As a former Student Government presidential candidate, I was ecstatic to read that the races for SGA President and five other Executive Council offices will be uncontested in this election. In retrospect,...

Unless you have been living under a rock or a mountain of books, which I completely understand, it is more than likely that you have heard of the new show “Catfish.” It has made its way into mainstream...

On February 19, the Alabama House of Representatives passed The Religious Liberty Act of 2013 by a margin of 67 to 28. It is currently up for consideration in the Senate. While the name of this piece...

Rarely do I ever take issue with an opinion column. Opinions cannot be mistaken, but they can be misguided. The article “Aggression towards students creates an unhappy student body at Alabama” by SoRelle...

On one of my regular tea breaks this week, I stumbled across an interesting BBC Radio 4 program. The familiar voices were weighing the benefits of gaining practical experience alongside degree courses....

It seems two of the most cited statistics in the smoking ban debate are the percentage of UA smokers climbs from 6 percent freshman year to 16 percent senior year, and 58 percent of students support...

Last week, various state and local agencies, the U.S. Marshalls and this University wasted an enormous amount of scarce resources in an apparently successful attempt to damage the lives of 74 of our...

I would like congratulate the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force on a job well done. The record-breaking drug raids that took place across Tuscaloosa are a great example of hard-working individuals coming...

Other states may be legalizing pot and gay marriage, but last Tuesday should have squandered any suspicion that Alabama could be nudged by the progressive trend. In one day, law enforcement officers...

When I was little, I had a white, ceramic piggy bank. When I wanted to get money out, I had to remove a rubber plug on the underbelly of the white pig and meticulously pull dollar bills out one at a...

In light of the recent drug bust, I feel compelled to share my experience with substance abuse so I can hopefully make a difference in the lives of those students who were arrested. I do not know these...

New York Fashion Week has finally come to a close, and I saw plenty of hot accessories. Despite the growing trend in Tuscaloosa, handcuffs were not on the list. Last week’s major “facepalm” incident...