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Honors college should expand offerings for upperclassmen

Honors college should expand offerings for upperclassmen

Emma Royal November 13, 2017

The University of Alabama Honors College is a major selling point for potential UA students. The University specifically advertises a community learning experience that extends throughout students’ college...

Our View: Roy Moore must withdraw his Senate candidacy

Our View: Roy Moore must withdraw his Senate candidacy

November 13, 2017

The day this editorial board published our endorsement of Doug Jones over Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate special election, the Washington Post published a story detailing Roy Moore’s sexual abuse of...

All students should acknowledge their faults

All students should acknowledge their faults

Emily Strickland November 10, 2017

The most important part of growing up is figuring out who you are. If you don’t understand your own mind, how will you define goals or make decisions about what to major in, career path to follow or...

Fox News practices irresponsible journalism

Fox News practices irresponsible journalism

Chandler Gory November 10, 2017

In the wake of some particularly gross journalistic negligence, whoever is in charge of Fox News’ branding should go ahead and remove the word “news” from the title.  The hyper-conservative news...

Vote for Doug Jones

Vote for Doug Jones

CW Editorial Board November 9, 2017

On Dec. 12, Alabamians will have the opportunity to participate in a special election for the U.S. Senate. The choice comes down between Roy Moore, the twice-removed Alabama judge, and Doug Jones, the...

The sexualization of child actors must stop

The sexualization of child actors must stop

Caroline Builta November 9, 2017

I binge-watched the entirety of the first season of "Stranger Things" in one night. Like many other viewers, a huge part of the show’s appeal was the chemistry amongst all the actors. I waited with bated...

Silicon Valley will not solve America's mobility crisis

Silicon Valley will not solve America’s mobility crisis

Nathan Campbell November 8, 2017

Over the past few years, we have been inundated with countless news releases from Elon Musk and other Silicon Valley billionaires, declaring that they will “reinvent” or “disrupt” some failing...

Mental health professionals should not remotely diagnose Trump

Mental health professionals should not remotely diagnose Trump

Paul Bousquet November 8, 2017

In 1964, After 1,189 Psychiatrists publicly claimed Barry Goldwater was psychologically unfit to be president, the American Psychiatric Association created the “Goldwater Rule”: You can’t give a...

Volunteers should reconsider the impact of their service trips abroad

Volunteers should reconsider the impact of their service trips abroad

Ruben Tarajano November 7, 2017

Contrary to popular belief, the absurdly common mission trip or “service experience” probably didn’t do much good. Yes, you may have gotten dozens and dozens of photos with impoverished Black or...

Indifference to the issues endangers victims

Indifference to the issues endangers victims

Zach Boros November 6, 2017

Burger King recently released an anti-bullying campaign advertisement that compared a young boy being picked on by bullies with a burger that was “beaten” by employees. This social experiment showed...

YouTube should amplify voices of LGBTQ  minorities

YouTube should amplify voices of LGBTQ minorities

Michael Dawson November 6, 2017

Success for YouTube, its content-makers and its viewers, has always relied on algorithms, the invisible math that guides relevant content matches whenever you search for a video. And as advanced and effective...

We need to shed light on wrongful convictions

We need to shed light on wrongful convictions

Annie Milbourn November 3, 2017

Lamonte McIntyre, 41, walked out of a Kansas prison as a free man on Oct. 13 after spending 23 years behind bars. He was only 17 years old when he received two life sentences for the murders of two individuals...