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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

Reed’s view on autotuning old-fashioned

Letter to the Editor January 19, 2011

Mr. Jon Reed, your recent article on the use of autotuning in pop music made you sort of sound like a cranky old fogey (which I am fairly positive you are not), like one of those guys who was probably...

Resolutions for the opinions page

Tray Smith January 14, 2011

I knew I had been away from the CW for too long when, on New Year’s Eve, Microsoft Word had disappeared from the “Recent Items” scroll on my Mac. The next day was especially long, as I resorted to...

Chinese aircraft threaten U.S.

Ryan Flamerich January 14, 2011

This past Monday, intelligence officials from the United States received word from sources within China that the J-20 stealth fighter took its first test flight. From grainy cell phone pictures, analysts...

Tragedy should be catalyst for more political discourse

Austin Gaddis January 14, 2011

The mass shooting in Arizona last weekend has left many of us stunned and concerned about the degree of political rhetoric with today’s up-to-the-minute news cycle and the prevailing unrest with the...

Vaughn ignores “Elephants in the room”

Letter to the Editor January 14, 2011

Oh Crimson White, I go away for a month and absolutely nothing changes. There still seems to be a noticeable dearth of actual opinion on the opinions page. I’m referring, of course, to Wesley Vaughn’s...

This is your chance to party all weekend long

Sean Randall January 12, 2011

Tuesday, Feb. 22 marks a big moment, and a first (at least in recent years): Tuscaloosa voters will decide whether the county will sell alcohol on Sunday. Let me go ahead and make a bit of a disclaimer:...

Other horrendous deaths in Arizona

Michael Patrick January 12, 2011

The Oregon Ducks vs. Auburn Tigers BCS National Championship is finally over and the Tigers managed to squeeze out a win. I imagine they desecrated Glendale in the same manner they did to our very own...

Progress, fairness should be part of education

John Davis January 12, 2011

Do you have a 4.0 grade point average? Have you received A’s on every assignment since high school? Are you the president or a member of numerous prestigious clubs and organizations on campus? Do you...

Has the amphitheater already gone country?

Letter to the Editor January 11, 2011

In case you didn't know, there's a brand new, $14.9 million amphitheater located minutes from the University, nestled right next to downtown Tuscaloosa, and it's opening this spring. With any common sense,...

Don’t ignore the elephants in the room

Wesley Vaughn January 11, 2011

My last column in December called for the discovery of a UA student body identity. I refrained from mentioning what I think may or should be our identity because that would defeat the purpose of our entire...

Sanity so last Congress

John Brinkerhoff January 11, 2011

Last Wednesday, Representative John Boehner from Ohio was elected to be the 61st Speaker of the House by the new, Republican-controlled, House of Representatives. After tearfully accepting the almost comically...

Radio voice inspires

Gregory Poole January 11, 2011

We hear it all over the news, in commentary shows, and in online newspapers. Stories detailing the worst that is in mankind and the continuous bombardment of bad economic news seem to be constantly pervading...