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OPINION

 Management professor Ron Dulek poses with his nickel jar.

Opinion | Give professors some grace. You could learn something

Abby Cope, Contributing Columnist April 10, 2024

How many times a day do you interact with your professors through email, on Zoom, in class or otherwise? Now, how much do you know about your professor? And I mean more than just their office hours schedule. Do...

Opinion | Underclassmen, don’t lose hope

Opinion | Underclassmen, don’t lose hope

Dawson Wilcox, Contributing Columnist April 7, 2024

I am a senior at The University of Alabama; my time here is quickly running out. As I prepare to leave this campus, I cannot help but feel disheartened at the direction our university and this state have...

Opinion | Union-busting won’t stop Alabama’s autoworkers from organizing

Opinion | Union-busting won’t stop Alabama’s autoworkers from organizing

Alex Jobin, Staff Columnist April 3, 2024

Since January, the United Auto Workers union has been actively organizing Alabama’s autoworkers to secure better wages, working conditions, and negotiating rights. Perhaps most prominent among these...

Opinion | Alabama election just adds to a national narrative

Opinion | Alabama election just adds to a national narrative

John Armstrong, Contributing Columnist April 3, 2024

On March 26, Alabama House District 10 was forced to hold a special election following the resignation of David Cole, a Republican facing felony voter fraud charges. The results were shocking. Not only...

Opinion | Alabama doesn’t need a representative bought by Big Crypto

Opinion | Alabama doesn’t need a representative bought by Big Crypto

Chance Phillips, Opinions Editor March 31, 2024

On Super Tuesday, March 5, almost a dozen candidates were on the ballot as potential Democratic nominees to represent Alabama’s newly redrawn Black opportunity district, District 2. Two moved on to...

Opinion | Hop over that ‘1-inch-tall barrier’ and enjoy foreign films

Opinion | Hop over that ‘1-inch-tall barrier’ and enjoy foreign films

Mary Claire Wooten, Staff Columnist March 31, 2024

American interest in foreign films has never been high, with very few films ever breaking the barrier of Americentric views, the modern attention deficit, and the preference for blockbuster films over...

Opinion | Stop exploiting student-athletes. Let them unionize

Opinion | Stop exploiting student-athletes. Let them unionize

Alex Jobin, Staff Columnist March 27, 2024

Earlier this month, the Dartmouth men’s basketball team made history by becoming the first college sports team to unionize, voting to join the Service Employees International Union Local 560. With the...

The city of Northport recently approved a major water park project.

Opinion | The Northport water park deal is too good for the city’s politicians

Chance Phillips, Opinions Editor March 27, 2024

Let me be clear: I want the Northport water park project to succeed. I even think it’s got a decent chance, despite the developer’s troubling history of unfinished projects. But Northport’s elected...

Opinion | No one is ‘too cool for school.’ Join a club

Opinion | No one is ‘too cool for school.’ Join a club

Abby Cope, Contributing Columnist March 24, 2024

College is ideally a four-year experience where we go from young ’un to young professional in what feels like far too little time. Our first few weeks on campus quickly turn into an overwhelming blur....

An employee pours a drink at Starbucks in the Student Center.

Opinion | The minimum wage in Alabama may be low, but consider a job on campus anyway

Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist March 24, 2024

Holding a job while in college can be a challenge for many of us who choose to work. Juggling course loads and extracurricular activities with a job can be difficult. However, on-campus work can be a more...

 A student scrolls through TikTok.

Opinion | TikTok sucks. The government should buy it

Chance Phillips, Opinions Editor March 20, 2024

I don't like TikTok. I don’t think you should use TikTok. But you should be able to. As someone who has never even downloaded TikTok, my experience with the site is essentially limited to my friend...

The Tuscaloosa County Jail, located on 26th Avenue.

Opinion | In Alabama, all roads lead back to mega-prisons

Mary Claire Wooten, Staff Columnist March 20, 2024

Since the early 1900s, the Alabama Legislature has been inching toward legalizing gambling statewide. It started small, with wagering on dog and horse races in 1902, and then passed the Indian Gaming Regulatory...