Earlier this semester, I had the opportunity to watch Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit perform live at the Alabama Theatre in Birmingham. This was my first chance to hear Isbell, who grew up minutes away...

Aly Raisman has always been a personal hero of mine. She is athletic, intelligent, beautiful, strong and an Olympic gold medalist. Her wonderful qualities and accomplishments are seemingly endless, but...

November is nearing its end, and I have yet again found myself in the middle of one of the season’s most heated disputes.  It splits families. It strains friendships. Both sides of the aisle are met...

The most important part of growing up is figuring out who you are. If you don’t understand your own mind, how will you define goals or make decisions about what to major in, career path to follow or...

I was 16, and it was the summer before my junior year. I looked through the discounted CDs at Walmart, debating over a Fleetwood Mac album and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ “Greatest Hits.” ...

The beginning of a new semester is an ideal time to reflect and refine for upperclassmen and freshmen alike. As I enter my junior year, I have again taken time to look back over the previous four semesters...