The week before classes start is arguably one of the best times to see The University of Alabama. The stagnant Alabama air is a refreshing combination of irrepressible excitement intermingled with nervous...

I’m going to level with you. I don’t care much about generalizations and think that generation theory is somewhat silly. Each one of us has free will and the ability to act in any manner that we...

In an era of 24-hour news, and the ability to carry the Internet around in the palm of your hand, it seems likely that Americans would be increasingly aware of current events on both the domestic and international...

This summer has been a long train of disappointments and abuses, which, if by design, could not have been more effective at promoting fear, dissonance and hatred in the American public. The recap is simple....

There is always a media circus surrounding the selection of a new pope, but it’s a shame that so much of that attention wanes once he’s been chosen. It’s likely that most Americans have heard about...

We live in a country that has been on the forefront of innovation for many years. So why are we now behind on an invention we championed such as the train? Countries like Japan, Germany and France have...

Studying out of state is many things. It’s daunting, exhilarating and terrifying. It opens the world to you, but ends elements of your life that you thought were interminable. It changes the way you...

  I, presumably along with the rest of you reading this, spent the majority of my senior year of high school planning out my college career. I visited countless campuses, ultimately settling not on my...

On February 26 last year, neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman saw 17-year-old Trayvon Martin walking through his Florida town and decided he looked suspicious. Zimmerman followed Martin on foot,...

Not guilty. As the verdict was announced Saturday night, people all over my Facebook news feed seemed to be in an uproar. Well, my black friends at least. From day one, the media has played the George...

I have never been more proud to call myself a student of The University of Alabama than I was in the aftermath of the April 27, 2011, tornado. I witnessed an outpouring of support from all corners of campus...

The death of 31-year-old Canadian actor Cory Monteith Saturday night shocked millions of people around the world, “Glee” lovers and non-fans alike. The lead star of the hit musical TV show was found...