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Opinion | Student workers deserve higher wages

Opinion | Student workers deserve higher wages

Mikayla Wyatt | @minimalistmikk, Opinions Editor October 14, 2020

It’s 1 a.m. on a Saturday morning in Tuscaloosa. On The Strip, students are laughing through their masks, thinking about getting McDonald’s and realizing they aren’t going to get any work done on...

Opinion | Why Alabama is the best team in the country

Opinion | Why Alabama is the best team in the country

Austin Hannon, Contributing Columnist October 12, 2020

If you read the headline, you’re probably wondering if I watched the game on Saturday. I did in fact, and just like you I am disappointed.  In the defense.  Let’s not act like our offense didn’t...

Opinion | Zoom University is unhealthy for students

Opinion | Zoom University is unhealthy for students

Madison Glatz, Contributing Columnist October 11, 2020

Instead of grabbing my backpack and walking to the Quad, I rolled out of bed ten minutes before class, grabbed my laptop and blue light-blocking glasses and sat down for my first full day of Zoom University.  Switching...

Opinion | Super Mario 64 can't keep up with the times

Opinion | Super Mario 64 can’t keep up with the times

Lucas Seehafer, Contributing Columnist October 11, 2020

“Son of a bitch!” I muttered to myself after I had failed to grab the seventh and eighth red coins for the 23rd time. I uttered the phrase not so much in disgust with myself or with the level per se,...

Opinion | The 'filling the seat' debate is about more than the position

Opinion | The ‘filling the seat’ debate is about more than the position

Jenna Richardson, Contributing Columnist October 7, 2020

Americans gathered together to mourn the loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept. 18. Many distinct public figures, from President Donald Trump to former Vice President Joe Biden, released statements...

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Opinion | COVID isolation must be taken seriously

Maria Grenyo, Contributing Columnist October 7, 2020

During my time in isolation at Burke West, many girls on my floor said they felt uninformed. Leah Rumptz, a freshman majoring in psychology who was isolated with me, said the University was very disorganized...

Opinion | Big changes can come from small causes

Opinion | Big changes can come from small causes

Alexander Plant | @aplant63, Sports Editor October 4, 2020

Have you ever thought about what we live around? The University of Alabama has a beautiful campus and Tuscaloosa has a nice midtown and downtown area. If you live near those areas, have you ever noticed...

Forgotten Figures | The woman who became America’s first Black female judge

Forgotten Figures | The woman who became America’s first Black female judge

Giuliana LaMarca, Contributing Columnist September 30, 2020

Jane Bolin was an incredibly accomplished lawyer in the state of New York. Born in Poughkeepsie, Bolin would eventually become the first Black woman to become a judge not only in her state, but in the...

Opinion | Change Starts With Us; Vote

Opinion | Change Starts With Us; Vote

Shanaya Daughtrey, Guest Columnist September 30, 2020

The vote is one of the most precious tools that we have as citizens of the United States of America. In fact, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made it his central theme at the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in...

Opinion | 2020: Just one big conspiracy?

Opinion | 2020: Just one big conspiracy?

Jacob Powell, Contributing Columnist September 30, 2020

#QAnon, #Pizzagate, #WWG1WGA, #DeepState: If you have come across these trending phrases on Twitter and Facebook, you are not alone in asking “What does this mean?” These conspiracies are often propagated...

Opinion | Presidential Nominees' Nuclear Policies Fall Short

Opinion | Presidential Nominees’ Nuclear Policies Fall Short

Samantha J. Renshaw, Guest Columnist September 30, 2020

Sept. 26 was the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Each year, the event is commemorated and promoted by the United Nations through a public awareness campaign and education...

Opinion | Doug Jones and Tommy Tuberville need to debate

Opinion | Doug Jones and Tommy Tuberville need to debate

Stephen Cary, Guest Columnist September 27, 2020

Recently the Tommy Tuberville campaign accused Sen. Doug Jones of reflecting the values of California and New York but not “Alabama values.” What are Alabama values as opposed to Illinois values, Montana...