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All content by Alex Mazzaferro
Tuscaloosa bathrooms: The good and the bad

Tuscaloosa bathrooms: The good and the bad

Alex Mazzaferro, Staff Columnist • April 25, 2019
I don’t know if anyone really reads these to learn a life lesson. Everyone here has graduated high school and already knows what it’s like to be yourself and say goodbye to friends.
Emergen-C is a scam

Emergen-C is a scam

Alex Mazzaferro, staff columnist • April 23, 2019
Most scams are easy to spot, but the ones you need to look out for are the ones that you reach for when you need help.
Smoothie bowls are not a healthy choice

Smoothie bowls are not a healthy choice

Alex Mazzaferro, Staff Columnist • March 25, 2019
There are a lot of people who follow a “Dining Dollar Diet” on campus where they will skip meals to buy a coffee or grab smoothies from a food truck, and might think they are making a healthy choice by avoiding full meals.
Consumer holidays hinder couples

Consumer holidays hinder couples

Alex Mazzaferro, Staff Columnist • February 14, 2019
According to the Britannica Online Encyclopedia, the Roman celebration of Lupercalia was the predecessor of the day we know as Valentine’s Day.
Keep dinner table debates civil this holiday season

Keep dinner table debates civil this holiday season

Alex Mazzaferro, Staff Columnist • December 5, 2018
During the holiday season, there are some dinnertime conversation topics that nearly everyone avoids or becomes apprehensive about.
Digital distractions have replaced print media

Digital distractions have replaced print media

Alex Mazzaferro, Staff Columnist • November 5, 2018
Print media is dying. According to the Pew Research Center, newspaper circulation numbers have been on steady decline since the 80s, and this decline has accelerated as of late.
Alabama should legalize sports gambling

Alabama should legalize sports gambling

Alex Mazzaferro, Staff Columnist • October 8, 2018
Sports gambling used to only be legal in Nevada. Despite the illegality of the practice, sports news sites and shows such as Bleacher Report and ESPN would publish picks, lines and spreads for games for the entire nation to see.
Stop blaming astrology for your problems

Stop blaming astrology for your problems

Alex Mazzaferro, Staff Columnist • October 5, 2018
Many who read horoscopes are great people, but you never know if you’ve met the one who mentions their Zodiac sign as a reason for poor behavior.
Stop trying to seem cool by being slow to respond

Stop trying to seem cool by being slow to respond

Alex Mazzaferro, Staff Columnist • September 15, 2018
Scientists much smarter than yourself have been theorizing about the ideal amount of time to wait before responding to a text or a Snapchat, but they might as well waste their time finding the Higgs boson God particle.
Networking is one of the most important parts of college

Networking is one of the most important parts of college

Alex Mazzaferro, Contributing Writer • August 27, 2018
A four-year university experience is a large investment and everyone expects a fair return in the form of employment or acceptance to a post-graduate program. It’s one big cash cow that’s got to be milked. For that reason, crack your knuckles and grab an udder; we’re about to dive into how to squeeze the most milk from this beautiful beast.