Perfection is impossible. That idea is something that, as a self-diagnosed perfectionist, I have had to come to terms with through the last few years. Then again, it’s something I still don’t have...

“Can you see my label now?” So begs a five-foot tall, spray-painted, female figure hiding behind a Patagonia insignia. Strategically placed on the temporary wall of the Ferguson Center construction...

Since late November of last year, the streets of Kiev have been overrun with protesters feverishly fighting the oppression of not only their Ukrainian government, but alsop arguably the vast reaches...

Believe it or not, there is a republic where obesity alone leads to the spending of $147 billion annually. The land of the free and the home of the large, where the proportion of obese citizens hovers...

There is a little known, old school phrase that simply states, “I’m from Missouri.” It’s meant to be a play off the lore that coined the state’s nickname – the Show-Me State – and, apparently,...

Like something directly out of “Cool Runnings,” the Jamaican bobsled team has once again managed to qualify for the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games. Still, they have found themselves about $80,000 short of...

“If you continue to do the same thing that you always have done, you will get the same result. Guaranteed.” I can only imagine that Nick Saban was reaching toward the definition of insanity – doing...

It is my sincere belief that every single person on the face of this earth should be required to spend at least one week working in the food service industry – and no, it’s not because of the pay....

The agony of defeat still clings to the minds of most here at The University of Alabama as Saturday’s last-minute Iron Bowl loss continues to make headlines on “SportsCenter” even days after the...

Almost every test has a curve – a normal distribution of scores that creates a bell-shaped dispersal of grades that range to extremes, both in perfection and imperfection. Of course, as students, we...

The gravy smothered on top of my limp, soggy piece of chicken-fried steak had begun to slowly crawl onto the bottom of my take-out box, inching closer and closer to the pooling salsa and sour cream-induced...

On Saturday, in the midst of a hectic weekend of football, @CollegeGameDay managed to tweet out, “LSU vs Alabama! GameDay is heading to Tuscaloosa. #GetUp4GameDay.” The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide...

Saban spoke, and the students responded. For the second truly noticeable time this football season, and the first time since the Ole Miss Rebels were in town, the student section – and more importantly,...

“Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever.” Taking a sound bite out of Gov. George Wallace’s 1963 inaugural address, VICE News began its apparent exposé on the segregation...

In medieval England, prisoners were often designated to receive the worst possible punishment for their crimes – a sentence that was as much a spectacle as it was grisly, and all that was needed were...

One of the worst parts of being a college student can sometimes be the buildup of dust and cobwebs that accumulates in your wallet and on your money clip. It’s a common place to be. After paying excessive...

While The University of Alabama’s attention has been consumed by allegations of voter fraud in the recent Tuscaloosa Board of Education elections and the historical integration of The University of Alabama’s...

This isn’t a letter, it’s a movement. Her eyes remained fixed on me, speaking volumes. Coals of passion burned in each iris. She sat there, perched on the end of my bed, and rambled. She rambled...

Two weeks ago a group of female students from the Auckland University School of Law released an impressively poignant parody of Robin Thicke’s controversial “Blurred Lines” music video. The parody...

Over the past few years, there has been a huge discussion centering on student attendance and involvement with the University’s athletic teams – most notably surrounding the support of Crimson Tide...

A wise man once told me, “Most people live their lives trying to make something for themselves rather than making something of themselves.” It took me until my freshman year to fully understand the...

No more hurting people. So read a sign created by 8-year-old Martin Richard just one year ago, blue and proudly decorated, with one more word visibly apparent. Peace. A year later, he and two others...

Eight of the top 10 states that suffer the highest levels of gun violence are also, not coincidentally, the states that rank among those with the top 25 weakest gun laws. Alabama is nestled into a comfy...

Love and support are all that a father can give his children. His unyielding devotion and absolute affection are inherent within the connection that is paternity, and yet, the limits of their universality...

The supreme law of the land is in jeopardy. On Feb. 27, the nine justices of the Supreme Court heard testimony for Shelby County v. Holder, a landmark case focusing on one of the nation’s most powerful...

Recently, the article “Consent a campus issue,” which ran in The Crimson White, has been receiving quite a bit of attention, mainly from people calling for the job of Jessica Vickery, the assistant...

There are heroes among us. Every day people clad in the same ordinary, mundane garb shared by the rest of us; no Superman “S” fixed to their chests. They are quiet and caring, dynamic and strong....

Monday made a statement. It came and went in a unimposing manner, with no indication to its relative significance over any other day. The sun came up, the sun went down, and we all grew one day older....