What happens when we arrive at a new place? What happens each time we meet a stranger in their environment rather than our own? What do we gain, and how do we change whenever familiar scenery is exchanged...

There is rarely an article written about the millennial generation that fails to mention that we have a strong sense of entitlement. It has become conventional wisdom that every member of our generation...

This past week, Governor Robert Bentley said national leaders should look towards Alabama as a model on how to run a government, especially in getting jobs. This is nothing sort of delusional. If Governor...

Over the past week, something has happened in Israel that seems all too familiar. Armed conflict, sparked by rockets being launched from Gaza into Israel, has broken out once again. As it goes on, regular...

Despite the conspiracy theories put forth by many who hate President Obama, the immigrant children that are arriving in record numbers to the United States border are not doing it at the administration’s...

We come into contact with unique people in our lives. Sometimes these individuals stick around, and sometimes we only have a short amount of time with them. This past week I had the pleasure and joy to...

Sarah Patterson was named head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide gymnastics team in 1978. She was hired by legendary Alabama football coach and athletic director Paul “Bear” Bryant, who was in the...

There’s something special about rivers. I don’t know what it is exactly. It may be the sounds: quiet when the water flows wide and slow; or loud when it tightens up to crash over the rocks it meets...

What two things do our nation’s capital and the capital of the European Union – Brussels, Belgium – have in common?The answer is: my presence over the last two summers and thriving, multi-faceted...

One of the many mercies of summertime comes in allowing one’s email inbox to breathe a bit. Sure, during the academic year it behooves students to keep their Crimson accounts tidy, ideally with zero...

Last year, student loan debt surpassed $1.2 trillion. This figure alone cannot account for the long-term impact that bad credit and diminished spending capacity will have on the economy. All in all, student...

I do not visit churches outside of my own very often, but when I do, I make sure to keep the church bulletin that was handed out that day. It reminds me of the people I met, who opened up their church...