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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

In defense of bands, in defense of newspapers

James Jaillet September 19, 2010

Note: Thoughts expressed in the columns and letters of the opinions section are solely those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of the CW editorial staff. The Million Dollar Band is an admirable...

Why I love hate

John Davis September 19, 2010

Note: Thoughts expressed in the columns and letters of the opinions section are solely those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of the CW editorial staff. In case it wasn’t obvious after the...

Sparks a bad bet for Alabama

Tray Smith September 16, 2010

At the time of this writing, I have not yet attended the gubernatorial debate being hosted here at the Capstone and broadcast on C-SPAN. But one thing is sure: Ron Sparks will plug his plan for a state...

More like the Ten Cent Band

Dave Folk September 16, 2010

Football lore has it that, during a game when the Tide wasn’t playing particularly well (pre-John Parker Wilson not playing particularly well), an opposing head coach alluded to our football team not...

A big load of grease

Paul Thompson September 15, 2010

You’d be hard pressed to find a freshman on this campus who isn’t worried about the “freshman 15,” referring to the weight many students are afraid of gaining during their first year of college....

Heisman, ham, and harassment

Debra Flax September 15, 2010

Less than a week after reports hit of the Heisman trust closing its investigation into Reggie Bush's improper conduct while at USC, Bush decided to voluntarily forfeit his trophy. While the award was expected...

Our own civil war

Ben Friedman September 14, 2010

At our first football game, I witnessed two little snippets of events that portrayed our University’s current culture war perfectly. First, I saw a student athlete mockingly ask a fraternity member...

In college and still having fire drills

Letter to the Editor September 14, 2010

Last year, I was sitting in my high school English class, watching the rain pour down outside, trying to concentrate, but only able to think about my UA acceptance letter, which was due to arrive any day. ...

The Opinions Page, in my opinion

Wesley Vaughn September 14, 2010

During the dead week of last semester, this very newspaper transformed as a slew of new editors took over, eager to erase the memory of last year’s lackluster product. The changes so far have been impressive:...

UA needs to look inward for parking solutions

Gregory Poole September 12, 2010

When President Robert Witt, set a goal to expand the institution's enrollment to 28,000 by 2013, an overwhelming majority of observers viewed such ambition as laughable and bright-eyed. With the student...

Joining the UA family

Adam Greene September 12, 2010

This summer, my brother and I were finally able to fulfill our dream of watching the Boston Red Sox play at Fenway park. As we were walking along the North End Waterfront, a person wearing an Auburn shirt...

No ticket to (Crimson)Ride

Sean Randall September 9, 2010

School has been in session for the past three weeks. When students were initially attempting to get used to the new CrimsonRide routes and complaining about them, Ralph Clayton, assistant director of Transportation...