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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

UA: Both progressive and restrained

Marshall Houston April 21, 2011

This past November, Autherine Lucy Foster took the stage in Foster Auditorium, and with one question framed my experience as a student at The University of Alabama.  Her words —“Am I in heaven, or...

Discover your own set of Angels

Richard Cockrum April 21, 2011

As the final days slip by with a strange lack of bravado, I have busied myself tying up loose strings and passing torches to my peers who will carry on after I leave the Capstone. After four years of pouring...

Make UA more bike friendly

Letter to the Editor April 21, 2011

There are many options for getting around on campus, and they all have their challenges — parking, long wait times for buses, trying to get from ten Hoor to Galalee in ten minutes. But bikes offer the...

Gallettes, and other college essentials

Letter to the Editor April 21, 2011

I’ve often said that I would rock college if it weren’t for class. But despite my best efforts, the fact remains that I have learned a great deal from four years at the University. For example, I...

The political bubble of an SGA president

James Fowler April 21, 2011

Our university is undoubtedly one of the greatest in the Southeast and in the nation. Most students have an outstanding experience at the University – and most of those experiences take place with others...

Human existence is in the struggle

John Davis April 21, 2011

This past weekend, I found myself in the low country – Savannah, Georgia, to be specific. My brother and I were driving into town, and we stopped at a gas station halfway between Dublin and Savannah...

Success at UA requires action from students

Andres Pena April 19, 2011

This past Thursday, I helped elect Ryan Flamerich as the first SGA Speaker of the Senate. While I’m unable to honestly say what his duties will be, I served as a proxy and cast my vote because Ryan is...

Alabama: The power of college football

Letter to the Editor April 19, 2011

Saturday, during the various celebrations and activities going on for the annual A-Day spring scrimmage, I had the privilege to be a first-hand witness to the unveiling of the statue for our beloved football...

Why do you do such selfish things?

Kingsley Clark April 19, 2011

Let’s tackle a shallow, surface issue. Like bugs. Or drunk driving. Actually, how about morality? What deems a person good? What damns a person bad? As college students, we selfishly live day to day...

What it took me four years to learn about UA

Robert Maxwell April 17, 2011

It’s hard to believe that in a few weeks I’ll be receiving that coveted piece of paper that tells the world, according to various accrediting agencies, I’m competent enough for things that require...

Make UA’s legacy your own

Pandora Austin April 17, 2011

It does not seem like it was just yesterday, that I was walking as a freshman, fresh-faced, out-of-state student who was completely homesick. I guess it is so hard for me to remember that girl since my...

UA elitism causes barriers to success

Ian Sams April 17, 2011

I can mark the night of Wednesday, March 4, 2009, as the moment perfectly reflective of my time at The University of Alabama. In a crowded apartment at the Bluff, surrounded by two or three dozen friends...