I suppose that enough time has passed since the annual post-SGA election lament for me to pen a reasonable response of my own. Throughout this year, much as been made of the greek system’s “Machine”...

Preliminary campaigning for Student Government Association offices begins today, and the Machine, a secret political coalition of traditionally white fraternities and sororities, has picked its candidates...

The Crimson White has strived to be your voice in The University of Alabama community by asking hard questions, reporting in-depth, investigating at length and starting discussions. This past fall semester...

Several members of the UA system board of trustees have confirmed their knowledge—and even association with—the Machine, a secret political coalition of traditionally white fraternities and sororities....

Below is an outline of the known operations of Theta Nu Epsilon, commonly referred to as the Machine, confirmed through coverage by The Crimson White during the 2011-2012 school year. This is a working...

Like most political parties, the Machine raises money to fund its candidates’ campaigns. Unlike Democrats and Republicans, though, that money doesn’t come from donors with full knowledge of where...

Just as the Occupy Wall Street movement seemed to be losing much of its momentum as the cold apathy of winter started creeping through the skyscrapers of New York City, Mayor Bloomberg managed to almost...

Last week, SGA Vice President for Student Affairs David Wilson became the first Machine-backed SGA official to publicly acknowledge the organization’s existence in nearly six years. In doing so, he showed...

It’s never easy to admit your faults. It’s even harder when your failures are thrown at you on the pages of the student newspaper. But as history shows us, it’s how mistakes are handled that determines...

SGA Vice President for Student Affairs David Wilson first heard about the Machine, a secret political coalition of traditionally white fraternities and sororities at the University of Alabama, even before...

The political group known as the Machine has moved in and out of the conversation and media surrounding the University of Alabama for decades. Attention to the group has even spread nationally – Esquire...

In the one and a half years I have been the editor-in-chief of The Crimson White, I have never run a news article about Theta Nu Epsilon, more commonly known as the Machine, until today. When I took over...