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Pinterest Therapy, an inexpensive alternative to shopping

Posted on 21. Feb, 2012 in Opinion

Pinterest Therapy, an inexpensive alternative to shopping

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Girls, back me up on this. When we’re feeling the blues now and then, especially if it’s Singles Awareness and Forever Alo—I mean, Valentine’s Day—or life just doesn’t seem to be going our way, there’s always that one method to put us back on our feet. That’s right, I am referring to our go-to solution— retail therapy.
This is something that boys just don’t understand about us. “So how does going out and shelling out money on clothes and shoes lift a girl

Clear the air, UAB!

Posted on 21. Feb, 2012 in Opinion

Clear the air, UAB!

Nobody wants to walk through a cloud of smoke. But on any weekday, inhaling the stench of tobacco becomes unavoidable. As you head to class, you will likely trail behind a person with a lit cigarette, and if you don’t, you’ll certainly come across one outside of any building on campus. Need to study at Mervyn Sterne Library? Welcome to Smoker’s Paradise!
Considering the indisputable detriments of secondhand smoke, UAB should ban tobacco smoking on campus — both indo… Read More

Dispensing contraception empowers young women

Posted on 21. Feb, 2012 in Opinion

Dispensing contraception empowers young women

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Dispensing contraception on college campuses endorses social progressivism. I applaud Shippensburg University for selling contraceptives in their vending machines and encourage UAB to follow in similar footsteps.
In last week’s Kaleidoscope issue, an article claimed that contraception is too widely available, illustrated by the casual availability at Shippensburg’s vending machines.
However, contraception is only available to those who know about it, un

Letter to the Editor: Studying abroad, vital for undergraduates

Posted on 15. Feb, 2012 in Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Studying abroad, vital for undergraduates

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
– Mark Twain
Have you ever asked yourself, “Hmmm, I wonder what would it be like to live in [country of your choice]?” Instead of wasting countless hours staring at a computer screen and fantasizing about possibilities, you should act on y… Read More

Is contraception too widely available?

Posted on 14. Feb, 2012 in Opinion

Is contraception too widely available?

This week Shippensburg University was evaluated for placing vending machines within a student health center located conveniently on campus. While these vending machines sell typical snacks that would entice students, they also provide one unconventional item— Plan B, a form of contraception for the “day after.” These machines also sell condom and pregnancy tests.
Many media outlets around the world have displayed outrage at having such personal items sold on c… Read More

Letter to the Editor: Alumnus supports a new stadium for UAB

Posted on 14. Feb, 2012 in Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Alumnus supports a new stadium for UAB

I am glad to see that the cause for an on campus stadium continues. As a graduate of UAB from the 90’s, the school had very much a commuter campus reality for me. The only times UAB felt truly alive was during Blazer basketball.
Today, the school has evolved in many ways (including closing some cross streets) and now has an active on campus student body. The glory of playing football at Legion Field has passed; let’s fondly embrace this past as the past. If UAB is to continue to su… Read More

Feel the frustration of Birmingham’s 99%

Posted on 08. Feb, 2012 in Opinion

Feel the frustration of Birmingham’s 99%

America’s one percent owns approximately 42% of the financial wealth. What happened to the other 99%? Two Sundays ago, on the corner of 20th Street and 5th Avenue North, fifteen activists and I congregated for Occupy Birmingham. Although the primary purpose of the Occupy Movement pertains to demolishing corporate corruption in government, Occupy Birmingham illustrated an additional message—humanitarianism.
During the assembly, any passerby could see apparen… Read More

Changing the meaning of Black History Month

Posted on 08. Feb, 2012 in Opinion

Changing the meaning of Black History Month

“It is not the outward appearance that makes a man a man, but the things deep within that one cannot see with the naked eye. However, with passage of time those things not seen will be found in their deeds. One should not prejudge, categorize, label, make up one’s mind, or conclude anything about anyone before getting to know what that person is bringing to the table.” –Eugene LaCorbiniere
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Eugene LaCorbiniere, an author concerned with February, Black Histor

Susan G. Komen vs. Planned Parenthood: a rightful split

Posted on 07. Feb, 2012 in Opinion

Susan G. Komen vs. Planned Parenthood: a rightful split

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For the first time in years, Planned Parenthood is receiving significant blows. First, Planned Parenthood was under federal criminal investigation, and second, the Susan B. Komen organization withdrew its half-million dollar funding per year. Although Komen reneged on its brave move over the weekend, more people than ever seem to be questioning the previously praised Planned Parenthood.
In 2010, Planned Parenthood expanded its services by launching its largest fac

Importance of math education

Posted on 31. Jan, 2012 in Opinion

Importance of math education

The carpet imprinted its design onto my skin as I huddled over the small table in our family room. I jabbed the eraser of my pencil onto the paper, making sure every bit of the mistakes had disappeared. At six, I sought perfection, and my parents expected no less.
I worked vigorously on the most difficult long division problems my parents gave me, striving to impress them so that I could watch television or engage in some normal six-year-old activities. Occasionally, I would win… Read More

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