The editorial board endorses Joe Biden for President of the United States. Though the board does not have as long a history of endorsing candidates as other newspapers, the five members agree that now is no time to be silent.
Well, we’ve seen both major party presidential candidates debate. But columnist Kelby Hutchinson still isn’t thrilled about voting for either of them. As he writes in his column, neither candidate is a stand-out, and the past two debates have illuminated nothing for undecided or reluctant voters.
TikTok has seen a lot. But the app, which was nearly banned by Donald Trump in September, has a resilient user community. As columnist Abigail McCreary writes, students already know that Facebook and Instagram have their data. Why should TikTok be the breaking point?
Avery Brooks, Contributing Columnist
• October 21, 2020
What comes to mind when you’re trying to find a horror film to watch? Do you seek the one that you know will scare you, or do you hold back, wanting something easy with just a hint of terror? As fall...
Lizzie Bowen, Contributing Writer
• October 21, 2020
COVID-19 has made life more difficult for everyone across the nation, but a specific group of individuals was hit in a way that varied from anyone else: us.
College students have had to adapt to a...
So if you, dear reader, are apoplectic over the rising cost of resold student football tickets, don’t blame your fellow students. After all, overpricing goods and services just means they’ve learned from one of the highest paid instructors at this University: its president.
The University has also been accused of underfunding diversity initiatives. As editors Mikayla Wyatt and Adaya Jackson write, it isn’t enough to have an Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion or even an Intercultural Diversity Center. Students of color need to be funded just as much as their white counterparts in order to be set up for success. Read it online or in the special edition.
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
