate will vote tonight on the most important legislation to come before it this year – a bill establishing an ethics code for the entire SGA. This bill was crafted...

Kagan, Thomas need to recuse themselves

Kagan, Thomas need to recuse themselves

Austin Gaddis January 26, 2012

“Simply amazing.” Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan penned those two words in an email to a former Harvard colleague on the day the House of Representatives passed Obamacare in March 2010. The email’s...