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Property rights should be respected

Joshua Shumate June 15, 2016

Helen Keller once wrote that the highest result of education is tolerance, and if you ask the average American if he or she believes in a tolerant society, the answer will likely be yes. However, many...

A light in the dark: UA vigil held to honor victims of massacre

A light in the dark: UA vigil held to honor victims of massacre

Will Jones June 15, 2016

In the early morning hours of Sunday, June 12, the lives of many changed forever in Orlando, Florida. More than 300 people went to Pulse, a gay nightclub, that night. Forty-nine of them never went home.Near...

Lavender Graduation Ceremony to recognize LGBT students

Mackenzie McClintock April 16, 2016

What: The Lavender Graduation Ceremony is an event held to recognize students at the University who identify as LGBT. The event is in its sixth year at the University.Kirk Walter, the outgoing president...

Sexual assault knows no bounds

A.J. James February 1, 2016

With the rise of conversations about sexual violence, particularly on college campuses, I’d like to posit this column as a reminder that sexual assault affects every demographic of communities, to include...

Trans visibility and representation is the next step in trans remembrance

Trans visibility and representation is the next step in trans remembrance

Lindsay Macher November 30, 2015

Friday was Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day honoring victims of transphobic violence. In 2015, there have been at least 21 murders of trans people in the United States, including that of Mercedes...

Brown Bag Lecture focuses on LGBT black community

Kyarra Harris November 9, 2015

Students were exposed to the battle for same-sex marriage in Maryland amongst the LGBT black community in the critical justice lecture for the Brown Bag Lecture Series Nov. 9.The speaker, Jennifer Jones,...

UA professor receives gender studies award

UA professor receives gender studies award

Alaina Upman April 21, 2015

Jason Black is known to his students as compassionate mentor, advisor and teacher. Nearly all of Black’s classes touch on the topic of gender reform, and he advises master’s theses and doctoral dissertations...

Future of same-sex marriage remains uncertain in Alabama

Future of same-sex marriage remains uncertain in Alabama

Elizabeth Elkin April 20, 2015

Same-sex marriage has caused a serious debate in the state of Alabama over the last few months.According to a press release by the Human Rights Campaign, as of April 13, no counties in Alabama are issuing...

Treatment of RFRA supporters unfair

Joe Puchner April 7, 2015

If you tuned into the news or browsed social media over the past few weeks, you may have been led to believe that the state of Indiana legalized unjust discrimination or passed an oppressive law that denies...

Same-sex alumni couple denies donations

Same-sex alumni couple denies donations

Elizabeth Elkin April 1, 2015

Clark West and Elliott Mitchell met at The University of Alabama and have been together ever since. They share a deep love for the University, have been active University donors and, like many University...

Alabama Supreme Court issues halt to same-sex marriage licenses

Peyton Shepard March 4, 2015

The Alabama Supreme Court issued a writ of mandamus to halt same-sex marriage in the state Tuesday, reversing United States District Court Judge Callie Granade’s Jan. 23 ruling that struck down the state’s...

Response to “Southern women face prejudice, benefit from chivalry”

Cassidy Ellis February 18, 2015

An article by Leigh Terry entitled “Southern women face prejudices in job market, benefit from chivalry” argued that, despite the “privileges of Southern womanhood,” women from the South are leaving...