While waiting for class to begin, I notice many of my peers — alongside their laptops and notebooks — unpacking protein shakes from their backpacks. While fueling our bodies for a rigorous college...

It feels like every semester, fewer students have physical notebooks. Taking notes by hand has always felt more effective to me, and it’s not uncommon for me to be the only person taking pen and paper...

Following Alabama’s loss to Florida State on Aug. 30, I was greeted with a variety of posts emphasizing the magnitude of the loss on my social media feeds. As I looked into the comments and replies,...

Sometimes I feel like while trying to balance one aspect of my life, the others are falling apart. On the days I am walking back from Gorgas Library after spending hours trying to work out all my responsibilities...

Every time I scroll on social media, there is at least one post that leaves me with the same dull questions: What happened to thinking? When exactly did thinking about the media we consume fall out of...

On a recent scroll break, I came across a Facebook post arguing what states were considered Southern and what were not. I was shocked to learn that there was a significant population of people that did...

During the 2024–25 academic year, Alabama students found themselves at the center of national attention. Whether it was the president attending commencement or the wave of Israel-Hamas war protests across...

At the start of the 2025-26 academic year, Alabama high school students saw several changes. Lawmakers passed new measures during the 2025 legislative session aimed at improving educational standards and...

After nearly three months of summer break, classes started back last week. This was my first long summer holiday. Back home in Nepal, we don’t have a break this long because we follow a different academic...

Each year, I wait patiently for August when Bama Rush content floods my TikTok feed. Not only do I enjoy watching the flashy choreographed dance numbers with the members wearing outfits perfectly coordinated...

Sometimes I feel like if my major were a person, we’d be in counseling together. When I applied to study computer science, I was confident I’d love it forever. My first semester seemingly affirmed...

I will be the first to flaunt my unique and absolutely invigorating college admissions essay topic — the thesaurus. While out of context it may sound boring, I quite masterfully used the thesaurus as...