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OPINION

In response to, ‘Florida task force proposes beating cuts by basing tuition on behavior’

Letter to the Editor November 7, 2012

I am a public relations major double minoring in biology and psychology, on the pre-physician’s assistant track. I am that student, the one who bounced around from major to major trying to decide which...

It’s time to find that thing called ambition

Tarif Haque November 7, 2012

You reflect on the time you’ve spent in college with cynicism. When the first cold night of fall settled on campus, you walked the streets in a hoodie, unseen in the dark, fading away. You thought about...

UA should reevaluate ‘last resort’ defense advice

Elizabeth Lowder November 7, 2012

In response to yesterday’s situation at Phi Delta Theta, students and faculty received an email from UANEWS, citing multiple tips on campus safety, specifically in the event of an armed individual. I...

Election day: the choice between two different ideas of republicanism

SoRelle Wyckoff November 6, 2012

When the founding fathers met in a hot, Philadelphia statehouse during the summer of 1787, they created a document that has outlasted its writers, its first interpreters and its original population. And...

Obama offers best course for US future

Austin Gaddis November 6, 2012

Over the last four years, President Barack Obama has boldly led our nation through a critical time in its history. He successfully placed us on the road to recovery while maintaining our place as the world’s...

Opinion: It’s time America had a new president

Tray Smith November 6, 2012

Last week, President Obama told his supporters “voting is the best revenge!” It was an appropriate summation for a campaign that has been all about revenge since its inception. Revenge against rich...

OUR VIEW: Vote for Bob Vance

CW Staff November 5, 2012

To put it colloquially, one of the candidates for Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice on the ballot tomorrow is a snake in the grass. And, if this state elects him into office, it should expect him to...

UA’s response to hazing reveals ‘dysfunctional system’

Letter to the Editor November 5, 2012

“A society is as healthy as its orphaned, widowed and elderly.” This means everyone is equally valuable. A society can tell what kind of job it’s doing by measuring how it treats its most powerless....

Today’s topic: the Alabama election

CW Staff November 5, 2012

The candidates in the race for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court provide the most polarizing vision for the direction of our state over the next decade. The election also introduces more amendments...

America’s choice for 2012: more options than candidates in spotlight

Chris Beacham November 5, 2012

When I ask people about the 2012 Presidential Election and which candidate they favor, I usually get the response “I don’t like either of ‘em,’ followed by “I may not vote.” I understand the...

The University of Alabama alma mater a forgotten, yet ‘timeless tradition’

Ashanka Kumari November 5, 2012

As most UA students know, this year’s Homecoming theme was “Timeless Traditions.” From the parade to the thousands of football fans in crimson, white and houndstooth filling Bryant-Denny Stadium,...

Romney to reform nation’s tax code

Robert Frye October 31, 2012

Mitt Romney’s plan for the United States’ economy represents an attempt at reversing the standard that has been set by the Obama administration. Whereas President Obama sought to strengthen the economy...