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Opinion | Removed sidewalks inconvenience students

Opinion | Removed sidewalks inconvenience students

Jacob Hiles, Contributing Columnist September 8, 2024

Throughout the past two semesters, students have been taking detours on their way to class due to construction around Gorgas and other buildings on the north side of the Quad. These detours are worth the...

Opinion | Feeling alone in a sea of 40,000 fish

Opinion | Feeling alone in a sea of 40,000 fish

Abby Cope, Opinions Editor September 4, 2024

It seems like every time I open Instagram, someone I follow is “hard launching,” engaged or passing some other love-related milestone that I have yet to reach. As a senior in college, I can feel a...

Opinion | The case for Trump: 'Let Trump Be Trump'

Opinion | The case for Trump: ‘Let Trump Be Trump’

Jacob Hiles, Contributing Columnist August 28, 2024

With Donald Trump's recent decline in polling, many seem to be questioning their support of the former president. After the assassination attempt, Trump’s popularity in several swing states skyrocketed....

Opinion | The case for Kamala: We are not going back

Opinion | The case for Kamala: We are not going back

Carson DuBose, Contributing Columnist August 28, 2024

America stands at a crossroads. Our nation finds itself in turbulent waters. We must navigate through a complicated world and a climate that is hostile toward the very ideals that make this country so...

B. B. Comer Hall is located near the Student Center, and is the home to UA's international programs, as well as many foreign language classes.

Opinion | For native US English speakers, language learning requires a difficult and fundamental shift in attitude

Luke McClinton, Chief Copy Editor August 25, 2024

For native English speakers in the United States, the skill of learning foreign languages is growing in difficulty. According to University of Alabama Chinese program director Xiang Zhang, it isn’t...

Opinion | Southern warmth meets Northern cold: Why you should mind your manners

Opinion | Southern warmth meets Northern cold: Why you should mind your manners

Ella Seaton, Contributing Columnist August 21, 2024

As I sit at a stoplight at an intersection on McFarland, the green arrow appears on the traffic light. I wait for the car in front of me to turn, and before I can take my foot off the brake, the blare...

The Women and Gender Resource Center offers wellness resources for students.

Opinion | We need to take the men out of menstruating

Elle Standish, Contributing Columnist August 21, 2024

Many women around the world have been unknowingly giving themselves a dose of toxic metals each and every month. Yes, you read that correctly. You’ve likely heard of the infamous University of California...

A student fills out a crossword puzzle.

Opinion | Not so easy A

John Weinstein, Contributing Writer August 21, 2024

After selecting classes for my freshman year, I realized that an elective I chose called “Intro to Listening” was regarded as the “easy” class around campus. Hearing these rumors, I expected to...

Opinion | JD Vance: The Weird, the Bad, and the Ugly

Opinion | JD Vance: The Weird, the Bad, and the Ugly

Carson DuBose, Contributing Columnist August 11, 2024

On Monday, July 15, former President Donald Trump announced his choice for his vice presidential candidate. Bypassing seemingly conventional choices such as Florida Senator Marco Rubio and North Dakota...

Students laughing together on the steps on Gorgas Library.

Opinion | The case for boundless warmth and kindness

Luke McClinton, Chief Copy Editor July 31, 2024

I’ve long vested myself with a personality of being reserved. By no means would I be “shy” or “introverted”; rather, I’d say my interaction style was centered more around reaction than initiation....

Opinion | Finding magic in the mundane

Opinion | Finding magic in the mundane

Abby Cope, Opinions Editor July 24, 2024

As we grow older, the shimmer of everyday life seems to fade. The grass doesn’t look as green, Christmas comes much faster than it used to and the excitement we had as kids fades somewhere along the...

Opinion | Trump assassination attempt: Symptoms of a larger sickness

Opinion | Trump assassination attempt: Symptoms of a larger sickness

Carson Dubose, Contributing Columnist July 17, 2024

At approximately 6:11 p.m. ET Saturday, former President Donald Trump was shot at a campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. Using an AR-15, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks not only struck the former...