As anyone who’s spoken with me in recent weeks knows, I’ve adopted an almost singular focus on our Student Government Association lately. While many have taken an interest in my discussions, I’ve...

All around us, the world is experiencing a renaissance of rights. Less than 30 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court said it was constitutional for the police to arrest a gay couple for having sex in their...

As The Crimson White’s reporting chronicled yesterday, the impulse to stifle controversy and dissent is alive and well at The University of Alabama. One student described being forced to take a post...

Monday mornings for most of us come with a suffocating amount of work after a big weekend in which we neglected to unzip our backpacks or log in to our Crimson emails. For those us of who live in dorms,...

A university should be a place for a community of scholars to exchange knowledge and engage in meaningful discourse – a marketplace of ideas where truth prevails. Such a vision of higher education necessitates...

Since this is a special issue of the paper, this column is supposed to be about the status of students’ freedom of speech here on The University of Alabama’s campus. Well, I guess it’s supposed to...

During my time here, I have seen The University of Alabama’s free speech policies from every angle: as a marcher in the unapproved “Final Stand in the Schoolhouse Door,” as an officer in Students...

My attitude toward free speech was heavily influenced by my Uncle Doc, a friend of the family who was very vocal with his opinions, many of which ran opposite to my own. For a long time I never said anything...

Student protests of individuals chosen to speak at their schools, especially commencement speakers, have increased over the past few years. Many have considered these protests to be an attack on the free...

Last week, I explained how Alabama’s tax system and state constitution collects the least in taxes per capita and earmarks 90 percent of taxes collected. Because the state collects so little and is handcuffed...

No current Student Government Association official ran on raising taxes, but that’s exactly what a group of Senators wants to do.The idea of even taxing students is simply ridiculous. We pay a significant...

Since The University of Alabama purchased the property of the historic Bryce Hospital facility in 2010, many have wondered exactly how the University would make use of the 168 acres of space just off Hackberry...