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All content by Sophia Fazal

Award-winning speech team to host showcase

Sophia Fazal March 17, 2014

Members of the University of Alabama Forensic Council, or speech team, are inviting students and the public to join them as they showcase their nationally competitive events Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m....

‘Should I have gotten the flu shot?’

Sophia Fazal December 5, 2012

This morning, I woke up and felt horrible. My throat feels like I swallowed a whole apple, my body aches, I’m shivering, yet sweating at the same time, and I just know I’m sick. There’s only one...

We should take some time away from cellphones

Sophia Fazal November 14, 2012

Life without a cellphone seems stupid. As a young college girl with more anxiety than even a dinosaur could take on, I just see red flags and danger everywhere, and not having a way to speed dial Daddy,...

Continue cancer awareness into coming months

Sophia Fazal October 31, 2012

Around this time last year, my grandmother went into remission for breast cancer and I couldn’t have been happier. I can remember talking to my dad on the phone before class that day and feeling so relieved...

Tuesday’s presidential debate raises stakes even higher

Sophia Fazal October 17, 2012

As we move even further into election season, things start to get a little out of control. A total of three debates have passed with only one left to go. The stakes are high, and time is of the essence....

Wilson reminds us to daydream, ‘soldier on’

Sophia Fazal September 26, 2012

We took our seats at the cool dark lab tables, and I began to get even more anxious. There were only about 10 of us in the room and among such royalty at that. Thanks to Dr. Christopher Lynn and his Human...

The worlds of betwixt, between and game day dates

Sophia Fazal September 4, 2012

There we were in our tight jeans – mine were red and hers were mint – teased hair and, of course, six-inch heels. It was Wednesday at Gallettes, so naturally, I poured myself some wine and looked into...

Birth control should be considered ‘uncontroversial’

Sophia Fazal April 15, 2012

The birth control debate is on TV screens, newspapers and even my Twitter feed. Between Obama’s new healthcare bill, the Pope’s newest outrage, Dr. Oz’s health claims and Melinda Gate’s “My Uncontroversial...

Clicker use needs to expand in and out of classrooms

Sophia Fazal April 1, 2012

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I have a 12:15 class where my teacher takes attendance every day. Each class that I miss comes out in a deduction of my final grade and, as wretched as it sounds, I wouldn’t...

Attempt at integration a political move, not an altruistic one

Sophia Fazal February 29, 2012

Traditionally, the secret organization known as the Machine has only endorsed candidates for the University of Alabama’s Student Government Association involved in their coalition; however, this year...

Creationism not valid when put against scientific thought

Sophia Fazal February 13, 2012

As science progresses, humanity loses the need to use imagination to answer life's basic questions; we know that cigarettes cause cancer, lead is not a good product to put into paint and appendixes have...