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All content by Danny Pelavin
Stop hiring your friends

Stop hiring your friends

Danny Pelavin April 13, 2017

As the semester wraps up and the focus slowly shifts to next fall and the upcoming football season, the campus goes through a period of change. Freshmen become sophomores, and student organizations pick...

Internet service providers should be prevented from selling browsing history

Internet service providers should be prevented from selling browsing history

Danny Pelavin March 29, 2017

Currently, a rule set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) protects our digital privacy by banning Internet service providers (ISPs) from selling our browsing data. But that could change very...

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...

Creativity is essential for life

Creativity is essential for life

Danny Pelavin February 21, 2017

When I was little, I couldn’t really use my fingers. The school therapist suggested I remedy my fine-motor skills by learning to play an instrument. I chose the saxophone, and from fifth grade on have...

Vote local this election

Vote local this election

Danny Pelavin October 27, 2016

A few days ago, I sent in my absentee ballot. Along with the presidential election, I also voted to decide a number of local races, from county council races to judgeships and school board seats, as well...

Campus carry brings potential dangers

Campus carry brings potential dangers

Danny Pelavin September 29, 2016

The University of Alabama, like most public colleges and universities in the United States, does not allow concealed carry of firearms or dangerous weapons, with the exception of University Police or other...

UA must improve environmental stewardship

UA must improve environmental stewardship

Danny Pelavin September 15, 2016

On gamedays, Bryant-Denny Stadium becomes, by population, the fifth largest city in Alabama according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But campus isn't just large on Saturday; it’s also growing at a rapid...

IEW gives students a look at different cultures

Danny Pelavin November 13, 2013

Troels Dahl-Nielsen spends his mornings like many students at The University of Alabama – at the Ferguson Center Starbucks finishing up homework. The difference is, when Troels opens up Facebook for...

Bone marrow registry to hold campus drive

Danny Pelavin October 6, 2013

A numerical measurement of influence is the goal for this semester’s bone marrow registry drive hosted by the University of Alabama chapter of Be The Match On Campus. The drive will be held in the...