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OPINION

Pope's visit to America catalyst for new conversations

Kyle Simpson September 24, 2015

Yesterday, the Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis, toured our nation’s capital on the first day of his six-day visit to the United States. It is the pope’s first visit to our country, and it has the full...

Some students must fight back harder against becoming another number

A.J. James September 24, 2015

On a campus of nearly 37,000, it sure can feel lonely. Most people have experienced the frustration of the Starbucks Line of Death on a busy Monday morning, and many have fallen prey to the 30-minute...

Thank goodness for career politicians

Kyle Campbell September 23, 2015

The top three polling candidates for the Republican nomination for President - Donald Trump, Ben Carson, and Carly Fiorina - have more in common with one another than their terrible political views. None...

Islamophobia, the new Red Scare

Sehar Ezez September 22, 2015

Doctors, lawyers, engineers, scientists, teachers, policemen, soldiers. These are just some of the roles American Muslims play in our society. Sometimes they blend in so easily you wouldn't know they...

Weight and body image are no laughing matter

Madelyn Schorr September 22, 2015

A few weeks ago, YouTube personality, Nicole Arbour, made a video titled ‘Dear Fat People.’ In the video Nicole made some low blows at people who she deemed to be fat. She said she wasn’t talking...

Adam Silver, what the NBA needed

Jake Bass September 22, 2015

There are so many different types of commissioners in the world. There are governmental commissioners, firefighter and police commissioners, as well as sporting commissioners. The old NBA commissioner,...

The importance of finding your own faith in college

Danielle Waddell September 21, 2015

All too many students who attended church for most, if not all, of their lives stop attending once they arrive at college. Many non-Christians blame this on the church, while the church puts the blame...

This column is not about Saturday

Mark Hammontree September 21, 2015

Something terrible happened Saturday, but I’m not going to let myself think about it. Instead I’m going to think about happy things.For example, on Sunday, I drove up to Birmingham to watch the U.S....

It's on administrators too

Kyle Simpson September 18, 2015

Throughout this week, the kickoff of the “It’s On Us” campaign here at UA has exposed many of the problems of sexual assault on campus as well as the effect these issues have on our peers. Speaking...

Is self-deception key to success?

Matthew Gillham September 18, 2015

You can accomplish anything you put your mind to—right? Believe it! But it just might not be true.Politicians, celebrities, athletes and Joel Osteen nearly unanimously articulate that if you want something—really...

It's on the Greeks

Meghan Dorn September 17, 2015

It’s been an interesting four years to be greek at The University of Alabama, with many events landing in the national headlines. My house has always handled this in stride, trying to do their best to...

It's on us. All of us

Jordan J. Forrest September 17, 2015

When we all walked onto the campus of The University of Alabama, most of us found ourselves excited about the unlimited opportunities available to us–a time for a fresh start, to build new friendships,...