Every man and woman aspires to be free in his or her mind. Such dreams have been the motivation for the demonstrations in many Middle Eastern countries. One by one, regimes that have ruled with emergency...

Anyone who has read my most recent columns has become more familiar with the problems that exist on this campus. But while we sit here and debate the detriment of inflated housing prices or being forced...

A few months ago, I was watching the documentary “Almighty Debt” on CNN, a detailed documentary on how debt has ravaged the African-American community and what some community leaders have done to help...

When President Obama gave the State of the Union speech on Jan. 25, many in America were already tone-deaf to the proposals, including a large chunk of this campus. Coming into the address, I too was skeptical....

Last week, parents nationwide received a jolt from front-page headlines that detailed the activities of college students and how it affects their studies. In their newly published work, Drs. Josipa Roksa...

The resumption of classes this week marks not only the beginning of the last semester before many graduate, but also the beginning of apartment searches as more than 25,000 students make deals with others...

We hear it all over the news, in commentary shows, and in online newspapers. Stories detailing the worst that is in mankind and the continuous bombardment of bad economic news seem to be constantly pervading...

Last Tuesday, it was thrilling to see Dr. Robert Bentley elected governor and the state legislature captured by Republicans for the first time since 1874. The voters sent a clear message that the malfeasance...

The election is less than a week away and politicians are going all-out to win their respective campaigns. There have been some wild moments this campaign cycle and some that were just plain bland. The...

We’ve all heard the old adage, “There are only two constants in life: death and taxes.” The only problem with that adage is one has the ability to increase significantly. For college students, the...

A week and a half ago, the two Alabama gubernatorial candidates, Republican candidate Dr. Robert Bentley and Democratic candidate Ron Sparks, debated on many issues spanning BP, taxes and infrastructure....

When President Robert Witt, set a goal to expand the institution's enrollment to 28,000 by 2013, an overwhelming majority of observers viewed such ambition as laughable and bright-eyed. With the student...

In March, Congress enacted desperately needed reforms through the student loan provisions tucked in the healthcare reconciliation package. Gone are subsidies to lenders; instead, all federal loans will...

Since we were old enough to drive, it has been customary to obtain small, part-time jobs in our communities. In doing this, we learn the American ideals of self-reliance, diligent work ethic and financial...

Earlier this year, Congressman and former gubernatorial hopeful Artur Davis expressed his convictions on Alabama’s dropout problem and suggested a number of policies to address the issue. His ideas ranged...

As political campaigns around the nation move past the primary season toward the general election, education will certainly be a common issue, as always. The candidates will issue their talking points,...

While the Iraq War has been very controversial, the Afghan conflict is viewed as a “just war” due to the need to prevent the resurgence of al-Queda in the region. Recently, it has become obvious that...