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The Crimson White

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The Crimson White

Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

The Crimson White

Idea of legacy can lead to oversights

Henry Downes July 25, 2012

In our society, sports coaches and university administrators are in positions of incredible power. They are charged with the shaping of young minds and are called to mold impressionable students into men...

The death of a coach and legend

The death of a coach and legend

Rich Robinson January 24, 2012

The Jan. 27, 1983 edition of The Crimson White ran eight pages with a total of 13 stories. All of them were about one man and how important he was to Tuscaloosa. Paul “Bear” Bryant died the previous...

Remembering Paterno, and the symbol he became

Remembering Paterno, and the symbol he became

John Davis January 23, 2012

Yesterday, Joe Paterno passed away at the age of 85, and with him, so too does the old guard of college football. This isn’t a column remembering JoePa and his legacy, per se, because I’m too young...

Students sound off on Penn State's scandal

Students sound off on Penn State’s scandal

Tony Tsoukalas November 15, 2011

Penn State University players and fans experienced something Saturday they hadn’t experienced in nearly 46 years – the absence of coach Joe Paterno. Paterno was fired Wednesday, Nov. 9 in the wake...

Penn State puts our problems in perspective

Wesley Vaughn November 9, 2011

I am at times – fine, all the time – overly critical of our administration. Over the past two years specifically, I have vented my frustrations about areas where I believe it could step up to gain...

PSU officials should be held responsible

Jake Gray November 8, 2011

The moral standard of the college football world took a nose-dive Sunday. Typically, the fans and media are quick to judge a coach when they commit wrongdoing. Jim Tressel was regarded as one of the greatest...

A pleasant time in Happy Valley

Tony Tsoukalas September 15, 2011

Perhaps the name Happy Valley should have given it away. After all, I wasn’t traveling to Death Valley or The Swamp. From the students on campus to historic Old Main and Beaver Stadium, State College,...

Thanks for the southern hospitality

Jordan Griswold September 14, 2011

I wanted to write and thank the Alabama fans, students, and alumni who travelled to Happy Valley this last weekend for being so kind and respectful! Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to make it down to...

Tide cruises to 27-11 win over Penn State

Tide cruises to 27-11 win over Penn State

Tony Tsoukalas September 11, 2011

STATE COLLEGE| What started out as rough waters became easy sailing for the Alabama Crimson Tide, as the team defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions 27-11, moving Alabama to 2-0 on the season. Penn State...