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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

Political flexibility very desirable

Ben Friedman March 30, 2011

Earlier this week, I committed an unpardonable political offense. This offense reminded me of the fact that I would virtually be eaten alive as a politician. The unpardonable offense: I changed my mind....

March Madness not mad enough

Wesley Vaughn March 29, 2011

There is a difference between good basketball and entertaining basketball. College basketball – particularly March Madness – is entertaining basketball, albeit very, very entertaining basketball. ...

The next great column could be yours

Tray Smith March 29, 2011

Do you think Honors students should have maids to clean their dorm rooms? Is there any way to bridge the Old Money-New Money divide? Could Four Square really unite our campus? The answers to these questions...

U.S. needs to move away from the volcano

Gregory Poole March 29, 2011

Every man and woman aspires to be free in his or her mind. Such dreams have been the motivation for the demonstrations in many Middle Eastern countries. One by one, regimes that have ruled with emergency...

Why can’t students clean their own rooms?

John Brinkerhoff March 27, 2011

Last Friday, I opened up the Crimson White expecting to find the same old tired debates on relevant issues such as parking, national politics, or, heaven forbid, campus unity. Imagine my surprise when...

HCA election poses Honors College conundrum

Ian Sams March 27, 2011

On Wednesday, students in the Honors College will elect the second president of the Honors College Assembly. In its first year, HCA carried out service projects, created student programming, and hosted...

Stop gassing of shelter animals

Lu Mosley March 25, 2011

House Bill 147 and Senate Bill 172 – whether you are a Democrat, Republican or an independent – is legislation we can all agree on. And I am begging everyone to make phone calls, write letters and...

Why do we disregard the words of others?

Ben Friedman March 25, 2011

It is said that actions speak louder than words, and I mostly agree. People may spout off all the ear-tickling rhetoric they please, but their true intentions will be revealed, more often than not, through...

UA degree not a golden ticket

Xavier Burgin March 25, 2011

One of the easiest ways to annoy others is carrying a severe case of unwarranted self-importance or self-delusion. These are the individuals who believe the world owes them and the individuals whose grasp...

UA needs to give reasons for forcing Lai Lai off Strip

John Davis March 24, 2011

The headline on March 9 informed us that Lai Lai – the Chinese hole-in-the-wall restaurant that has called The Strip home since 1998 – would be closing, though it might as well have read “University...

UA females should focus on #winning

Kingsley Clark March 24, 2011

“Twitta’s for losers, Jay; if someone wake up in the mornin’ wonderin’ what I’m doin’, they a loser.” Charles Barkley’s right. Twitter is for losers. And like so many of you ladies, I...

Group aids LGBT community

Alex Hollinghead March 24, 2011

"Be careful who you hate — it could be someone you love.” - Author Unknown Last year, the headlines were full of stories about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth who had committed suicide....