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All content by Mary Sellers Shaw

Binge drinking is no laughing matter

Mary Sellers Shaw February 13, 2014

Editor's Note: The parody Twitter account mentioned in this letter has since been edited and no longer includes the description quoted by the letter's author. It seems that Tuscaloosa restaurant T Burger...

Students can be fiscally responsible if they try

Students can be fiscally responsible if they try

Mary Sellers Shaw January 29, 2013

Being on a college budget is hard. Between the necessities – books, food, gas, etc. – and the not-so-necessary, it can be hard to keep control of yourself and your money. I recently discovered that...

If we expand UA's core curriculum, we expand opportunity for students

If we expand UA’s core curriculum, we expand opportunity for students

Mary Sellers Shaw January 15, 2013

We’ve all heard the old rhyme, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” How many of us, though, actually eat the entire apple? For the most part, we eat the good parts and when we’re finished, throw...

Rules to remember during final stress

Mary Sellers Shaw December 5, 2012

As the end of the semester comes striding towards us, many of us are left with a few questions: what do I have to make on my final to pass? How little sleep can I get and still function next week? Can...

Environmental efforts need to be tackled by UA’s students, administration

Mary Sellers Shaw November 20, 2012

When you think of The University of Alabama, there are several landmarks that come to mind. Denny Chimes, the President’s Mansion, the Gorgas House, and, of course, Bryant-Denny Stadium, the home of...

Celebrate current and future veteran’s on UA’s campus

Mary Sellers Shaw November 13, 2012

When I was in elementary school, each year we would put on a Veteran’s Day program, complete with red, white and blue outfits and patriotic songs we had spent months memorizing. But the purple mountain...

To create a better community, reach out to friends

Mary Sellers Shaw October 15, 2012

He is constantly stressing out about school and takes medicine to help him focus. They don’t think it’s a big deal that it’s not prescribed, until he overdoses and is sent to the hospital. She used...

Healthier choices should be made more convenient for UA students

Mary Sellers Shaw October 1, 2012

All of my friends recently seem to have gotten into those health apps that are out there now. You know, the ones where you type in what you’ve eaten that day and it tells you how many calories you’ve...

Suite-style dorms attractive but illogical, lonely

Mary Sellers Shaw September 17, 2012

Imagine. It’s your senior year of high school. You walk into an apartment-style dorm at The University of Alabama, and you think, “This is amazing! I can have my own room, no community bathroom and...