Religious freedom is an absolutely vital part of any democracy, and America is of course no exception. People should be able to worship as they please without fear of persecution. However, for incomprehensible...

The subject “UAPD Campus Safety Advisory” seems to always flash across my phone as I read my e-mail notifications. At this point, these e-mails don’t even phase me anymore. How did it get to this...

On October 1st at 10 pm, a gunman by the name of Stephen Paddock, perched from a hotel room at the Mandala Bay casino in Las Vegas, used an illegal semi-automatic modification to murder 59 people and injure...

On Saturday night during halftime, Abigail Greenberg was crowned homecoming queen of the University of Alabama. By all accounts, she was a competent candidate, running on a platform of raising awareness...

“Don’t try to impose those things on me or even speak of them because they're offensive to me and therefore can’t be tolerated.”  Last Monday evening, former Senator Rick Santorum used these words...

I have a small copy of the Constitution that I keep on my bookshelf. I don’t open it up very often – there’s really no need to – but it’s nice to know that it’s there.  I wouldn’t call myself...

I was 16, and it was the summer before my junior year. I looked through the discounted CDs at Walmart, debating over a Fleetwood Mac album and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ “Greatest Hits.” ...

As October rolls around, a familiar feeling of dread enters the minds of students all over campus. We have officially entered midterm season, and with that, each student is faced with an increased amount...

It has come to my attention that a lot of people scoff when they hear the words “Waffle House.” Something about those eleven bold black letters, standing up beside the highway in little blocks of bright...

I was watching Parks and Recreation the other night when I reached a pivotal scene in the season 6 finale. (For anyone concerned about spoilers, I would highly recommend skipping the next paragraph. It...

The American Dream may be alive and well in the sleeping heads of dreamers, but it is something almost unachievable for those in the waking world.  It frames America as a diamond in a world of rough,...