Skip to Main Content
Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

To Greek Women, From Greek Women

To Greek Women, From Greek Women

Leigh Terry, Sarah Huff Moore August 18, 2015

We all know the names of the major Greek scandals of recent years. The University of Oklahoma Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s racist chant. Georgia Tech Phi Kappa Tau’s “luring your rapebait” email. The...

Rhetorical persuasion lost in Internet culture

Joe Puchner July 15, 2015

About seven score and twelve years ago, a man was president who nearly always carried with him a set of Shakespeare’s plays, which helped this man absorb the power of rhetorical persuasion.This man,...

Gamma Phi Beta fraud serves as cautionary tale

Leigh Terry July 15, 2015

This week my heart goes out to the women of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. To be defrauded of $400,000 of the money you have worked hard to raise for your chapter house by an alumna you trusted is a truly saddening...

In midst of severe financial crisis, Greece requires greater assistance

Ben Jackson July 15, 2015

The happy, beach-going Greeks depicted in Saturday’s Snapchat-Live “Beach Bums Part 1” are feeling very different as of Monday morning. And with good reason. It may be a long time before Greeks can...

Win Johnson's letter represents deeper problems with government

Kyle Simpson July 7, 2015

As Americans, we often view the abstract idea of our republic with pride. The representatives that the people send to Washington are there to advance the interests of the common citizen all within...

Bentley made right move to remove the flag

Eric Roddy July 7, 2015

It seems rare, sometimes, for two great things to happen to the state of Alabama in the same week, let alone the same day, but on June 24, we found out that Google planned to pour $600 million into the...

Opposing Views: SCOTUS decision sparks marital debate

Opposing Views: SCOTUS decision sparks marital debate

Leigh Terry July 1, 2015

Last Friday, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 opinion that same-sex couples cannot be denied marriage licenses anywhere in the United States and that each state is required to recognize the marriages of...

US Supreme Court's ACA ruling shows conservatism

US Supreme Court's ACA ruling shows conservatism

Leigh Terry July 1, 2015

For centuries politicians, pundits and common people alike have decried (often disingenuously) the rulings of so-called activist judges. They have oversimplified the role of the judiciary by implying that...

Battle for equality shouldn't stop with same-sex marriage

Madelyn Schorr July 1, 2015

On Friday, June 26, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that same-sex marriage is now legal in all 50 states. I stood outside the courthouse and listened to the crowd erupt with a celebrating...

Same-sex marriage debate has nothing to do with love, equality

Joe Puchner July 1, 2015

Immediately after five unelected judges imposed a new definition of marriage on all 50 states, many Americans hailed Obergefell v. Hodges as a victory for love. Additionally, many are convinced that eliminating...

Bell will promote research, balance

Bell will promote research, balance

Eric Roddy June 24, 2015

Normally, taking anything from LSU other than a win leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. However, with the hiring of Dr. Stuart Bell this month, I believe that we as students at Alabama have something worth...

Charleston tragedy redefines southern story

Charleston tragedy redefines southern story

Mark Hammontree, Leigh Terry June 24, 2015

Somewhere in our Southern home, children are burying their parents. Somewhere in our Southern home, a congregation is laying to rest its pastor. Somewhere in our Southern home their alleged killer awaits...