Throughout most of college, I have taken myself extremely seriously. I’ve assigned extraordinary gravitas to decisions and involvements that, in the long run, have not mattered at all. I’ve thought...
Color-coding your closet. Not liking when your room is messy. Keeping a detailed, organized planner. All of these are personal preferences that I have heard used to defend the speaker’s characterization...
I am a strong proponent of girl power. I love when women lift each other up, cheer each other on and help each other fight back against the insidious and sometimes not-so-insidious forces of sexism. The...
If you’re white, you’re probably racist. I don’t necessarily mean you say openly bigoted things or that you like spending your weekends defending Confederate monuments (though you might be that...
At a recent panel put on by the student organization Not on My Campus which addressed sexual assault in the Greek community, there were three male representatives on a panel of five. These three men represented...
I need to admit that I was left incredibly inspired by the recent nomination of and subsequent confirmation hearings for Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. Of course, I was not inspired by DeVos,...
Recently, I decided to sit down with a friend and watch Ava Duvernay’s new documentary out on Netflix, 13th. The piece details the current systems of mass incarceration and criminal justice in the United...
It is early on a September Saturday morning, the coolness of the dawn already fading fast with the advent of Alabama heat. On Jack Warner Parkway, two groups are congregating at an unassuming business...
By now, you might be tired of reading about Colin Kaepernick. You might think the issue has been overdrawn, dragged out by the media just looking for a controversial story. You might be tired of football...
As you drive down 15th Street, passing the seemingly endless outcropping of newly constructed buildings, it is easy to miss Central High School. 15th is probably jammed with traffic and you are probably...
I will never forget the first time my mom asked if I could buy marijuana for her.I was shocked – my mother, a staunch Roman Catholic conservative, the woman who gave me the earliest curfew out of all...
