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OPINION

Gene Fulmer: Your home is my home

Gene Fulmer: Your home is my home

Gene Fulmer March 3, 2017

I’m from the town of Fayette, Alabama. Although it’s not far from here, you may have never heard of it. Fayette is a town with unquestionable loyalty. Pride in the Capstone pervades our lives, our...

There is nothing noble about being apolitical

There is nothing noble about being apolitical

Danny Pelavin March 2, 2017

After Alabama lost to Clemson in the national championship game, my friends and I were looking for any silver lining we could find. “Well,” one said, “at least they don’t have to go visit Donald...

Ross D’Entremont: I'm running to serve you

Ross D’Entremont: I'm running to serve you

Ross D’Entremont March 2, 2017

During our time in the SGA Senate, my team worked diligently to review, analyze and change policies across campus. My team, consisting of students dedicated to our university, worked perpetually to better...

Stephanie Gaytan: Together we will roll on

Stephanie Gaytan: Together we will roll on

Stephanie Gaytan March 2, 2017

As I am about to begin my fourth and final year here at the Capstone, many positive memories from the past few years begin to fill my mind. From being a part of many different organizations on campus like...

Collegiate recovery programs provide vital resources

Collegiate recovery programs provide vital resources

Morgan Nicodemus March 1, 2017

I distinctly remember walking into Farrah Hall late one Thursday evening, ready for UA Recovery Night to be over so that I could get back to the library and focus on my studies. I sat down in my lecture...

A defense of philosophy

A defense of philosophy

Ryan Anderson March 1, 2017

Take this as a warning – do not sign up for Introduction to Philosophy for an easy A. It sounds tempting to go ahead and get your humanities credits out of the way with what you assume to be minimal...

The Answer is Yes: The question that's been dodged for a century

The Answer is Yes: The question that's been dodged for a century

Jared Hunter February 28, 2017

I want to start my story by telling you how important honesty is to me. If there is one thing I can leave you with, it is that I want you to know the truth about me – that I want to serve all students...

Our best days lie ahead

Our best days lie ahead

Lillian Roth February 28, 2017

My promise to you is the same promise I made to you last year: our best days are ahead of us.Last year, I committed to you to be a voice for all and work to represent every student on campus. During my...

Presidential vacations don't matter

Presidential vacations don't matter

Chandler Gory February 28, 2017

Presidents like to take vacations. It’s a simple fact that we should all accept. Woodrow Wilson played around 1,200 rounds of golf during his less than 3,000 days in office; Dwight Eisenhower played...

Your inability to see a problem doesn't mean there isn't one

Your inability to see a problem doesn't mean there isn't one

Zach Boros February 28, 2017

White Supremacy: let’s address this more-common-than-you-think phenomenon in American society. While it is the most recognizable symbol, only associating white supremacy with the KKK will blind you from...

Renaming Morgan Hall would benefit the University

Renaming Morgan Hall would benefit the University

Emma Royal February 27, 2017

From the Civil War era and antebellum South to the increasingly turbulent 1960s, there is no denying that the state of Alabama has a less-than-positive civil rights track record. Fortunately, in this day...

LGBTQ  couples should be allowed to adopt

LGBTQ couples should be allowed to adopt

Allison Mollenkamp February 27, 2017

This week while the nation watched as President Donald Trump rolled back President Obama’s protections for transgender students, discrimination against the LGBT community was even more active in Alabama....