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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

Parking remains perplexing

Jeremy Ekberg March 3, 2011

It is still perplexing that there are not enough parking spaces to equal the number of permits sold. This is both a moral and legal issue because many students have paid for something that they frequently...

Giving, taking and the welfare state

Michael Annes March 3, 2011

Imagine you're walking down the street with a friend, and a homeless man approaches the two of you and asks for money. You give him some, but your friend doesn't. You think he should, so you try your hardest...

Public education needs collaboration, not just money

John Davis March 3, 2011

Barack Obama called it our “Sputnik Moment” – the point in American history in which education takes center stage in domestic concerns. Yet for all the grand verbiage and detailed outlines, each...

Old money vs. new money, are we really going there?

Letter to the Editor March 1, 2011

Are we as a student body just looking for fights to pick now? As if racial tensions and greek versus independent rivalries weren't enough for students to handle, Tray Smith is now, rather distastefully,...

Student Senate elections important

Ryan Flamerich March 1, 2011

Next Monday, students will go to the polls to elect Student Government Association leaders for the next year. While the presidential campaign between Nancy Hogan and Grant Cochran has gotten the most attention,...

Time to fight back, show you care

John Anselmo March 1, 2011

Just six days from now, students here at the Capstone will determine whether or not they want to lay a foundation. Students will have a chance to form a solid ground, taking the first steps towards a truly...

A defensive mentality: save it for sports

Wesley Vaughn March 1, 2011

Nick Saban’s football team and Anthony Grant’s basketball team pride themselves on tough defense. Both buy into a defensive mentality that opposing teams fear and announcers drool over. In sports,...

Don’t limit Sunday sales

Letter to the Editor February 27, 2011

Tuscaloosa businesses and students alike have reason to celebrate after Tuesday’s vote to allow the sale of alcohol on Sundays. Businesses are looking forward to the increased profit accompanying the...

Diversity concerns more than race

Letter to the Editor February 27, 2011

It seems thoughts on diversity never exactly go to where they should. Too many times the diversity thought just becomes a race thought or a black-white thought, but diversity is so much more than whether...

The Great Divide: Old Money vs. New Money

Tray Smith February 27, 2011

With SGA elections looming, it is becoming increasingly apparent that our student body is at a crossroads. We are threatened by a great divide, a divide so deep it risks unraveling the social fabric of...

Just remember, it’s not everyone

Xavier Burgin February 25, 2011

Recently, the University of Alabama endured quite a dilemma in regard to inappropriate comments aimed towards individuals of African-American descent. Simply said, a white student used a racial slur against...

Tragedy offers a silver lining for rivalry

Austin Gaddis February 25, 2011

Most all of us were disheartened at the news of the pending death of the landmark oak trees at Auburn’s Toomer’s Corner. As more information surfaced about the tragedy, we were relieved to learn that...