The sports culture in the United States has shown its ugly side in the past year in a variety of ways. The most recent example has been the reaction that both the sports media and the mainstream media...

Last week, Erynn Williams wrote a column on the topic of diversity – or lack thereof – in the entertainment industry. Ms. Williams argued that the lack of diversity in certain industries isn’t because...

As University students we have already made the first of many big decisions in our lives; attending the Capstone has vaulted us into the elite echelons of our society. Only 20 percent of Alabamians have...

The University campus woke yesterday morning, as it does most mornings, to a parade of chalking. The majority of these are announcements or advertisements. Occasionally an artist will grace us with a doodle....

On Saturday, in the midst of a hectic weekend of football, @CollegeGameDay managed to tweet out, “LSU vs Alabama! GameDay is heading to Tuscaloosa. #GetUp4GameDay.” The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide...

The debates on immigration seem to never end, and discussions dealing with it orbit around policy but rarely around the lives of those affected by it. Those living in the U.S. illegally and their stories...

It has been a rather scandal-free football season in my eyes. It seemed to be smooth sailing after Aaron Hernandez went on a killing spree back in preseason. Then the name Richie Incognito made headlines....

The Guttmacher Institute reported that more than half of all abortions in the United States are obtained by women in their 20s. The Alabama Department of Public Health reported that Louis Payne at the...

If Hogwarts, or another fine institution of magical education, offered a Ph.D., I imagine that the qualifying exams would be aptly named T.O.A.D.S. or Tests for Outstanding and Advanced Doctoral Studies....

Most people have probably never heard the name Ethan Saylor. That’s not surprising. He was just another 26-year-old guy from Maryland. But here’s why we should all never forget the name of Ethan...

As a white, able-bodied, cisgender, straight person who grew up in a middle-class American household, I consider myself to be incredibly privileged. The only aspect of my identity that marginalizes me...