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(Fearing the) power of the people

Matthew Gillham November 16, 2015

The protests at Mizzou this past week have begun to usher in new accountability for college administrations by using the tremendous power of the public to bring about progress – and progress they have...

It’s time to expand medical amnesty

Josh Shumate November 16, 2015

Over the last few weeks, the University’s chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy has been working to put together a campaign to expand the Medical Amnesty Policy at the University.As some of you...

Feminism: the skewed stigma

Anna Scott Lovejoy November 13, 2015

Attending a discussion-based lab at 8 a.m. each Friday easily constitutes as one of the most difficult responsibilities in my school week. I know. I am pitiful, but I am also honest. With that being said,...

Sororities, don’t be a part of what tears you apart

Chad Hankins November 11, 2015

Why are you a part of The Machine? Ask that to anyone who wants to stay a part of The Machine, and you will get the same robotic answers: “We are not a part of that organization,” “That organization...

The speed of misinformation

Sarah Howard November 10, 2015

The World-Wide Web was invented in 1990, with Facebook first launched in 2004 and Twitter following two years later. The internet’s rapid advancement and the creation of social media has changed how...

Imprisonment of women is a feminist issue

Lindsay Macher November 10, 2015

Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Alabama, is one of the top ten worst women’s prisons in the nation. Since 2009, it has been under investigation for harsh conditions. So what does the phrase “harsh...

The double standard for celebrity football players

Kyle Simpson November 5, 2015

In the early morning on Oct. 31, Ohio State’s 20-year-old starting quarterback, J.T. Barrett, was stopped at a police checkpoint and was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He is suspended...

Where is our administration?

Samantha Rudelich November 4, 2015

Among the mud-slinging and broken politics, my frustration with campus grows by the day. I find myself weary of this petty oligarchical approach, where the ones controlling campus lack honesty and refuse...

Cultural appropriation: 50 shades of done with y'all's nonsense

Sehar Ezez November 4, 2015

Another Halloween has come and gone, along with yet another array of offensive costumes. l lack words for grown men who are dressing themselves in bloody hoodies, blackface and carrying Skittles pretending...

Stigma: just one of many obstacles to achieving mental health

Will Sorrell November 3, 2015

"I am proud to attend The University of Alabama." This is a statement naturally proclaimed by much of campus, but unspoken or even opposed by many students as well. Personally, I am proud to attend our...

You aren’t defined by your grades

Anna Wood November 3, 2015

Fall Break is behind us. Where did this semester go? I could have sworn that just a few weeks ago it was late August and final grades were a distant worry.But now that worry is not so distant. There are...

We need a new view of feminism

Robert Sixto November 2, 2015

Last year, Emma Watson took a stand for gender equality, reiterating the idea that “fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating.” This still poses a serious problem...