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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

Start acting like a maverick

Jonathan Reed April 1, 2010

You may be suffering when you fill up your gas tank, but Sarah Palin evidently has it far worse. Even “drill, baby, drill” isn’t good enough for her now that Democrats are talking about it. President...

Three steps out of poverty

Will Tucker April 1, 2010

Basic logic, some people say, proves that a community cannot tax its way out of poverty. Taxing poor people does no good, they say, because in the end, the amount of money changing hands in the form of...

The Dairy Deception

CW Staff April 1, 2010

All right everyone, time for some common sense. All milk is produced in the mammary gland of a female mammal when she gives birth. Now, let’s continue this train of thought with the fact the human species...

Our View: FBI right to question bingo vote

Our View April 1, 2010

In short: An FBI investigation into the Alabama Legislature is not a scare tactic. It’s a service to the state. The FBI is launching an investigation into possible corruption surrounding a recent vote...

The 9/11 sales event

Debra Flax March 31, 2010

The other day I was checking Facebook when I came across a group called "No school on September 11." Now, being the non-addicted Facebook person that I am, I normally don't pay attention to the groups,...

Baha’i faith about unity, equality

Letter to the Editor March 31, 2010

Most of my friends know I’m a member of the Baha’i Faith. It’s not that I go around telling people all the time. Religion just tends to come up here. Few people have heard about the world’s newest...

Sacrifice not the same as prioritizing

Letter to the Editor March 31, 2010

I have to admit — I’m no fan of flame wars in The Crimson White. But Will Thomas’s editorial “Sacrifice key to success” terrified me into responding. First, I strenuously disagree that “Lost”...

Our View: Loan reform a stimulus for students

Our View March 31, 2010

In short: Recent reforms to student loan policies will make college more affordable and make student loans less predatory. Student loans can be a risky thing. If you don’t qualify for federal loans...

Nothing is Like ‘1984’

Josh Veazey March 30, 2010

The year America spent in health care fear and loathing proved once again that our country is perfectly capable of having a spirited, complex, even ostensibly polite debate about a controversial issue...

Sacrifice key to success

Will Thomas March 30, 2010

Throughout my soon-ending undergraduate career, there has been one theme that my professors, mentors, critics and the people I pay off to be my friends have reinforced time and time again, and it’s something...

A new plan for Honors College students

Jamie Lyons March 30, 2010

As graduation looms just around the corner, I find myself wondering if anything that I did during my four years at this University will be remembered in the years to come. What is my legacy? What impact...

Our View: Catholic Church needs accountability

Our View March 30, 2010

In short: The Church needs to crack down on scandals and abuses if it wants to be seen as a moral compass. The Catholic Church has a reputation of fighting for morality and the greater good, but it is...