I started running 10 years ago in middle school on my school’s cross country team.  My coach was an older man from Boston with a thick accent and a reputation of being tough to please. I’ve gone...

My first ever electronic device was a first-generation iPod touch handed down from my older brother to me when I was 11. It couldn’t text, take pictures or even call — but it could play music. I was...

Like many other college freshmen, I had my college career planned out on the first day of classes. I knew exactly what major I’d pursue, what clubs I wanted to join and what accolades I wanted to graduate...

As I was filling out a job application recently, a prompt appeared that made me think more than previous ones had. It read, “Tell us about a place you lived that shaped you into who you are today.”  There...

Growing up, I spent every major and non-major holiday in Hurley, Mississippi. With an astounding population of 1,391, locals would tell you that it’s on an upturn. Anytime a friend or teacher would ask...

My freshman year was only a few weeks ago. Or at least that’s what it feels like.  In all actuality, it was three years ago, and I’m currently three months in to my senior year. The year 2025 felt...

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...

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...

With warmer air, later sunsets and much emptier streets, it’s obvious throughout Tuscaloosa that it’s summertime.  Tuscaloosa is a major tourist attraction during football season, with local restaurants...

It is only human nature that we try to make processes as easy as possible for ourselves. Whether that be ordering takeout instead of cooking or sending a thank-you text instead of a letter, we have an...

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...

College is ideally a four-year experience where we go from young ’un to young professional in what feels like far too little time. Our first few weeks on campus quickly turn into an overwhelming blur....

In this era of digital dependency, we have placed a pernicious prioritization on how we are perceived by others. It’s no secret that the more time progresses, the more opportunities arise to immerse...

Feb. 29 is a quadrennial curiosity that will soon grace our calendars once again. A tradition dating back to 46 B.C.E., the leap year is an astronomical necessity. Earth’s orbit around the Sun takes...

With supermarket shelves quickly emptying of name-brand chocolates and floral arrangements, it doesn’t require a calendar for one to know that Valentine’s Day is coming up. A romantic’s daydream...

With old age comes wisdom, maturity and a slew of preconceptions that it comes with a loss of liveliness as well. The average life expectancy in the United States is 77 years, though many start to cease...

For as long as collegiate sports have been around, so have bandwagon fans.  The kind of fans to drop their beloved team faster than their quarterback did the ball in the previous game. Merriam-Webster...

It is not uncommon to find Adderall, Vyvanse, Ritalin or other similar prescriptions in an American’s medicine cabinet. These are all medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, a chronic...

Banned Books Week is celebrated annually in early October, and this year, from Oct. 1-7, a weeklong commemoration of silenced authors around the world, shedding light on a subject so frequently left in...