While this campus seems to place a great deal of importance upon the idea of “unity” in the student body, a different division has largely been ignored: one between the student body and the city at...

  Do you have a favorite body of water? Mine is the river. I love rivers, especially because of what they do to cities – that is, they authenticate them, give them resiliency, knowledge, history, life....

I remember pacing the field of the Rose Bowl hours before kickoff of the 2010 BCS National Championship Game. Former assistant sports editor Spencer White and I were taking in the atmosphere in Southern...

In times of crisis, leaders emerge. After the April 27 tornado devastated parts of Tuscaloosa, leaders across our campus responded incredibly. Faculty members accounted for students, staff members worked...

As far as advice and farewells go, I’ve always liked what Conan O’Brian said on his last Tonight Show: “All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism – it's my least favorite...

Good people died in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday. They died suddenly, unexpectedly, through no fault of their own. They died at Mother Nature’s hand. On 13th Street, a man pointed to trees that narrowly...

When the winds calmed and the skies lightened, I walked into the debris and disarray of the tornado. Less than two hours after an F-5 demolished homes and businesses and lives on and around 15th Street,...

Capstonians, in one week and three days, this school year will end. I can say without hesitation that this has been the best one so far for me, personally. My weekly time here on the opinions page never...

As someone who considers herself a feminist and a fan of civil discourse, I’d like to make a few observations about the article in Monday’s CW titled “Reps discuss anti-abortion bills.” John Merrill’s...

It is that time of year when, after all honors and awards have been handed out and graduation looms, the pages of The Crimson White are graced with senior columns. These sappy and generally inane contributions...