I graduated from high school a staunch abortion supporter, unaware of how radically my life would change thanks to a simple willingness to consider new ideas and information. Confronted with the reality...
Last week, The University of Alabama recently displayed a chilling willingness to completely disregard students’ rights to free speech just because some UA students found Bama Students for Life’s display...
I miss Lola. Lola, formally known as La Lola Loca Bama, was the colorful food truck who graced campus with mobile Latin cuisine last year. Lola sold tasty food for reasonable prices. She provided students...
Like most Americans, I’m a supporter of the Constitution and the freedoms it guarantees us, especially the freedom to force people to violate their religion. Oh, that’s not constitutional? The Obama...
The name Hunter Alford might not mean anything to you, but it should. Hunter is a young child in Texas who was born with a rare type of cancer and lost his health insurance when Obamacare went into effect....
I want to like the Republican Party. I really do. Last week, Regan Williams’ article, “Republican Party must sever tea party connections,” claimed that the tea party candidates are “too extreme”...
The Guttmacher Institute reported that more than half of all abortions in the United States are obtained by women in their 20s. The Alabama Department of Public Health reported that Louis Payne at the...
The following opinion column is part of a student discussion on the recent government shutdown. Much has been made of the current government shutdown. The root of this problem isn’t lack of bipartisanship,...
I’m writing in response to John Speer’s “Organizations foster chaos, not potential” with student leaders. Mr. Speer wrote, “Uninformed groups such as the Bama Students for Life, who create high-profile...
The left has done a phenomenal job framing the marriage debate as one about “marriage equality.” This is an appealing slogan, but it implies that same-sex unions are the same as those between a man...
I’m writing in response to Nathan James’ column, “Pope Francis, nontraditional stances may preserve Catholic Church’s future.” Mr. James made several assertions about Pope Francis and the Catholic...
I’m writing in response to “Sexual justice a civil rights issue, regardless of politics, gender, sexual orientation,” by Joey Gamble. Mr. Gamble expressed his opposition to a Texas bill that would...
I am writing in response to Matt Greenemeier’s “Deciphering state’s proposed Religious Liberty Act of 2013.” Mr. Greenemeier is disappointed in the Alabama House of Representative’s advancement...
In her article, “How far has the South really come? Too few here celebrate inauguration,” Lucy Cheseldine lamented the fact that The University of Alabama did not celebrate President Obama’s second...
Many factors will contribute to the Republican Party’s success or defeat in the 2014 midterm and 2016 presidential elections. However, Mr. James’ assertion that Mitt Romney lost the election because...
By Claire Chretien Instead of condemning the gunman who attacked the Family Research Council, he attacked the group for its traditional, mainstream beliefs on marriage. Leftists are quick to label any...
I’m writing in response to Sophia Fazal’s column “Birth Control should not be considered a controversial issue.” The title of Ms. Fazal’s column is correct; birth control should not be considered...
