Last week, I attended a creativity and spoken word poetry writing workshop with Marc Bamuthi Joseph sponsored by Creative Campus. Despite some initial reservations, the workshop proved to be an incredible experience that not only further developed my writing skills, but also truly challenged my perception of writing and life in general. We started with one word – “hate,” which [...]

On any given day at The University of Alabama, countless classes are conducted, hundreds of tests are taken, and thousands of plans are made for the coming weekend. With so much going on amongst the 30,000 college students, it can be easy to forget that there is an entire world beyond next week’s chemistry exam or Saturday night’s big football [...]

The night before the National Championship, I watched an ESPN special on Manti Te’o. The hour-long segment had all the makings of a great Hallmark movie: the hardworking athlete, a tragic turn of events, a diagnosis of cancer, and most importantly, the rise of an epic hero. Of course, I fell right into the trap. By the end of broadcast, [...]

At the start of every new semester, students are forced to think about the future. Advising sessions for fall 2013 are scheduled beginning in January, people start leasing apartments as early as a year in advance, and UA Housing hosts recontracting room selections for the 2013-2014 school year during the first week of February. With all the chaos of returning [...]

The other morning, as I sat through one of my final 8 a.m. journalism classes, half listening to a group presentation while mindlessly scrolling through the “Everything” section of Pinterest, I stumbled upon a bit of unexpected wisdom. The pin was a simple picture of a page in a book with a highlighted phrase. The book so happened to be [...]