When I was 6 years old, I came to Alabama, a state that has struggled to ac-cept its identity and the setting in which I would struggle with my own identity for years. As a child, I grew up valuing what...

With the recent “Saturday Night Live” parody of the shutdown, Miley Cyrus seems destined to remain in the spotlight. I, of course, did not take her seriously until I viewed it from a public relations...

When I ask friends about campus issues, I immediately am told that people have grown tired of the incessant debate concerning segregation and the government shutdown, and I tend to agree with them. So...

In 1913, former UA President G. H. Denny first referred to the University as the Capstone because of the University’s role as the high point of the state’s public education system. The nickname has...

The following opinion column is part of a student discussion on the recent government shutdown.   Much has been made of the current government shutdown. The root of this problem isn’t lack of bipartisanship,...

The following opinion column is part of a student discussion on the recent government shutdown.   The federal government shutdown would be a joke if it weren’t so serious. The evening news is littered...

The following opinion column is part of a student discussion on the recent government shutdown.   On Oct. 1, Congress failed to pass a spending plan for the 2013 fiscal year. As a result the federal...

A week ago, a beloved local business closed its doors and shut down operations for the foreseeable future. Chloe’s Cup was a cozy little place downtown that had the best sweet potato muffins I’ve ever...

In a depressing show of malfeasance, the Republican Party is holding the federal government at bay by refusing to compromise over their most hated legislation: Obamacare. This ultimatum thinking abound...

Congratulations, you have survived the apocalypse of another government shutdown, the last one of which many of us are too young to have even noticed (and the first one on record happening just after Vietnam)....

“Are you caught up on ‘Breaking Bad’?” It’s a question you either grew annoyed of answering or, like me, sick of asking. As I’m writing this, the last episode of “Breaking Bad” has aired....