This spring I want to celebrate achievement – the achievement of the Blount Program in transforming an overconfident boy into a sensible man and fostering a community I can see still thriving long after...

My next all-American holiday experience, spring break, couldn’t come quick enough. To avoid the hoards of string bikinis and beer-loaded pick-ups heading to the beach, I decided to exchange the past...

Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases relating to gay marriage. The smart money seems to be on SCOTUS striking down the Defense of Marriage Act, and throwing out the case on...

The Alabama men’s basketball team lost to Maryland 58-57 in the quarterfinals of the NIT on Tuesday March 26. Sophomore guard Trevor Lacey missed a shot at the buzzer that would have sent Alabama to...

Imagine giving the ultimate sacrifice of fighting for your country. Imagine the years of training, the mixed emotions of deployment and the eerie sounds of the battlefield. Imagine the pain of fallen brothers...

There was something seductive about his philosophy. He told me he didn’t care much for a formal education, that his time could be better spent elsewhere, that he was here to get in and get out. This...

We’ve all heard the statistics, as much as we might wish we hadn’t: 20 percent of women will be sexually assaulted during their time at college. Only about five percent of sexual assaults will be reported...

It was a tough time to be a Republican last election cycle. With the Grand Old Party losing races that should have been won and losing the presidency, for many it seemed like the end was ever nearer for...

As the carpet of the academic year begins to roll further and further to an end, I have been speaking to quite a few students about their plans for the coming summer and fall semesters. Many students seem...

As the semester winds down and spring break finally approaches, many students are scheduling meetings with their advisors to prepare for the upcoming summer and fall semesters. I recently attended my advising...

In light of the opinion editor’s recent call for purpose and accuracy on the opinions page, I feel this is a rather apt moment to discuss the ill-informed arguments of my colleague Tray Smith with regards...

For centuries, mental illnesses have struggled for attention in the realm of social issues and inequalities. In the state of Alabama, the challenge has been more extreme than most. In the 1800s, activist...