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SENIOR COLUMN: Do it for love, not for the resume

Helmi Henkin May 3, 2018

“Do you ever sleep?” is the most common reaction I get when people find out how many organizations I am involved in and how many leadership roles I juggle. I have a note on my phone that lists everything...

SENIOR COLUMN: Take time for yourself

SENIOR COLUMN: Take time for yourself

May 3, 2018

Stop what you’re doing. Just stop.  I want to remind you that at the end of the day, none of this really matters. Some of it matters, but not a lot of it.  Hear me out.  As college students, we spend...

SENIOR COLUMN: Remembering who you are

SENIOR COLUMN: Remembering who you are

May 3, 2018

“Remember who you are.” My parents told me this before sending me off to my first semester at the University of Alabama. It was more than just a cliché.  For them, it was a way of reminding me that...

SENIOR COLUMN: Don't wait for the next big thing

SENIOR COLUMN: Don’t wait for the next big thing

Madeline Anscombe May 3, 2018

I first had braces in the fourth grade and because I lost my retainer, I got them again during my sophomore year of high school. Most of my friends were getting them off around this time and their presence...

SENIOR COLUMN: Get busy getting less busy

SENIOR COLUMN: Get busy getting less busy

May 3, 2018

I am a “Three” on the Enneagram. If you talk to me for some time, I’ll probably bring up personality tests during our conversation (or I’m secretly ‘typing’ you in my head), because I unabashedly...

SENIOR COLUMN: Marking our time at the Capstone through athletics

May 2, 2018

In a flash, it was over. Confetti began to fall, tears formed in our eyes, hugs and high fives overwhelmed the student section. Our Taco Bell scarfs fell to the ground in Mercedes Benz Stadium because...

SENIOR COLUMN: When you can't hold on, hold on

SENIOR COLUMN: When you can’t hold on, hold on

Caroline Builta May 2, 2018

For pretty much the entire time that I have been at UA, reading senior columns was my favorite part of the end of the year. I loved to see the people who I admired reminiscing on the best parts of their...

SENIOR COLUMN: Appreciating Tuscaloosa's creations

SENIOR COLUMN: Appreciating Tuscaloosa’s creations

Katie Huff May 2, 2018

I constantly have a widespread stomach-turning feeling from the inevitable fact that I will never hear every song, or even every musician. I live in non stop fear that there is a song or band that I’ll...

SENIOR COLUMN: Experience all the restaurants Tuscaloosa has to offer

SENIOR COLUMN: Experience all the restaurants Tuscaloosa has to offer

May 1, 2018

In four years of college, I’ve eaten at a lot of places. Freshman year involved a lot of trips to the dining halls, and I’ll admit I’ve had my fair share of Panda Express at the Ferg. These last...

SENIOR COLUMN: Create your own story at UA

SENIOR COLUMN: Create your own story at UA

May 1, 2018

I’ve kept a journal since the first grade, and almost every day since then I’ve written in it. There are times where an entry would be purely bullet points of things that happened that day or random...

SENIOR COLUMN: You can make an impact without a title

SENIOR COLUMN: You can make an impact without a title

May 1, 2018

This University is obsessed with leadership. I learned that very quickly in GBA 145, and then again in UH 120. And just in case I had forgotten, I was reminded every time I walked into the Career Center...

SENIOR COLUMN: There is truth in reflection

SENIOR COLUMN: There is truth in reflection

April 30, 2018

The University of Alabama changed me, in some ways for the better, in others the worse. While at UA, I became more ambitious in my endeavors and pursued opportunities outside of my comfort zone. I sought...