I am an orphan. I do not have curly red hair, nor do I hang around old, rich, white men singing songs about the sun. I am a first generation college graduate, and my only similarity to little orphan Annie...

I’ve spent far too much time contemplating this article. Sometimes, I have felt this overwhelming duty to impart illuminating wisdom and inspire you to be better or to do more. At other times, I’ve...

I’m struggling to synthesize my experience at UA into one 700-word article. During my five years here, I have experienced my life’s highest highs and lowest lows. I have met some of the most awe-inspiring...

Failure, success. Such clichéd words. We do so much to understand these antithetical concepts. But what do these ideas mean? And how do we cope with each or both? Can they be used interchangeably?The...

I wasn’t in Tuscaloosa on April 27, 2011. My brother was, somewhere in one of the new dorms (Riverside West, I think?), so I remember the anxiety of watching what happened that day from far away. I remember...

If you would have told me in August 2012 that I would be writing a reflection about my last four years at UA, I would have outright laughed (and probably cried) in front of you. Growing up in a suburb...

The world tells us that to live a happy life that we need to make as much money as possible by getting the best possible job. We are told, to do this, one must make the best possible grades to get that...

I am tired. Exhausted. And it’s not because I was attempting to navigate the seven different staircases in Reese Phifer or because I shut down Gallette’s last night or even because I underestimated...

My earliest vivid memory as a student at The University of Alabama is not an uncommon one: I was sitting in my chair at Bama Bound, staring out into a sea of unrecognizable faces, waiting for someone to...

With my victory lap coming to an end, there are a multitude of memories, experiences and lessons that can be shared. In my undergraduate career, I have had the opportunity to take part in advancement of...

As the sand in the hourglass dwindles on my time here at The University of Alabama all I can do is reflect and show appreciation. History, tradition, beautiful architecture; three things that describe...

I’ll be the first to tell you that I spent far too many days as the selfish college student, continually pressing ahead regardless of how many hours of sleep, dinner plans and conversations I had to...