For days, our collective attention has unfortunately turned to an act of racial tension at the University of Alabama. On a campus that has, for too long, faced repeated incidents of racism and exclusion,...

As Foster Auditorium moves into regular use as the home of UA women’s basketball and volleyball, the Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) takes a serendipitous pause during Black History Month...

Fifty-five years ago, Autherine Lucy became the first African-American to enroll at The University of Alabama. Lucy’s attendance at he University was met with much opposition from the community, and...

The incident lasted a few minutes, maybe less. It took longer to voice the offensive slur than it took to consider shouting it out in the first place. Initially, it only involved two students, but within...

We all ought to be out utterly outraged. Here we are in 2011 and black students can’t walk around on campus without being accosted over their skin tone. Racism is not okay. It’s a primitive mindset...

When President Obama gave the State of the Union speech on Jan. 25, many in America were already tone-deaf to the proposals, including a large chunk of this campus. Coming into the address, I too was skeptical....

In view of the recent incident involving Justin Zimmerman and the racial slur directed at him, I cannot help but notice that the University is sending mixed signals. University administrators say that...

Thank you for featuring Capstone International's summer programs in Thursday's CW. Studying abroad can be among the most important, enriching, and educational experiences for our students over their academic...

We have yet another opportunity to be civically engaged. Throughout the fall semester, our campus has been active in the political life of our university and state. UA hosted a 2010 Gubernatorial Debate...

After reading “Senior Sports Reporter” Tony Tsoukalas’ article on recruiting Thursday, I couldn’t help but notice the inaccuracies of the article. Where shall I start? How about the misspelled...

On March 30, 1981, Ronald Reagan was taken to the George Washington University Hospital after being shot by John Hinkley. In the operating room, the newly elected president looked at his doctors and said,...

I’ve often heard students describe themselves as “street smart” rather than “book smart.”  I take “street smarts” to describe some exceptional type of savvy or sales skills that can only...