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It's time to retire Title IX

It’s time to retire Title IX

Ben Friedman August 31, 2010

Men and women deserve equal athletic opportunities. Female athletes work every bit as hard as male athletes. As a spectator, though, football will always have my heart; I enjoyed the women’s soccer...

Tuscaloosa music is our priority

Morgan Dowdy August 31, 2010

I appreciate the interest Reed Watson has taken in my music column about The Dexateens. To stimulate frank conversation is the goal of anyone who aspires to write for the public’s consumption, and certainly...

Don’t wait on the media to introduce good art

Reed Watson August 30, 2010

I woke up on Tuesday, Aug. 24 and my phone had been ringing so much it had fallen off the mantle—and I don’t sleep late. The text messages and the phone calls all referred me to Morgan Dowdy’s column...

Who cares if Obama is Muslim?

Kirsten MacKay August 30, 2010

Last week, the Pew Research Center released the results of a nationwide poll indicating nearly one in five Americans believe President Obama is a Muslim. In this widely published poll, 18 percent of Americans...

World news fascinates

Tyler Valeska August 30, 2010

There was an odd thematic consistency to the weekend news cycle, a potpourri of headlines linked by the concept of restoration. Fox News demagogue Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally at the National...

The case for the subminimum wage

Gregory Poole August 30, 2010

Since we were old enough to drive, it has been customary to obtain small, part-time jobs in our communities. In doing this, we learn the American ideals of self-reliance, diligent work ethic and financial...

Federal government must secure borders

Federal government must secure borders

Tray Smith August 26, 2010

Recently, while filling out paperwork to get on payroll for my job, I came to a form required to verify my legal status. Over previous years, I have vocally participated in the debate over illegal immigration....

Our View: Dining Dollars in need of reform

Our View August 26, 2010

In short: “Even though the Dining Dollars lawsuit may be frivolous, it is time for the University to seriously consider new options for campus food services.” Three class action lawsuits filed against...

Ground Zero mosque raises moral dilemma

Austin Gaddis August 26, 2010

A proposed mega-mosque, to be built just two blocks from Ground Zero, has dominated political headlines for the past few months. When speaking at a dinner honoring Ramadan, President Obama stated, “I...

Fulfilling the dreams of children

Michael Patrick August 25, 2010

Children in the United States are sent to elementary school, middle school and high school. They then graduate and go to college or enter into the work force. However, each year 65,000 kids — who grew...

Rethink political extremes

Adam Greene August 25, 2010

I don’t want to start this column off with a bunch of clichéd sayings about how glad I am to be back at The Crimson White this year. I know you don’t want to read that sentimentalist drivel, so I...

Does it matter that Hitler had traces of Jewish ancestry?

Debra Flax August 25, 2010

It has long been suspected that Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi party and voice behind the extermination of 11 million "misfit" people, was a descendant of Jewish stock. The simple story goes that...