By Henry Downes Staff Columnist Last week’s Republican National Convention accomplished two things for conservatives: it allowed them to throw a pep rally for the long-presumptive nominee Mitt Romney,...

The University of Alabama got a new president this week, a moment that invites yet another discussion on the legacy of our last president. Robert Witt may have just moved down the street into the quiet...

Paul Ryan can run a marathon in two hours and fifty minutes. It’s an impressive figure, until you learn that it’s not true. When Paul Ryan told the public about his supposed (and, if true, wildly...

By Lucy Cheseldine Staff Columnist Upon purchase of a post office box, naturally, one expects to receive letters. So, this week has been one of correspondence. From my grandparents, I received what you...

There we were in our tight jeans – mine were red and hers were mint – teased hair and, of course, six-inch heels. It was Wednesday at Gallettes, so naturally, I poured myself some wine and looked into...

President Bailey, Let me be among the first of many to formally welcome you home to The University of Alabama. We all share in the excitement and hype of a new chapter for our campus – yet another fresh...

Last week’s Republican National Convention accomplished two things for conservatives: it allowed them to throw a pep rally for the long-presumptive nominee Mitt Romney, and more importantly, served as...

By Tray Smith Senior Columnist Students have returned to a new year at The University of Alabama and, in many ways, a new campus. The Presidential Village off Jack Warner Parkway is now housing members...

As Hurricane Issac advances to the shores of Louisiana and Mississippi, another type of cyclone - this one political - has descended on Tampa, Fla. The 2012 Republican National Convention began on Tuesday...

I had planned to pick apart the dark side of American consumerism which I have lately experienced, however, as I wolfed down my Lucky Charms this morning, satisfied by the novelty of it all, I read something...

No one likes being told how to spend his or her money. Americans are an especially individualistic lot and this libertarian streak runs through most of us, regardless of whatever specific political sympathies...

I was raised in a Muslim family in Auburn. On Sunday mornings, my mother would wake my brother and me to Sunday school at the local Mosque right across from Auburn University. In every way, the religion...