Serving the campus of the University of Alabama since 1894

The Crimson White


Serving the campus of the University of Alabama since 1894

The Crimson White

Serving the campus of the University of Alabama since 1894

The Crimson White

All content by Allison Mollenkamp
SGA needs an ethics commission

SGA needs an ethics commission

Allison Mollenkamp March 29, 2017

Last week, outgoing SGA President Lillian Roth vetoed a bill that would have added student organization seating to the SGA code of laws. The senate is working to codify student organization seating after...

LGBTQ  couples should be allowed to adopt

LGBTQ couples should be allowed to adopt

Allison Mollenkamp February 27, 2017

This week while the nation watched as President Donald Trump rolled back President Obama’s protections for transgender students, discrimination against the LGBT community was even more active in Alabama....

Self driving cars present new threats

Self driving cars present new threats

Allison Mollenkamp October 26, 2016

Our grandparents dreamed of a future world filled with jet packs and flying cars. As of yet, that world is not a reality. However, we are about to get the next best thing: self-driving cars. The technology...

College is about more than employment

College is about more than employment

Allison Mollenkamp October 13, 2016

We have reached a point in the 
semester where school work is 
inescapable. Holidays are still far enough away to not offer a reprieve, but the newness of classes has long worn off. In this space of...

Black Lives Matter is not just a hashtag

Allison Mollenkamp September 26, 2016

I did not grow up in a house where we watched much football. I had never been to a college football game until I came to school at Alabama. Consequentially, I don’t know a lot about football, and I don’t...

Our government should fix Alabama's long-term financial problems

Allison Mollenkamp September 13, 2016

The special legislative session called by Governor Bentley has finally drawn to a close. The score stands: no lottery for Alabama, $400 million for debt repayment, $120 million for road projects in southern...

UA should add more summer programs for freshmen

UA should add more summer programs for freshmen

Allison Mollenkamp September 1, 2016

Freshman year can be a very difficult time. Your neck could be injured from carrying a heavy lanyard or you could get some sort of rash from not washing your Bama Bound shirt often enough. These are serious...

It's finals time y'all

Allison Mollenkamp April 28, 2016

Finals are almost here. They can no longer be ignored as a looming but distant threat. In a matter of mere days, we will all sit down with our sharpened pencils and fresh pens and demonstrate that we put...

Nowhere to hide from upside down politicians

Allison Mollenkamp March 30, 2016

As an out-of-state student, I have the benefit of having two homes. I feel equally welcome here in Alabama and in the godless north. Well, if Missouri counts as the North. But that’s a column for another...

SGA campaign spending limits should decrease

Allison Mollenkamp March 1, 2016

The worst time of the year is almost over. Tonight at 7 p.m. the polls will close and with any luck we can go an entire year without being handed a flier being invited to a Facebook event to support someone...

The perils of Powerade

Allison Mollenkamp February 16, 2016

After two columns addressing frivolous topics, namely the future of our school and the role feminist organizations can play on our campus, I feel it’s time to turn to a topic of real importance. Now,...

Campus needs a more mature feminism

Allison Mollenkamp February 2, 2016

I am a feminist. As I’ve grown up, I’ve measured my progress by how well I can articulate the reasons behind my gut feelings of injustice. This learning can be greatly helped by other people, and on...

School identity stretched by growth

Allison Mollenkamp January 20, 2016

In the fall of 2004, The University of Alabama reported “record highs” of enrollment. That year the campus sported just under 21,000 students. This fall, eleven years later, enrollment topped 37,000....

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