Throughout most of college, I have taken myself extremely seriously. I’ve assigned extraordinary gravitas to decisions and involvements that, in the long run, have not mattered at all. I’ve thought...

I was sent home from school my first day of junior year of high school. My crime was not loudly disrupting class; it was not fighting or throwing food or disrespecting my teachers. It was wearing a skirt....

I joined the staff of The Crimson White as soon as I moved to Tuscaloosa for college. I was an unpaid contributing writer, I knew pretty much no one in town, and I was living alone in an empty four-bedroom...

I would always read everyone’s senior columns and wonder what I would write about when the time came. Everyone would give life advice, but I will attempt to be a little different than the normal.  To...

When I transferred to the University of Alabama the fall after my sophomore year, I was intimidated. I was saying goodbye to my small, local university where I excelled in and out of the classroom. I had...

One of the most poignant, sustained memories of my childhood took place in 2004 when I was in the fourth grade. One particular school night after dinner, my parents and I were discussing my birth. My dad...

It is no secret that the United States justice system is completely and utterly backlogged, especially when it comes to drugs. According to the FBI, over 1.5 million arrests were drug-related in 2016 alone,...

Alabama is not a political trendsetter. Our state government is not interested in being at the forefront of legislative developments or trying out new and interesting policy proposals to rectify the many...

On June 5th, Alabama voters will have the opportunity to participate in the state’s gubernatorial primary. Both the Republican and Democratic elections will be on this date, and voters can only participate...

Let’s be real: everyone loves potatoes. They can be fried or baked, sweet or spiced, skins or chips; the possibilities are endless. This diverse starch has become one of the most beloved food groups...

This Saturday, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter made history as the first black woman to headline Coachella and broke a few other records along the way, such as most-watched livestream and longest dance...