Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White


Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White
Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Idea of legacy can lead to oversights

Henry Downes • July 25, 2012

In our society, sports coaches and university administrators are in positions of incredible power. They are charged with the shaping of young minds and are called to mold impressionable students into men...

Patterson reflects on Bryant's death

Patterson reflects on Bryant’s death

Marc Torrence • January 25, 2012

For the University of Alabama gymnastics team, last weekend’s meet in State College, Pennsylvania was supposed to be another ordinary trip. However, during the middle of its competition, the weekend...

The death of a coach and legend

The death of a coach and legend

Rich Robinson • January 24, 2012

The Jan. 27, 1983 edition of The Crimson White ran eight pages with a total of 13 stories. All of them were about one man and how important he was to Tuscaloosa. Paul “Bear” Bryant died the previous...

Remembering Paterno, and the symbol he became

Remembering Paterno, and the symbol he became

John Davis • January 23, 2012

Yesterday, Joe Paterno passed away at the age of 85, and with him, so too does the old guard of college football. This isn’t a column remembering JoePa and his legacy, per se, because I’m too young...

Students sound off on Penn State's scandal

Students sound off on Penn State’s scandal

Tony Tsoukalas • November 15, 2011

Penn State University players and fans experienced something Saturday they hadn’t experienced in nearly 46 years – the absence of coach Joe Paterno. Paterno was fired Wednesday, Nov. 9 in the wake...