If you step into my father’s closet, behind the button-down shirts and striped ties, you’ll find a ratty old suit with oversized shoes, a bowler hat covered with stickers and a daisy sticking out of...

Please allow me to introduce myself as a woman. I am not a “nasty woman,” but I am a kind, educated, determined, beautiful and strong 21-year-old woman. I am not a woman who would let Donald Trump...

If you’ve ever seen a crime movie or a movie about the mob in general, then you have probably heard the term “racketeering.” It’s organized crime’s bread and butter – the foundation that such...

I’m sitting in my western civilization class, watching my 
professor pace the front of the room. He’s talking fast, using big hand motions to act out a scene 
from history.“Now you guys all know...

I was nervous as I walked into my first job interview, as everyone is.'You’ve got this,' I told myself. 'You prepared, you have experience, and you make business professional look cute.' For some reason,...

A few days ago, I sent in my absentee ballot. Along with the presidential election, I also voted to decide a number of local races, from county council races to judgeships and school board seats, as well...

Yesterday, the University hosted the 68th annual Better Relations Day between The University of Alabama and Auburn University. Led by the two respective student government associations, representatives...

Our grandparents dreamed of a future world filled with jet packs and flying cars. As of yet, that world is not a reality. However, we are about to get the next best thing: self-driving cars. The technology...

The famously witty Winston Churchill is credited with saying that “the best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.” I regularly read public opinion data, and...

Donald Trump is no conservative, but whether he wins or loses the conservatives could soon be more powerful than ever. In 2008, Barack Obama’s resounding victory and the Democratic sweep of Congress...

I can’t remember the last time I pledged allegiance to the flag. By high school, no classrooms had flags in them and the Pledge of Allegiance was basically a thing of the past. Me not pledging was not...

Recently, I decided to sit down with a friend and watch Ava Duvernay’s new documentary out on Netflix, 13th. The piece details the current systems of mass incarceration and criminal justice in the United...