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Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Tragedy brings about changes

SoRelle Wyckoff September 11, 2011

Tragedies are given their name because of the intense impact they have on an individual. Large-scale tragedies are especially brutal due to the varying affects they have on different people. But uniformly,...

Governing bodies for higher education need reform

Tray Smith September 8, 2011

Auburn alumni erupted into an outcry over the summer when a committee Governor Bentley serves on recommended Bobby Lowder for another term on the school’s board of trustees. Lowder, the controversial...

Student seating must be fair

Ryan Flamerich September 8, 2011

Last spring, SGA president Grant Cochran and I discovered a problem with a major SGA project that affects a lot of students on this campus: student organization seating. As we moved closer to the start...

City takes a step forward

Our View September 8, 2011

The Tuscaloosa Forward plan approved by the city council Tuesday provides a good framework for rebuilding the areas devastated by the April 27 tornado. The entire city will benefit from the revitalization...

Welcome to the new normal in Tuscaloosa

Xavier Burgin September 8, 2011

I walked toward a man standing over a used Toyota wrenched in two. He kneeled over the car as the stench of something dead wafted from the confines of the backseat. Snap! Mike and Ed’s BBQ sign was...

Alternative to block seating: Hogwarts?

Wesley Vaughn September 7, 2011

I predicted block seating’s inevitable demise last week, and I’ve only had my belief reaffirmed by the supportive sentiments of both students and administrators in positions of power. But, we need...

The Internet diminishes deep thought

Katherine McClellan September 7, 2011

Imagine a time when one of humanity’s innovations takes over. Society eagerly embraces the invention, even praises its creator for improving their lives. People adopt new habits without hesitation and...

Don’t let problems overshadow progress

Brad Tipper September 7, 2011

If we were to take a poll of our student population and ask each person if he feels like our “student leaders” are properly representing him here at the University, what would the result be? Would...

Guitars killed Christian music, no resurrection in sight

Will Edwards September 7, 2011

When John Lennon said the Beatles were bigger than Jesus, Christian music knew it had to do something, because in a sense, he was right. The Beatles and rock ’n’ roll were of course not more popular...

Sometimes numbers do lie

John Davis September 7, 2011

On Tuesday, the student body – and one Crimson White columnist in particular – was addressed by Dr. Judy Bonner, the Executive Vice President and Provost for the University of Alabama. In her letter,...

Kirani James coverage disappointing

Udechukwu Bobby Onyeukwu September 6, 2011

I'm writing to personally express my disappointment of the coverage of Kirani James’s recent accomplishment. This past week he won the 400 meters in what was one of the most exciting races of the World...

Due process ignored in seating

Danielle Blevins September 6, 2011

Law students were shocked and offended when the news circulated last week that not only had we been denied a meaningful tradition to stand together and support the Alabama football team in Bryant-Denny,...