In response to Tuesday’s column by Michael Patrick, expert and pundit on all things UA, I sincerely appreciate his sage commentary on the sorority rush process at Alabama. Who better than a male non-greek...

What is “Occupy Wall Street”? It’s a collection of unhappy individuals. Understandably you’d want a more specific description, but unfortunately I can’t provide that – and neither can the protestors....

In recent months, Americans have seen numerous Republican presidential candidates rise in the polls, be lauded by pundits as “the one that will challenge Mitt Romney,” and then falter amid a bored...

Alabama has made plenty of national news over the past two weeks, and not just because the University’s football team has garnered a likely position in the BCS National Championship. Since Nov. 16, the...

Take your pick of any of the number of issues the U.S. is currently facing. The economy has been in a downturn for what seems like forever now, and the so-called “super committee” that was charged...

We all share the same vision for campus. We all may not have reached the same point of understanding yet, but we do. On the specifics, such as block seating or our segregated greek system, we have our...

As the city of Tuscaloosa grapples with the decision of whether to hire additional Teach for America corps members this upcoming year, it’s about time we as students begin to engage in a critical discussion...

Like most political parties, the Machine raises money to fund its candidates’ campaigns. Unlike Democrats and Republicans, though, that money doesn’t come from donors with full knowledge of where...

With one week to go in the college football regular season, LSU and Alabama sit atop the Bowl Championship Series. For all intents and purposes, there is a significant chance the two teams will play again...

As the fall semester is coming to a close, many sorority sisters are settling into their new homes as official members of their respective greek organizations, thus indicating that they have survived pledgeship...

Just as the Occupy Wall Street movement seemed to be losing much of its momentum as the cold apathy of winter started creeping through the skyscrapers of New York City, Mayor Bloomberg managed to almost...

Beginning on Sept. 17, a group of protesters showed up to Zuccotti Park in New York. The demonstration was proposed by a Canadian anti-capitalist organization called Adbusters. Adbusters has since lost...