I bought my first lottery ticket on my eighteenth birthday, and I bought my second one this weekend. On my birthday, it was a purely symbolic purchase. I bought it alongside a Swisher Sweets cigar (classy,...

Last week, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton was given a yearlong suspension from the NFL. This unprecedented punishment comes weeks after a shocking bounty program was exposed from within the...

As Thursday’s article in The Crimson White, titled “Affording food problem for state,” pointed out, Alabama has serious problems in the area of food security; however, it’s also worthwhile to point...

Do I want a drink because I’m looking for a job, or am I looking for a job because I want a drink? The school year is winding down. April presents itself with graduation, the last paper, the final column...

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I have a 12:15 class where my teacher takes attendance every day. Each class that I miss comes out in a deduction of my final grade and, as wretched as it sounds, I wouldn’t...

The campus of the University of Alabama is rife with divisions. We divide ourselves based on race — from our fraternities and sororities to the tables in the dining halls; we split along the lines of...

In the 2011 film "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," a group of British intelligence officials share insignificant secrets with a Soviet diplomat in London in turn for more meaningful information he provides...

By (Person) You know what really grinds my gears? Those (subject) teachers. (subject) teachers with all those (adjective) classes, jumping around there in (campus building), half-(adjective) with your...

When I came to the University of Alabama, it was hard to adjust to college academic standards. I would find myself rushing to class, missing homework and cramming late into the night for exams. I found...

On March 5, 2012, Invisible Children, a California-based nonprofit organization, released the most viral video in Internet history. The video, titled “KONY 2012,” had more than 80 million hits within...

Dear Mr. Santorum, As you approach the final days of your campaign to set American culture back several decades, I can only express my absolute gratitude, joy and relief that you will soon have your time...

On Tuesday, when Twitter blew up about a University of Alabama student getting hit by a car, the immediate reaction was worry and compassion. But eventually, as the story spread, I witnessed unsurprised...