Thanksgiving came and campus became an eerie, empty shell. There was no line for coffee, the Quad looked more like a private lawn hostile to trespassers, and I could actually cross the street without being...

There’s been a lot of discussion lately on the topic of rape. Daniel Tosh and his joke to the woman at a comedy club, Rep. Todd Akin with his “legitimate rape” comment – it’s definitely a hot-button...

How much is your college degree worth? By extrapolating the “cost of attending” figures from The University of Alabama’s website and assuming the trend of rising education costs will continue, in-state...

Weeks ago, talk about Alabama playing Oregon sparked my interest. Yes, after Notre Dame beat USC, Oregon lost their chance to play Alabama. But, just asking people about their reactions to both teams is...

Just when we thought there was at least one holiday that was not commercial, Black Friday sales sneak in and take over Thanksgiving Day, … Or should we call it Gray Thursday? Thanksgiving is a holiday...

When I decided to attend The University of Alabama as an out-of-state student, I knew each semester’s tuition would be well-planned by my parents. My job was to apply for scholarships through both the...

One of the things that has always been on my bucket list is sitting in the section behind the field goal at a football game. After the game against Mississippi State, I have officially scratched that off...

The British have an obsession with the weather. I remember the six o’clock news at my grandparents’ house. It would be a family affair, all of us sprawled out in front of the television, waiting for...

Our yard is decaying again. The leaves have fallen – stripped from the skeletal trees that loom solemnly over our lawn. I sit on the front steps of the place I call home and survey our suburban neighborhood...

When you think of The University of Alabama, there are several landmarks that come to mind. Denny Chimes, the President’s Mansion, the Gorgas House, and, of course, Bryant-Denny Stadium, the home of...

Fifty years ago, in the midst of the American civil rights movement, President John F. Kennedy established what we now refer to as affirmative action. Its original purpose was that of non-discrimination,...

The phrase “We the people” has taken on a whole new meaning recently. President Obama’s administration set up an online petition website with the title “We The People,” where people can create...