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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

SENIOR COLUMN: Invest in Tuscaloosa's culture

SENIOR COLUMN: Invest in Tuscaloosa’s culture

Ellen Johnson April 29, 2018

I’m unapologetically obsessed with every single track on Kacey Musgraves’ new album “Golden Hour,” but one song in particular is striking in a heavier way, both evoking and challenging my anxieties...

SENIOR COLUMN: Learn to skate on life's rough surfaces

SENIOR COLUMN: Learn to skate on life’s rough surfaces

April 29, 2018

Second semester of senior year is the easiest semester you’ll ever have! That’s the general consensus among college students, I think. It’s certainly what I thought as I looked ahead during my younger...

SENIOR COLUMN: Don't be a fair-weather friend

SENIOR COLUMN: Don’t be a fair-weather friend

April 27, 2018

I am a very busy man, and my time at the Capstone has been characterized by that word – busy. It’s my nature; if I am not at an 8-out-of-10 stress level, I’m bored. Whether it’s research, recruiting...

SENIOR COLUMN: Don't worry about labels of prestige

SENIOR COLUMN: Don’t worry about labels of prestige

April 27, 2018

My name is Robert Pendley. I am a third-year law student graduating in May. I graduated from undergrad at Alabama in 2015. I have been at the Capstone for seven years. I was not a fraternity freshman pledge....

SENIOR COLUMN: Time is ticking, so don't lose track of it

SENIOR COLUMN: Time is ticking, so don’t lose track of it

April 27, 2018

Don’t read this. It’s a waste of your time. Time doesn’t care how old you are. Time doesn’t care what you look like, how much money you have, where you’re from, what your religion is, what your...

SENIOR COLUMN: Being the second banana

SENIOR COLUMN: Being the second banana

Sam West April 26, 2018

I joined the staff of The Crimson White as soon as I moved to Tuscaloosa for college. I was an unpaid contributing writer, I knew pretty much no one in town, and I was living alone in an empty four-bedroom...

SENIOR COLUMN: Don't take yourself too seriously

SENIOR COLUMN: Don’t take yourself too seriously

Marissa Cornelius April 26, 2018

Throughout most of college, I have taken myself extremely seriously. I’ve assigned extraordinary gravitas to decisions and involvements that, in the long run, have not mattered at all. I’ve thought...

SENIOR COLUMN: Make a difference

SENIOR COLUMN: Make a difference

Elizabeth Elkin April 26, 2018

I was sent home from school my first day of junior year of high school. My crime was not loudly disrupting class; it was not fighting or throwing food or disrespecting my teachers. It was wearing a skirt....

Our View: It’s vital that college media remains independent

CW Editorial Board April 25, 2018

College journalism has always held an important place within the university experience. College newspapers and online publications connect us; they make large, somewhat disjointed universities feel like...

SENIOR COLUMN: Step out of your comfort zone

SENIOR COLUMN: Step out of your comfort zone

April 25, 2018

I would always read everyone’s senior columns and wonder what I would write about when the time came. Everyone would give life advice, but I will attempt to be a little different than the normal.  To...

SENIOR COLUMN: Don't compare yourself to others

SENIOR COLUMN: Don’t compare yourself to others

April 25, 2018

When I transferred to the University of Alabama the fall after my sophomore year, I was intimidated. I was saying goodbye to my small, local university where I excelled in and out of the classroom. I had...

SENIOR COLUMN: Recognize the power of intention

SENIOR COLUMN: Recognize the power of intention

April 25, 2018

One of the most poignant, sustained memories of my childhood took place in 2004 when I was in the fourth grade. One particular school night after dinner, my parents and I were discussing my birth. My dad...