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OPINION

Opinion | Save the environment. Ride a bus

Opinion | Save the environment. Ride a bus

Mary Claire Wooten, Staff Columnist April 17, 2024

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...

Opinion | An overlooked issue in the presidential race? Planet Earth

Opinion | An overlooked issue in the presidential race? Planet Earth

John Armstrong, Contributing Columnist April 17, 2024

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...

A new arena is in the works for The Crimson Tide.

Opinion | Alabama’s new arena must champion environmental sustainability

Callie Cassady, Contributing Writer April 17, 2024

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...

Opinion | ‘Quiet on Set’ might ruin your childhood, but watch it anyway

Opinion | ‘Quiet on Set’ might ruin your childhood, but watch it anyway

Angel Scales, Contributing Columnist April 14, 2024

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...

Opinion | Has the Trump era opened the door for antisemitic firebrands?

Opinion | Has the Trump era opened the door for antisemitic firebrands?

Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist April 14, 2024

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,...

Letter from the Editor | Reflecting on a year of pain and challenges

Letter from the Editor | Reflecting on a year of pain and challenges

Ashlee Woods, Editor-in-Chief April 14, 2024

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...

The Tuscaloosa Public Library located off of Jack Warner Parkway.

Opinion | Alabama’s libraries are underfunded, understaffed and under siege

Chance Phillips, Opinions Editor April 10, 2024

“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,...

 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...