Last Sunday, I missed lunch. Ordinarily, this casual observation serves no purpose and would not affect my routine or my feelings with regards to lunch. I assumed I could always go again. However, I skipped...

The interview room is small, probably 9 feet by 9. Neglected light green walls, one blue door and large smash resistant windows. A plastic table and chairs sit in the middle. Fluorescent lights hover overhead....

Men and women of the Capstone, I come to you in ruff times indeed. As a member of your Student Government Association, I am embarrassed. Corruption, despotism, even communism, these are the vices gripping...

Hi, my name is Beth. I’m 20 years old and I like One Direction. I don’t hide it, and I’m certainly not ashamed of it. Their music makes me happy, and they’re all insanely attractive (don’t deny...

America is a diverse country founded from the immigrants of many different cultures. Still, immigration is one of the biggest issues facing this country. Some believe border security is paramount, while...

It’s that time to pick out a costume for free burritos at Chipotle come Halloween. My friends and I will head to the Halloween store on Skyland Boulevard to spend hours freaking each other out and...

  Ever since the Affordable Care Act started to be debated in Congress, Republicans and conservatives have made it their goal to fight against all forms of the act. Unfortunately, their refusal to...

With the arrival of October, students immerse themselves again in the biannual mania that is class registration. You can almost hear the freshmen madly dashing to advising offices and the click of DegreeWorks...

You may have been at last Saturday’s Homecoming game against Georgia State University. Odds are, you weren’t; there are 17,000 student seats, and only 71.3 percent of those were filled. It’s a common...

When I was 6 years old, I came to Alabama, a state that has struggled to ac-cept its identity and the setting in which I would struggle with my own identity for years. As a child, I grew up valuing what...

With the recent “Saturday Night Live” parody of the shutdown, Miley Cyrus seems destined to remain in the spotlight. I, of course, did not take her seriously until I viewed it from a public relations...

When I ask friends about campus issues, I immediately am told that people have grown tired of the incessant debate concerning segregation and the government shutdown, and I tend to agree with them. So...