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Is self-deception key to success?

Matthew Gillham September 18, 2015

You can accomplish anything you put your mind to—right? Believe it! But it just might not be true.Politicians, celebrities, athletes and Joel Osteen nearly unanimously articulate that if you want something—really...

It's on the Greeks

Meghan Dorn September 17, 2015

It’s been an interesting four years to be greek at The University of Alabama, with many events landing in the national headlines. My house has always handled this in stride, trying to do their best to...

It's on us. All of us

Jordan J. Forrest September 17, 2015

When we all walked onto the campus of The University of Alabama, most of us found ourselves excited about the unlimited opportunities available to us–a time for a fresh start, to build new friendships,...

Don't read my body

Don't read my body

Ben Ray September 16, 2015

By Ben Ray | Guest Columnist Whenever I tell someone that I have been sexually assaulted, I always get the same look. It’s a pretty difficult look to describe, which is strange because it is very particular...

FOMC meeting decision has major impact on college students

Ben Jackson September 16, 2015

Today is important. And I don’t mean that in some sort of motivational, “be positive” kind of way. I mean that September 14, 2015, is uniquely important, because it begins the two-day Federal Open...

Common sense and victim blaming

Anna Scott Lovejoy September 15, 2015

People often make assumptions about the victims of sexual assault. The University of Alabama is one of an extensive number of schools in the United States that pride themselves on attracting a majority...

Dress codes promote discrimination of marginalized communities

Lindsay Macher September 15, 2015

Cities across the country have been brought to national attention for enforcement of strict, unfair high school dress codes. Dress codes are inherently oppressive because they seek to regulate women's...

Block seating: dissolving the controversy

Anna Wood September 15, 2015

Football season is finally here! As usual, everyone is ecstatic. There is no feeling quite like the one we get when we see tents being put up on the quad for the first time in the fall. I think most can...

Not a gentleman’s sport: Dixieland Delight and other “traditions”

Erin Mosley September 14, 2015

The two weeks prior to Alabama’s first home game were full of drama and suspense. Resolutions were written begging for reconsideration and underground meetings were planned. And still, after all of the...

This is our time for choosing

Sean Ross September 14, 2015

In spring of 2013, I ran for Student Government Association (SGA) Senate. As a freshman majoring in political science, winning a senate seat seemed to be destiny. So, I put everything I had into making...

​US culture plays role in sexual assault

Ruth Bishop September 14, 2015

Sexual assaults are clearly a huge issue on college campuses, including our own. According to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, nearly 1 in 3 women and 1 in 7 men reported being...

OUR VIEW: SGA Judiciary betrays public trust, flouts duty

CW Editorial Board September 14, 2015

On Thursday, Sept. 10, Akeisha Young, chief justice of the SGA Student Judiciary, issued an opinion that the Student Organization Seating violated the SGA Code of Laws and is unofficial until deemed otherwise....