Courtesy of The Capstonian (RIP) The University of Alabama campus was flooded last week during a light rain. Pools of water on sidewalks and streets made walking a living nightmare for students, leaving...

I was recently asked what I would change about campus. My two choices both relate to creating a better sense of a UA community from the beginning of a student’s life at this university. 1. The design...

We all share the same vision for campus. We all may not have reached the same point of understanding yet, but we do. On the specifics, such as block seating or our segregated greek system, we have our...

The NBA has built itself on some of the planet’s most athletically gifted individuals, has always boasted players with enthralling personalities that light up sports-talk radio stations and has successfully...

I am at times – fine, all the time – overly critical of our administration. Over the past two years specifically, I have vented my frustrations about areas where I believe it could step up to gain...

Our Student Government Association—in which I only include the Senate and executive branch—has functioned as a primary campus-dividing force through its disproportionate makeup, questionable policies...

  As a public relations major, I feel it necessary to inform the Capstone about the purpose and practice of proper public relations in light of the University’s recent decisions regarding its legally...

Pre-Game Before I begin, let me start by stating that I wrote this game diary two blocks away from Black Bears Way. I am baffled and humored that anyone would name a street after an animal with no ties...

Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? Was it me? Couldn’t be. Then who? Well, if the alleged crime took place at the University of Alabama, we will never know because of FERPA. FERPA stands for...

Capstonians, we all know how block seating works so well at home football games. The tradition of reserving seats for student groups with the necessary financial and influential means has been a great,...

Out of love for the truth and from desire to elucidate it, I intend to defend the following statements and to dispute them in this paper. In the name of our University, Roll Tide. 1. For students to understand...

I predicted block seating’s inevitable demise last week, and I’ve only had my belief reaffirmed by the supportive sentiments of both students and administrators in positions of power. But, we need...

Student Organization Seating, formerly known as block seating, will cease to exist next year. With an expected yearly increase in student population and a static student seating capacity in Bryant-Denny...

Capstonians: the University of Alabama announced its new bike policy last month. For the most part, it reads as a pedestrian-protection and an anti-bike policy. Ronnie Robertson, director of transportation...

The NFL lockout has officially ended, but the U.S.’ debt-ceiling debate and crisis has yet to be resolved. The similarities between the NFL owners’ disrespectful lockout and the Republican’s ridiculous...

Fellow Capstonians, in what may be the most historic tabling in the University of Alabama’s SGA Senate history, the senate delayed the vote on a bill that would fund a portion of an online carpool networking...

So, you’re foregoing the real world for graduate school. Congratulations! You have chosen to delay the inevitable by another two to three (or even six) years. I know, I know. Of course, your intended...

The best NBA season in recent history came to an end when the pure, undaunted knights of the Dallas Mavericks slew the vile dragon that was the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night. At...

In times of crisis, leaders emerge. After the April 27 tornado devastated parts of Tuscaloosa, leaders across our campus responded incredibly. Faculty members accounted for students, staff members worked...

Capstonians, in one week and three days, this school year will end. I can say without hesitation that this has been the best one so far for me, personally. My weekly time here on the opinions page never...

Well-designed cities share a common characteristic: they each have a center. These centers breed development – both commercial and residential – and community while physically functioning as a metaphorical...

The idea of a centralized hub for student organizations in the Ferguson Center is great. The idea of an organization that facilitates the creation of and collaboration among student organizations is ingenious....

The following piece is satirical in nature and not meant to be taken seriously. In case you couldn't figure that out. George Orwell once wrote that the primary reason writers decide to write originates...

The following piece is satirical in nature and not meant to be taken seriously. In case you couldn't figure that out. With the construction of new fraternity houses on University Boulevard and the planned...

There is a difference between good basketball and entertaining basketball. College basketball – particularly March Madness – is entertaining basketball, albeit very, very entertaining basketball. ...

“Please, see that my brain is given to the [National Football Leagues]’s brain bank.” Dave Duerson left these dying words to his family before he ended his own life. That was a month ago ­— old...

I sent this column in before the SGA election results were announced last night. The fact is that the results – no matter the victors – cannot be seen as the sole indicator for campus progress. Waiting...

Nick Saban’s football team and Anthony Grant’s basketball team pride themselves on tough defense. Both buy into a defensive mentality that opposing teams fear and announcers drool over. In sports,...

A table, a chair, Spud Webb, Nate Robinson, Dwight Howard – all have been leapt over in past NBA dunk competitions. Never, though, in the 26-year history of the event, has a motorized vehicle been hurdled...

Neuro-linguistic programming is a multi-disciplinary approach to helping individuals realize their potential excellence through mental exercises. NLP’s main presupposition is, “There is no such thing...

The incident lasted a few minutes, maybe less. It took longer to voice the offensive slur than it took to consider shouting it out in the first place. Initially, it only involved two students, but within...

In the next few weeks, we will find out who has put their name in the running for SGA president. It will soon become clear who has been properly vetted and groomed and the competitor who has the supreme...

Our student body is growing by the hour, On a given day, we should call Jack Bauer. Because campus crowding is a time bomb ticking, Already, it has gotten rather sickening. Packed are many campus locations,...

Soon, our Student Government Association will release its rewritten constitution for students to vote on. Maybe 20 students will read it—the 20 who convince themselves that the SGA matters and who dream...

My last column in December called for the discovery of a UA student body identity. I refrained from mentioning what I think may or should be our identity because that would defeat the purpose of our entire...

When I tell someone that I attend the University of Alabama, I expect one of two responses: How about that football team or are you in a fraternity? Capstonians, we have an identity crisis. I’m not...

It was – and still is – the talk of the town. A reported 490 players signed up to participate, and nearly 1,500 gathered to watch. At least 268 Quidditch-related tweets were sent by 84 different users...

There are two distinct sides of the American political environment, but their biannual brawls should not overshadow the purpose of our country’s political system. It seeks to continually improve America...

If you can find me a normal person on a reality television show, I’ll find you some beachfront property in Kansas. Contestants or participants on these shows were selected because they fill their particular...

In 2006, Jack Dorsey, along with Biz Stone and Evan Williams, founded the social media networking and microblogging website Twitter. Originally centered on the question of “what are you doing,” Twitter...

An estimated 4,000-plus students comprise the University of Alabama Honors College, which is made up of the University Honors Program, International Honors Program, Computer Based Honors Program and the...

Structure determines properties. Two years of high school chemistry will drill that scientific fact into you, along with the formula PV=nRT. It is as true in science as it is in government. Electing...

Capstonians, over the past few years and decades, this university and its students have painstakingly searched for ways to unite the student body. Some have worked, while others have not. But by George,...

Henry Ford once said, “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” The 2010 Gubernatorial Debate held here at the University...

During the dead week of last semester, this very newspaper transformed as a slew of new editors took over, eager to erase the memory of last year’s lackluster product. The changes so far have been impressive:...

Former vice president Dick Cheney infamously categorized the office of vice president as its own branch of government, claiming so since it holds power in both the legislative and executive branches. During...

“I couldn’t find a parking spot in the lot behind ten Hoor today.” "Well, that should change once people stop going to class. Don’t you think?” “Yeah, I can’t wait for that to happen.”...

On its website, in large, bold typeface, the University of Alabama asserts itself as “an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.” If that is...

In "Inception," Christopher Nolan directs a mind-rattling blockbuster built around the concept of dreams and ideas. One of the movie's signature lines is delivered by the main character, played by Leonardo...

Orange Beach, AL – Fourth of July weekend is a time for relaxation and celebration. On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, officially recognizing our move...

A significant decision from the United States Court of Appeals in April passed mostly unnoticed, though it has the potential to directly affect many more people than it first appeared. It involves net...

U.S. Representative Artur Davis did not win the Alabama Democratic primary for governor last Tuesday. Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks crushed him by 24 percentage points. The hopes and dreams of Davis’s...

I enjoy breaks from working as much as I enjoy the breaks of a Kit Kat bar. They grant me the time to think and chew over what I want to do with my life. For almost three months now, I have been away...

Describing the current state of the National Basketball Association as another golden age of talent may be a bit premature because it will only continue to prosper with its abundance of young skillful...

If you are reading this, it means you survived. No, I'm not referring to your successful viewing of the wearisome Winter Olympics opening ceremonies. I'm talking about Valentine's Day. The holiday created...