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The Crimson White

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Walk of Shame

Walk of Shame

Hannah Widener April 14, 2015

The first time Jessica Hoffman, a sophomore majoring in special education, was called a slut, she was in the seventh grade.“I had no idea what the word truly meant,” she said. “I just knew that it...

A question for the sororities: Why do you vote for the Machine?

Caroline Bechtel, Andrew Parks March 8, 2015

SGA elections are a pivotal time for our campus each year. They determine which students among us will serve as the collective face of our student body for the 
ensuing term.It goes without saying that...

Graduate student founds UA feminist caucus

Graduate student founds UA feminist caucus

Paige Henderson March 3, 2015

Cassidy Ellis is a second-year graduate student studying women's studies and communications. Ellis, a Montgomery native, founded the Feminist Caucus and is currently serving as the organization's president. The...

Response to “Southern women face prejudice, benefit from chivalry”

Cassidy Ellis February 18, 2015

An article by Leigh Terry entitled “Southern women face prejudices in job market, benefit from chivalry” argued that, despite the “privileges of Southern womanhood,” women from the South are leaving...

Southern women face prejudice in job market, benefit from chivalry

Leigh Terry February 17, 2015

Southern hospitality and the village-protection mindset make the South the best place in the country to be a woman. Strictly stratified gender norms make the South the worst place in the country to be...

Media needs more character variety

TJ Parks December 2, 2014

Women should have the right to unabashedly pursue whatever occupations and character traits they desire and should be rewarded in the same measure as men for the vigor of their pursuits. The existence...

Just to clarify: feminism is for everybody

UA Feminist Caucus November 16, 2014

TJ Parks made several misguided statements about feminists in his recent article “Feminists must make their positions clear to attract more supporters.” He seemed to essentially argue that because...

Feminists must make their positions clear to attract more supporters

TJ Parks November 10, 2014

The concept of feminism is misunderstood. Several weeks ago, a series of articles debated the topic of feminism, but the authors did not know that both viewpoints could be considered feminist. According...

American football needs to have more inclusive female representation

Vel Lewis November 5, 2014

I grew up intensely watching college football. Saturdays consisted of my father ordering hot wings and pizza, then we would all gather around the television, cheering on the Tide and analyzing all aspects...

In response to: “Feminism can make women feel inferior”

Ana Self Schuber October 15, 2014

I would like to suggest that, instead of recalling every single stereotype for a feminist and feminism, that you sign up for Women’s Studies 200. As Eric Hoffer, author of “The True Believer: Thoughts...

Feminism can make women feel inferior

Makade Archibald October 13, 2014

I am writing in response to a recent letter in the Crimson White written by Luisa Sanchez. Sanchez states that gender inequality makes feminism relevant. She then gave a lot of examples of what she deemed...

Feminism still relevant as long as gender inequality continues to exist

Luisa Sanchez October 8, 2014

For the past few years, “feminism” has been a word that’s been en vogue and is often misunderstood by men, women and transgenders. Last month, Emma Watson’s speech on feminism at the United Nations...