In flipping through the channels this weekend, I came across the CNN coverage of the Steubenville, Ohio, rape case in which two high school football players were convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl...

My last column criticized the newly minted ex-pontiff and suggested a need for a better replacement. Despite approval, or at least acceptance with interest, from some Catholics, a more revanchist wing...

Criticism is common at the Capstone, especially when it is directed at the UA administration. A visitor would not have to go far to find a student willing to speak out on perceived issues with parking,...

Love and support are all that a father can give his children. His unyielding devotion and absolute affection are inherent within the connection that is paternity, and yet, the limits of their universality...

Alabama Republicans have found a welcome distraction from their immigration witch hunts and casino raids in the new school accountability law that Gov. Robert Bentley signed last week. The significance...

The condition of Alabama’s schools is one of the most serious problems facing the state, and Alabama Republicans have found what is unequivocally the worst solution imaginable. Recently, they approved...

Tuesday, a new slate of SGA candidates was elected into office. The results were expected, but how could they not be? Six of the seven candidates ran unopposed, but even if they had not, they were Machine...

Last week, I discussed vouchers and charter schools as ineffective options for school reform. This week, it is imperative that I focus on districts and funding. Alabama has a two-fold problem: gerrymandering...

As announced in his State of the Union Address, it seems that one of Obama’s major goals for his term is raising the minimum wage to $9.50. At face value, this idea seems like a good idea to help get...

If someone asked me two years ago what I would be doing my sophomore year of college, I never would have guessed that I would be running for executive secretary of the Student Government Association. I...

Since arriving on campus at The University of Alabama, my biggest goal has been to be able to say that I made a positive difference by the time I left. SGA has always been my passion. Since my freshman...

I am both excited and honored to be running for the position of executive secretary. As a whole, the Student Government Association serves to best represent the ideas and concerns of the University of...