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OPINION

Time to rethink Tuscaloosa relationship

Chisolm Allenlundy September 7, 2014

In the 2011-2012 school year, The University of Alabama had an economic impact on the metro area of Tuscaloosa worth approximately $1.6 billion, including payrolls, local procurement and student and visitor...

Football games during the heat of the day have health consequences

Mark Hammontree September 7, 2014

My Snapchat thermometer read only 84 degrees halfway into the second quarter, but I can only assume the actual temperature in the stands Saturday morning was closer to the 90s. I knew it would be pretty...

Why race still matters

Anthony Berry September 3, 2014

One of my favorite books during my time in high school was, and still to this day is, “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Alabama’s very own Harper Lee. In it, a white attorney named Atticus Finch defends...

University's reputation is students' responsibility

Cruise Hall September 3, 2014

When I read President Judy Bonner’s email condemning the viral Snapchat photo that cast a dark cloud over this year’s historic sorority recruitment, I could only bring a palm to my face and shake...

Historic, socioeconomic inequality causes racial inequity in America

Nathan James September 3, 2014

Last week, Samaria Johnson wrote an excellent piece titled “The University must provide support for black students, not just words.” As is the norm for controversial columns, Johnson’s piece received...

Thank you, University police department

Leigh Terry September 2, 2014

Tanks rolling down University Boulevard. Men with automatic weapons and Kevlar vests enforcing curfew outside of Presidential Village. Tear gas raining down on students peaceably gathered on the Quad. All...

Making progress, one step at a time

Kyle Simpson September 2, 2014

For the second year in a row, The University of Alabama’s Greek system made national news for something a little less than positive. Although it is not as widespread as last year’s incident, the negative...

Get back to Constitutional basics to balance freedom with security

Andrew Parks September 2, 2014

If the Constitution contained a works cited page, it would refer to the writings of a core group of political philosophers upon which the writings the Founding Fathers based their entire system of beliefs....

Think about life after college before it arrives

Patrick Crowley September 1, 2014

The cliché phrases abundant in life, while unexciting and lacking on the surface, quietly reveal great and potentially terrifying truths. The one cliché incessantly told to college students is that...

We need dynamic optimism to cure disease, not simple acceptance

Rich Robinson September 1, 2014

One of the greatest promises of the “millennial” generation is our belief in the nearly unlimited potential for curing diseases and disabilities that have been with mankind since Adam. This is a basic...

Dialogue and action key for progressive campus organizations

Cassidy Ellis September 1, 2014

I would like to start out by saying that I wholeheartedly agree with the majority of the points made in Samaria Johnson’s article, “The University must provide support for black students, not just...

Administration has a role in uniting campus

Nathan James August 27, 2014

Three sorority sisters in full selfie mode, smiling broadly and pressed close to fit in the frame. Beneath their faces, the caption “Chi O got NO n-----!” By now, many of you have seen the image....