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OPINION

Be loyal to country, not government

Be loyal to country, not government

Claire Chretien February 4, 2013

In her article, “How far has the South really come? Too few here celebrate inauguration,” Lucy Cheseldine lamented the fact that The University of Alabama did not celebrate President Obama’s second...

Truth, integrity essential in the pursuit of societal greatness

Truth, integrity essential in the pursuit of societal greatness

SoRelle Wyckoff February 4, 2013

As a country, we have an obsession with greatness. Our school has one too, but that’s to be expected considering our athletic department. Within this obsession of greatness is an obsession with the...

National news needs to stick with the facts in order to truly benefit viewers

National news needs to stick with the facts in order to truly benefit viewers

Chris Beacham February 4, 2013

What really is “news?” That’s the question I’ve asked many times while watching the major news channels: FOX, MSNBC and CNN. In the past two years I’ve become a news junkie. I look over Google...

The South needs to have open conversations about race to escape its history

The South needs to have open conversations about race to escape its history

Mazie Bryant February 4, 2013

As I was sitting in a classroom in Edinburgh, Scotland, my class began to discuss the issue of race in literature. When asked whether racial issues are still relevant today, a Scottish classmate replied,...

National Merit Scholar: UA scholarship offer unwarranted, counterproductive

National Merit Scholar: UA scholarship offer unwarranted, counterproductive

Nathan James January 31, 2013

I am a National Merit Finalist. The University of Alabama gave me the laptop I’m writing this article on, pays for my tuition, room and board, and will pay me $6,000 over four years in additional stipends....

The Million Dollar Band has more resources than any other school

The Million Dollar Band has more resources than any other school

Letter to the Editor January 31, 2013

In response to "UA: Million Dollar Band, AU: $11 Million Band" As a former member of the Million Dollar Band, I marched for four and a half years and completely understand where the current member who...

Law-abiding students should be able to bear arms

Law-abiding students should be able to bear arms

Tray Smith January 31, 2013

Last year, Mississippi and Wisconsin passed laws that allow licensed gun owners to carry concealed weapons on college campuses. Similar measures are now being considered in Texas and Arkansas, as policymakers...

Respecting the shifting gender roles, bringing women into combat

Respecting the shifting gender roles, bringing women into combat

Hannah Waid January 31, 2013

While driving to class the other day, I heard an interesting conversation on the radio. It was comprised of two questions. First, what were the listeners’ thoughts on women leaving the house without...

Despite growth in popularity, online dating is almost as ridiculous as it is risky

Tara Massouleh January 31, 2013

The night before the National Championship, I watched an ESPN special on Manti Te’o. The hour-long segment had all the makings of a great Hallmark movie: the hardworking athlete, a tragic turn of events,...

This election cycle, ignore rhetoric from Machine, progressives

This election cycle, ignore rhetoric from Machine, progressives

John Speer January 30, 2013

Almost four years ago I was witness to one of the most incredible examples of democracy in action this campus has witnessed in over 40 years. Kendra Key ran for president of the Student Government Association...

Students, make an effort to meet your professors

Students, make an effort to meet your professors

Zachary McCann January 30, 2013

The college experience includes almost everything, ranging from the agonizing boredom of seemingly being the only person in town over Thanksgiving break, to getting the opportunity to meet and listen to...

Transportation Service needs to review impact of fees, fines

Transportation Service needs to review impact of fees, fines

Amber Patterson January 30, 2013

Being in college and a young adult that has only been on her own for two years, I have come to realize that about 75 percent of the time I am completely broke, or at least pretty close to it. Money is...