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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

Diversity of opinions key to public discourse

John Davis November 14, 2011

"Give me the liberty to know, to utter and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties." The above statement is the basis for all that follows, so if you only glanced at it, take a second...

New College is a real discipline

Sean Stalley November 14, 2011

While reading The Crimson White last Wednesday, I came upon an article by a student named Ross Owens titled, “Occupy movements pointless.” As I am one for the freedom of speech, and love to hear both...

Occupy Wall Street supporters don’t know what they’ve done

Letter to the Editor November 10, 2011

Let me pose a question to the Occupy Wall Street supporters out there: Just what have you done? I’ll tell you what you’ve done. You’ve broken windows at small businesses across the country. You’ve...

Protesting your future

Letter to the Editor November 10, 2011

 Henry Perkins, a junior in New College, was featured in the Nov. 8 edition of The Crimson White for receiving credit for participating in the Occupy Wall Street movement. Perkins is protesting a system...

True progress now possible

Austin Gaddis November 10, 2011

Throughout this semester, students have heard and read endlessly about campus division, corruption, allegations, investigations, rumors and resignations. We have plagued this page and paper with complaints...

UA must develop ethical leaders

Ryan Flamerich November 10, 2011

Last summer, people around the country buried their heads between the pages of “The Help,” a heartwarming story of African-American maids in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement. The book spent...

Saturday was far from a losing effort

Adam Greene November 9, 2011

Yesterday I turned to The Crimson White opinions page to find a letter entitled ‘Students are not classless.’ While it is unfair to generalize all UA students as classless, it is completely ludicrous...

Fans, not players, lost Saturday

Letter to the Editor November 9, 2011

The ball was snapped and 101,821 pairs of eyes followed the ball 25 yards as it sailed through the uprights. The deafening roar became a deafening silence. The Game of the Century was over, and what a...

Students should show class

Letter to the Editor November 9, 2011

I was fooled Saturday night in Bryant-Denny Stadium. Gone were the days I thought students would throw shakers and drinks on the field while chanting obscenities that would make even comedian Chris Rock...

Campus heartbreaking Saturday

Jamie Blizard Johnson November 8, 2011

As my husband and I walked to the Quad on Saturday morning before the LSU game, we were appalled at the amount of empty beer boxes and cans that were littering campus. From mounds of trash in front of...

Alabama’s invisible tradition shines

Michael Patrick November 8, 2011

The Alabama tradition has never been televised, and is not sponsored by O’Charley’s, Taco Bell or Tiffin Motorhomes. The Alabama tradition can’t be found in Bryant-Denny Stadium or Coleman Coliseum,...

PSU officials should be held responsible

Jake Gray November 8, 2011

The moral standard of the college football world took a nose-dive Sunday. Typically, the fans and media are quick to judge a coach when they commit wrongdoing. Jim Tressel was regarded as one of the greatest...