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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

Letter to the Editor: Tuscaloosa, looking back

Letter to the Editor October 21, 2012

Believe me – I had no intention of doing this again. The pen once wielded to defend sensible conversation and entrepreneurial food truck ventures collects dust next to an ever-growing collection of empty...

Financial management courses should be required for students

Letter to the Editor October 16, 2012

If any of you watched ESPN Film’s “Broke,” you know that over half of all professional football players go bankrupt three years after retiring from the NFL. And, keep in mind, most of these retirements...

Wait to Party

Letter to the Editor October 10, 2012

By the end of this, most of you will either be thinking, “This guy is completely right,” or “Just shut up, nerd,” and that’s perfectly OK. I came to The University of Alabama to get a degree....

Debates show just how divided the country is

Letter to the Editor October 10, 2012

Oct. 3 became one of the most defining moments of the 2012 Presidential Race. At the University of Denver, President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney met for the first of three debates the two candidates...

In response to: ‘Our view: Stacking must end’

Letter to the Editor October 8, 2012

I want to lean into this debate on scholarship stacking a little more and push back on a few of the opinions expressed in the “Our View” column regarding the matter. First, I would like to admit I...

In response to ‘Wilson reminds us to daydream’

Letter to the Editor October 2, 2012

In regards to Sophia Fazal’s article in late September on rubbing elbows with rock star, E.O. Wilson: I, too, have had the great fortune of reading his book “The Creation,” which has created a spark...

Environmentalism not altruistic

Kyle Davis September 26, 2012

I’m not writing this to appeal to flower children, green thumbs, habitual recyclers or conservation advocates. They already respect their relationship with nature, and quite frankly I’ve got no beef...

In response to: ‘Suite-style dorms attractive but illogical, lonely’

Letter to the Editor September 25, 2012

I would like to voice my enthusiastic support for Mary Sellers Shaw’s column entitled “Suite-style dorms attractive but illogical, lonely.” I wish that we, as students, considered the benefits of...

In response to, “Don’t waste your chalk”

Letter to the Editor September 18, 2012

On Thursday, Sept. 13, there was an “interesting” opinion piece in The Crimson White. I say “interesting” not because I found this argument particularly insightful or intelligent, but rather because...

In response to ‘Women, minorities cheated by system’

Letter to the Editor September 11, 2012

First, some background: my father and mother are greek alumni of Mississippi State University and The University of Alabama, respectively, so I know some things about Southern greek life and was strongly...

Out of many, one

Letter to the Editor September 9, 2012

As I sit here looking out over the Quad, I am struck by the relative peace that hangs over the campus. Friends of all ages, backgrounds, faiths and political views walk side-by-side in harmony as they...

Letter to the Editor: Unite Against Racism

Letter to the Editor August 21, 2012

Those who followed the Union of European Football Associations Euro Cup this past summer, a soccer championship among the European nations, might have noticed something interesting. Along the sidelines...