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Wes Anderson fans old and new can appreciate newest release

Drew Pendleton April 6, 2014

Wes Anderson’s films define quirky filmmaking. Ranging from a dysfunctional family in “The Royal Tenenbaums” to a documentarian out for revenge in “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou,” from the...

It’s time we rethink environmentalism, recycling

Cruise Hall April 6, 2014

Paper comes from trees, trees come from forests and forests eat carbon dioxide. It is with this logic that environmental crusaders wage war on the pulpwood industry and recycling evangelists preach the...

Coachella inspires bohemian trends for everyday life

Bianca Martin April 6, 2014

Between various fashion weeks and award shows, the first half of the year is full of influences for fashion lovers everywhere. Although we see emerging trends on the runway and elegant dresses at the...

Do election rules even matter anymore?

Andrew Parks April 6, 2014

On March 21, the Student Government Association Elections Board released a decision on the penalty for election violations committed by newly elected SGA Vice President for Student Affairs Stephen Keller....

The U.S. should go back to postal banking

Matthew Bailey April 2, 2014

In the state of Alabama, many individuals resort to payday and title loan dealers to pay off regular expenses. Sixty-nine percent of first-time borrowers are taking out a payday loan for regular expenses...

Growing comfortable with not being perfect

Maxton Thoman April 2, 2014

Perfection is impossible. That idea is something that, as a self-diagnosed perfectionist, I have had to come to terms with through the last few years. Then again, it’s something I still don’t have...

SGA Senate made wrong call on recent vote

SGA Senate made wrong call on recent vote

Letter to the Editor April 2, 2014

It was just last September when President Judy Bonner said, regarding Greek system integration at The University of Alabama, “I am empowering our students to do the same thing that our students did 50...

What if the Machine can’t learn?

Guest Column April 1, 2014

The past year has provided an extraordinary opportunity for The University of Alabama community to learn some valuable lessons – or so I thought. It began with the school board elections. There, local...

Romney, Palin wrong in comments on crisis on Crimean peninsula

Nathan James March 19, 2014

“Thanks, Obama!” is apparently a very dangerous phrase to use satirically. But for Republicans throughout the country, it’s a rallying cry with fewer boundaries each day. For proof, look to Romney...

It’s time to dissolve our worthless Student Government Association

John Speer March 19, 2014

Earlier this week, one of my fellow columnists wrote about the need to get rid of the Student Government Association. As someone who has been on this campus for six years and will earn both my undergraduate...

A modest proposal for student football seating

John Brinkerhoff March 19, 2014

Despite the fact that our football team has become a highly coordinated and (mostly) winning machine over the past few years, other aspects of the program are far less than ideal. Every year, major issues...

“Modern Family” vacations not all that modern, typical

Hannah Widener March 19, 2014

There are two vacations in my household that will go down in infamy ‘til the end of time. One summer, my dad was allowed to pick where we went on vacation, and the following summer my mom decided. My...