In a little less than a month’s time, my days as an elected official in the SGA will be over. My time as a senator has been rewarding in countless ways, and I plan to continue to serve through the remainder...

In short: For a law that does little other than enforce the religious and moral belief of a few, the Sunday alcohol sales ban stirs a lot of controversy. While the argument that lifting Tuscaloosa County’s...

On Monday, I went to the viewing of a documentary titled “Vincent Who?” detailing the brutal murder of Vincent Chin in 1982. On a June evening, Chin and his friends were enjoying his bachelor party...

Whenever I tell someone I don’t drink, I always get the same response. “Oh, so you’re one of those hardcore Christians,” they say. The sad part about that statement is not that everyone drinks,...

During the six years I have been on this campus, the Student Government Association has come to resemble, in my mind, a predator that wounds prey and then allows its young to finish that prey off. The...

In short: When a student organization is requiring its members to vote for certain people, democracy is not served, and officials need to stop covering for these organizations. Just as Americans have...

George Orwell proposed that the best way to obfuscate a fact is to simply state the opposite. Republican strategists must be taking notes, because they’re now labeling the Democrats’ attempt to pass...

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the Connect the Dots Conference hosted by New College and the David Mathews Center for Civic Life. I wrote about this conference about a month ago, but...

Last week, the Ferguson Center hosted an all-day series of student presentations about culture-related research. The event, which was titled “Discerning Diverse Voices: Communication and Information...

In short: While this year’s SGA elections lacked the improprieties and controversy of last year’s, it also lacked the enthusiasm. At Monday night’s SGA presidential debate, only once were the candidates...

Wednesday morning, the flyers will begin to disappear and the sticker-wearing will subside. Slowly, the chalking will fade away and we’ll all see the end of yet another SGA campaign on our campus. One...

Three years of intense Student Government Association experience have not only given me the credibility to run for office, but also a vision for an inclusive SGA that represents a unified student body....