Hope for true societal growth, economic prosperity and cultural progress seem to be goals long forgotten in Alabama, thwarted on a seemingly constant basis by hyper-partisan leaders with a levee on the...

Since the Iranian revolution, sometimes called the Islamic revolution, relations between the United States and Iran have been very uneasy as well as unsteady. The recent election in 2005 of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...

The most important takeaways from the Jerry Sandusky story, which ended in handcuffs Friday night, are not, really, about Jerry Sandusky. There isn’t much to learn from the fact that there are sick and...

I am glad Cheyenne Paiva wrote her opinions piece, ‘Classical music survives, but only teachers and students of the genre listen.’ Whenever and in whatever medium possible, we want feedback on the...

By now, the members of the University of Alabama’s incoming freshman class, sure to be the smartest in our history, have already crossed the threshold of high school graduation and are excitedly anticipating...

Earlier this month, three Auburn students were gunned down at an off-campus pool party by Desmonte Leonard, a man who had already been convicted of carrying a firearm without a permit in 2008. In light...

Do you want the good news or bad news first? How about both: Classical music survives in a self-sustained, closed loop. Nothing goes in, and nothing comes out. Here’s how I came to that conclusion. ...

I’m not sure when I realized I was neither white nor black, but it may have been in kindergarten when my friend Max asked me, “What are you?” Six years old, I told him I was “kind of Indian,”...

During the summer, we have the opportunity to leave our working week schedules of the Fall and Spring semesters and venture. Some of us are lucky enough to pursue our studies at the Capstone or local community...

The presidential search committee currently seeking a replacement for Robert Witt, former University of Alabama president and current UA chancellor, seems to be moving in the right direction, but may soon...

If I were to tell you a recent poll had pinpointed one issue involving Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney that would cause almost 30 percent of the electorate “concern,” what might you guess...