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Top Ten: Ways to Save Money

Dedrick Lee April 9, 2016

With the year coming to an end and summer approaching fast, many students are looking forward to break and everything they plan to do. Whether it is concerts, vacation or just relaxing, there will come...

Book Bonanza in the Black Belt

Book Bonanza in the Black Belt

Patrick Smith March 28, 2016

School libraries in the state of Alabama have long suffered a lack of state and federal funding for new books, but for nine schools throughout the Black Belt and the state, that’s going to change.During...

Choosing passion over financial prosperity

Danielle Waddell September 28, 2015

As college students, we know all too well the series of questions that fill the first five minutes of any conversation with a new person: Where are you from? What year are you? What’s your major? Only...

College is the time to learn how to budget

Anna Scott Lovejoy September 4, 2015

We all come into college with long and short-term goals. Whether I am merely trying to get my laundry done and run over to Publix for groceries or I am researching ideal internships for my next two summers...

External motivators cause undue emotional stress

TJ Parks March 11, 2015

America seems more driven to succeed than ever before. Although many Americans pride themselves in their work ethic, many push their desire to succeed to the point that it becomes unhealthy, stressful...

Rec Center charges $4 each for shower towels

Rec Center charges $4 each for shower towels

Katie Shepherd January 15, 2015

Upon returning to classes after winter break, many students were surprised and angered to find the University Recreation Center no longer offers free use of 
shower towels.“As high as the tuition...

Apps provide methods for budgets, saving money

Francie Johnson January 12, 2015

It’s no secret college students aren’t usually the wealthiest demographic. Combine that with the fact that many will be living completely on their own in five years or less and it becomes clear...

Socially responsible endowment needed

Chisolm Allenlundy October 7, 2014

In 2012, The University of Alabama System’s endowment totaled $977 million. This enormous number represented a decline from pre-recession 2008, when the endowment was over $1 billion. Currently, the...

Investing in college can increase future gains

Investing in college can increase future gains

Maddy Ard September 29, 2014

Some students complain about the cost that comes with attending a four-year university such as The University of Alabama. While some view the expense as an investment in their future or that of their children,...

Shop online for back to school

Shop online for back to school

Sydney Smith August 17, 2014

It’s a proven fact that when you put more effort into your appearance, you feel better about yourself and ?perform better. Of course, this is much easier said than done. As fall approaches, a wardrobe...

Old money vs. new money, are we really going there?

Letter to the Editor March 1, 2011

Are we as a student body just looking for fights to pick now? As if racial tensions and greek versus independent rivalries weren't enough for students to handle, Tray Smith is now, rather distastefully,...

The Great Divide: Old Money vs. New Money

Tray Smith February 27, 2011

With SGA elections looming, it is becoming increasingly apparent that our student body is at a crossroads. We are threatened by a great divide, a divide so deep it risks unraveling the social fabric of...