On Thursday, Sept. 16, a group of students assembled to protest the potential placement of a strip mine on University property. After several problems and some confusion, they were allowed to be cordoned...

Many of you are aware that I used to be a staunchly conservative Republican, and while I still agree with many of their policies, some of their positions have sent me speeding toward the center over the...

We'd all be lying if we said we never once dreamed about downing a large bowl of Phish Food, Chunky Monkey, Everything But the Kitchen Sink or another delectable creation from the gods at Ben & Jerry's...

A week and a half ago, the two Alabama gubernatorial candidates, Republican candidate Dr. Robert Bentley and Democratic candidate Ron Sparks, debated on many issues spanning BP, taxes and infrastructure....

The University of Alabama loves flaunting its numbers — 550 National Merit and National Achievement Finalists, 10 students on USA Today’s All-American College Academic Team, 30,000 students and counting....

“This song is called ‘Memphis,’ it’s about Nashville.” With those words, Blaine Duncan and the Lookers went from extremely solid to amazing last Friday night as they opened for Lee Bains III...

Capstonians, over the past few years and decades, this university and its students have painstakingly searched for ways to unite the student body. Some have worked, while others have not. But by George,...

How dumb do Republicans think we are? On Thursday, the Republican Party took a page from their 1994 revolution by unveiling their “Pledge to America,” exposing a clear sense of desperation for the...

I voted for John McCain in 2008. I do and always will support conservative economic and social policies. Ronald Reagan speeches give me goose bumps and I gave Bush the benefit of the doubt. Regardless...

The whole idea of the Tea Party movement seems a bit confusing. If taken alone the overwhelming frustration with status quo politics is easily understandable and completely rational. However, the approach...

When I first moved into my dorm room, I had yet to experience the vast and diverse plethora of students buzzing around campus. There is about a 300-mile stretch between my hometown in Georgia and Tuscaloosa....

Permit me to share my thoughts and thanks for the wonderful treatment I, as well as all other Penn State fans, received during our trip to Tuscaloosa. The welcome we were given was truly outstanding and...