An October 2022 report by the American Psychological Association found that 60% of college students met the criteria for at least one mental health problem. In Alabama, this study found that there was...
Less than a 40-minute drive from Tuscaloosa, almost 700 coal miners have now been on strike for 679 days.
Members of United Mine Workers of America District 20 work in mines operated by Warrior Met...
As college students, we spend most of our time thinking about ourselves. In our minds, we are here to get an education and get out into the real world, having fun along the way if possible. However, because...
The latest string of prison strikes within the Alabama Department of Corrections, beginning in late September 2022 and subsiding in mid-October, has reanimated conversations regarding the treatment of...
Since 2020, the U.S. Senate has narrowly favored the Democratic Party, which effectively holds a 51-50 majority by way of independents who caucus with Democrats and Vice President Kamala Harris’ tie-breaking...
"Consent is a pathetic standard of equal sex for a free people." - Catherine Mackinnon, 2016
Disclaimer: In this article, I draw connections between sexual violence and normative heterosexuality...
You’ve heard about the importance of being informed citizens to our region as well as being consumers in a more widespread aspect of the community, maybe statewide or nationwide. Media conglomerates...
It’s been a while since I’ve felt so compelled to sit down and write about an album, but something about HARDY’s new album “the mockingbird & THE CROW” stuck with me.
The album begins...
In his recent book, Eric Rauchway, professor of history at the University of California, Davis, describes the importance of the New Deal beautifully: “The New Deal matters because we all live in it;...
In May 2019, Alabama enacted the Human Life Protection Act, HB314, which created an almost-total ban on abortions in the state. The bill was introduced by Rep. Terri Collins, a Republican representing...
Kanye West (who now asks to be referred to as “Ye” but by no means deserves the pleasantry) is the most recent, and perhaps most potent, example of why fame and wealth do not equate to morality.
The...
Sarah Cosner, Contributing Columnist
• November 30, 2022
Tornadoes can be extremely dangerous, and in Alabama, they are very common. Peak tornado season lasts from March to May, and another tornado season in Tuscaloosa lasts from November to early December....
