With Earth Day this past Monday, April 22, it’s imperative to acknowledge the pressing environmental challenges we face, especially on our campus. As the end of the academic year approaches, many students...

It isn’t exactly news that newspapers are in trouble. For the media industry, the transition to the internet age has been rocky from the start, as outlets have lost advertising revenue to other websites...

At this point, the arguments in favor of legalizing marijuana have been accepted by the vast majority of Americans. A 2023 poll found that 70% of Americans are in favor of legalization, including a slight...

On April 22, the Supreme Court is hearing City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson. Lower courts had ruled that it was “cruel and unusual punishment,” and therefore against the Eighth Amendment, for...

Just across the road from campus, students and local citizens stroll along Tuscaloosa Riverwalk, gazing peacefully upon the Black Warrior River. Its waters glisten in the early spring sunlight as they...

Transportation has been regarded as the largest environmental threat since the 1960s, when Arie Haagen-Smit, a California researcher, discovered smog's nature and causes looming over Los Angeles.  Soon...

The list of political rifts between Joe Biden and Donald Trump is seemingly endless and includes explosive topics such as gun control and abortion. Among these issues, yet often overlooked, is environmental...

At The University of Alabama, plans for a new arena are stirring excitement among students, faculty and University stakeholders alike. Yet, amid the intensity of construction, one critical aspect remains...

In March 2024, “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” a docuseries detailing the toxicity behind hit Nickelodeon shows from the 1990s and 2000s, was released on streaming platforms. The series features...

Antisemitism has long plagued the right wing in American politics. For such reasons, I have come to admire the work of people like William F. Buckley Jr., who sought through his conservative publication,...

Back in February, a friend and I decided to do the most random thing we could on a Friday night: attend a live taping of “WWE Smackdown.” It was the first time in nearly a decade either of us even...

“Don’t let the fox guard the henhouse” is a pretty simple maxim. You shouldn’t put someone in a position of responsibility who can’t be trusted with that responsibility. But for some reason,...