Vote in favor of our eco-system
In terms of damage, our coral reefs and Antarctic oceans have been among those who have suffered the most due to the effects of man-made climate change, and there are many reasons as to why we should care.
Even the heavy presents are empty
Gift-giving has become another victim of capitalist greed. The tradition of gift-giving has simply turned into another social obligation I feel strained and frustrated about fulfilling.
Blue wave or purple puddle
Before we talk political ideologies, we need to talk big government. While the Blue Wave may not be perfect, it’s still a movement.
United we fall
Whenever a group project is assigned, the first step, and maybe what will be the most significant deciding factor of one’s success, is forming a group.
Hate will not be welcome here
Last week on our campus, there was a man in very close proximity of UAB’s Hill Student Center, the center stage for our expression. A man named Daniel Rusk, a self-proclaimed evangelist who has been around campus sharing his very passionate views about the abomination of the LGTBQ+ community along with the crude behavior of women and their blasphemous deeds regarding abortion.
The truth about my major
I always love the exchanges I have when I tell people that I am a Philosophy major. Or, in other words, I love the ways in which people try to mask their confusion.
Is nationalism American?
Whether you think Donald Trump is the best or the worst, he has nearly the entire voting population watching and listening. With the recent bombs that were mailed out by a fanatic, thankfully they all turned out to be duds, one thing should be abundantly clear: words matter.
Discussion boards are anti-social
It is sort of an inside joke that rarely do students actually write their opinions, but rather some chopped up, “I’m gonna use some big words so my professor will leave me alone” version of such. In short, it isn’t a place that I would recommend to someone like Ariel from the Little Mermaid – it just doesn’t seem to be where the people are.
Discussion boards are anti-social
What is the difference between Bill Cosby and Brett Kavanaugh? One is in a maximum-security prison and the other just got voted in the running for a seat in the Supreme Court.
I don’t believe in the “quiet resistance”
The Times editors were bold in their decision to publish the article, as it is rare that Op-Eds are written anonymously. Not to mention the boldness of the move due to its authorship.
The end of the Republican party
On August 25. 2018, the nation lost a hero with the untimely death of Senator John McCain. Although some did not agree with his political standpoints, there is no denying his incomparable legacy. =
