Before my mother died in February last year she said to me, “I know you’re destined to great things with your life. Just don’t go off and forget about your momma.” And I remember those words like...
As many of you already know, the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees named former University of Alabama president Dr. Robert Witt as chancellor over the systems’ three universities. Colleagues...
I have seen firsthand the negative ways in which gambling can affect a person’s life. During the past two years, my grandfather developed a gambling addiction, which was eventually discovered as a side...
Last week, a column ran that called for the end of race-based affirmative action, ultimately claiming that race does not contribute much by the way of diversity. One line from this column really resonated...
Many people in Florida and across the United States are demanding justice after 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was gunned down in his father’s neighborhood in Sanford, Fla. During halftime of the NBA All-Star...
This August marks 92 years since the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified to the U.S. Constitution. This amendment granted women in the United States suffrage by prohibiting the denial of voting rights based...
Carter G. Woodson, an early 20th-century historian, originally proposed Negro History Week, from which evolved our current Black History Month. The purpose of this month is to focus on the positive contributions...
The very nature of college seems to encourage students to find something to obsess over. We are constantly encouraged to find our passion, be it in flag football, working in a biology lab with renowned...
Monday, marchers filled the streets of Washington, D.C. in protest of the 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion in the United States. This ruling helped reaffirm the basic right that disallows...
Last week, First Year Councilor Robert Pendley proposed a bill to the University of Alabama’s student senate that would change their enumerated titles from “councilor” to “councilman” or “councilwoman.”...
As the fall semester is coming to a close, many sorority sisters are settling into their new homes as official members of their respective greek organizations, thus indicating that they have survived pledgeship...
Just as the Occupy Wall Street movement seemed to be losing much of its momentum as the cold apathy of winter started creeping through the skyscrapers of New York City, Mayor Bloomberg managed to almost...
My time at the University of Alabama has afforded me many opportunities to look back on my years here with great nostalgia. My classes, my friends, and my experiences have all played a vital role in developing...
The Alabama tradition has never been televised, and is not sponsored by O’Charley’s, Taco Bell or Tiffin Motorhomes. The Alabama tradition can’t be found in Bryant-Denny Stadium or Coleman Coliseum,...
“As a member of the University of Alabama community, I will pursue knowledge; act with fairness, honesty, and respect; foster individual and civic responsibility; and strive for excellence.” -The...
Tattooing has been a common form of body modification for centuries, and in many parts of the world it serves as a religious or cultural tradition. Tattoos in America were once viewed as a form of rebellion...
I know my loyal Twitter fandom has been waiting in anticipation for this day for the past few weeks, and it’s finally here. I am officially announcing my candidacy for the presidency of Theta Nu Epsilon,...
New York City — As a life long resident of Alabama, I am no stranger to the history of Americans fighting social and economic injustice. Despite what the Texas Board of Education might prefer, I grew...
The Perry County Herald is a small-town newspaper that began operating five years ago in Marion, Alabama, the county seat of Perry County. The Perry County Herald was not created to fill a void in Perry...
The state of Alabama came from behind to declare itself king of regression last week. Alabama legislators often get really antsy when other states are stealing the spotlight over being the most racist...
In the United States, approximately 34 Americans are murdered daily by guns. University of Alabama students may have seen a billboard truck advertising this statistic driving around campus and the Tuscaloosa...
July 15 of this year will mark the fifth anniversary of the formal launch of the website Twitter. Twitter, our favorite micro-blogging service, allows for us to, as Kingsley Clark pointed out last week,...
The Machine, or Theta Nu Epsilon, is an organization of white sororities and fraternities that use collaborative efforts to elect SGA representatives and homecoming queens. There are people that question...
Last week, the University of Alabama’s students watched as greek and independent students at Auburn University fought a not-so-unique battle over on-campus fashion. It seems that our neighbor has passed...
It seems more than ever that the issue of net neutrality has been thrust into the spotlight over the past few months. In light of the second lawsuit filed against the FCC’s new open Internet order,...
The Oregon Ducks vs. Auburn Tigers BCS National Championship is finally over and the Tigers managed to squeeze out a win. I imagine they desecrated Glendale in the same manner they did to our very own...
“Don’t ask, don’t tell” has yet again been thrust into the spotlight of American media and is at the forefront of American politics. The long-awaited Pentagon report on the possible effects of...
Marriage is one of the oldest institutions still recognized in our society today, and it does not seem to be losing any of its value or momentum. Marriage is simply a legal contract between two individuals;...
The election is less than a week away, and it seems like everyone couldn’t care less about what is going to happen in the Alabama gubernatorial race. Both parties lost their reformation hopefuls—Bradley...
Growing up in a small town in Alabama, before I went off to kindergarten at the age of 5, I learned the ABCs, how to tie my shoes and how to count to 10. Before that, I learned that God created the world....
Note: Thoughts expressed in the columns and letters of the opinions section are solely those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of the CW editorial staff. Tyler Clementi, a student at Rutgers...
For months Lady Gaga has been diligently working to bring “don’t ask, don’t tell” and its outdated, discriminatory policies back to the floor of the U.S. Congress. Just last week Gaga used her...
New York City is often considered one of the most culturally diverse and progressive cities in the world, but a paradoxical shadow of Islamophobia has been cast over New York and the rest of the United...
Children in the United States are sent to elementary school, middle school and high school. They then graduate and go to college or enter into the work force. However, each year 65,000 kids — who grew...
The legal debate over whether or not intelligent design should be taught in schools has been dormant since 2005; however, the same cannot be said for public support for both sides of the debate. Dialogue...
