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Sororities should apply for block seating

Sororities should apply for block seating

Alex Smith September 14, 2017

I’ll never forget the absolute shock I felt last year as I witnessed one of my closest friends within my sorority make the courageous decision to encourage our sisters to apply for block seating.  Her...

Our View: DeVos' Title IX rollback hurts victims

Our View: DeVos’ Title IX rollback hurts victims

CW Editorial Board September 14, 2017

Sexual assault is a non-polarizing issue. It is a heinous crime and victims of such acts should be protected and met with the utmost sympathy. Unfortunately, with Betsy DeVos’ announcement last week...

Antidepressants need to be accepted

Antidepressants need to be accepted

Caroline Builta September 13, 2017

The first thing that I do every day when I wake up is roll over and take an antidepressant. The last thing that I do every night before I go to sleep is take another. Yes, it’s tedious, but it’s necessary....

Republican complacency with Trump harmful to nation

Republican complacency with Trump harmful to nation

Emma Royal September 13, 2017

There is no question that Donald Trump’s rise to power has been fraught with controversy and divisive policy. Trump himself is a wild card, firing off insulting tweets, sometimes at his own administration,...

Success is about controlling your thoughts

Success is about controlling your thoughts

Christina Ausley September 12, 2017

Impossible. Incapable. Anxious. Failure. All of these words and more seem to oftentimes infect and manipulate the minds of many students throughout their college experience. Freshman year especially poses...

The struggle of being the lone black student

The struggle of being the lone black student

Madison Naves September 12, 2017

The first day of school can range anywhere from exciting to challenging, or perhaps mundane for upperclassmen like myself. The first day signals a time for gearing up for hard classes, meeting new friends...

Price gouging during disasters is a good thing

Price gouging during disasters is a good thing

Carter Yancey September 11, 2017

Time is running short and everyone is trying to purchase enough gas to escape impending disaster. Relatives are too far away so dozens of families seek refuge in hotels. Water lines are damaged so bottled...

DACA needed to be rescinded to create a permanent solution

DACA needed to be rescinded to create a permanent solution

Nicolas Briscoe September 11, 2017

The raging debate over former President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and President Donald Trump’s recent flirtation with ending it is a battle being fought on several fronts....

College is about knowing when to stop

College is about knowing when to stop

Emily Strickland September 8, 2017

The beginning of a new semester is an ideal time to reflect and refine for upperclassmen and freshmen alike. As I enter my junior year, I have again taken time to look back over the previous four semesters...

College students need to move past "Bumper Sticker Politics"

College students need to move past “Bumper Sticker Politics”

Jack Kitchin September 7, 2017

It’s impossible not to be immersed in political rhetoric on an American college campus. Students are surrounded by politically-oriented student organizations, political discussion panels and lectures,...

OUR VIEW: UA should protect DACA recipients

OUR VIEW: UA should protect DACA recipients

CW Editorial Board September 7, 2017

On Monday, both President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end of the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals policy, popularly known as DACA. This Obama-era protection allowed immigrants...

The Myth of Adulthood

The Myth of Adulthood

Sophie Williams September 6, 2017

While college is indeed a time of exploration, of new experiences and opportunities, it is also accompanied by a lot more responsibility, more time management, and many beautiful moments when the brain...