Congress must enact protections for sex-trafficking victims
Posted on 05. Apr, 2012 in Opinion
Helping victims of human trafficking, some who have suffered rape and forced prostitution, put their lives back together requires providing them with a full range of reproductive services, including contraception and abortion.
That guidance ought to help move a U.S. Senate bill reauthorizing the Trafficking Victims Protection Act passed by the Judiciary Committee last fall but stalled since by political wrangling over reproductive rights in the House. The $130 mill… Read More
High court should uphold health care reform law
Posted on 05. Apr, 2012 in Opinion
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday began hearing three days of arguments over the nation’s health care reform law as the court began the momentous task of deciding whether the law _ or which parts of the law _ will pass constitutional muster. Given the court’s earlier decisions and the authority Congress has under the nation’s founding document to regular interstate commerce, we think that the chances are good that the justices will uphold the law. That would be the best o… Read More
A social media trend we don’t ‘like’
Posted on 05. Apr, 2012 in Opinion
Be careful about the personal information and opinions you broadcast online, we are wisely and repeatedly told. Anyone from a prospective employer to an insurance company might be interested in details that you’ll regret divulging someday.
But employers cross a bright, hard line when they demand, as some do, that job applicants divulge their passwords to Facebook and other social media sites, or have them log on so the interviewer can scrutinize their likes and dislike… Read More
Letter to the Editor: Railroad Park is secure
Posted on 04. Apr, 2012 in Opinion
Dear Editor:
I write to correct to information about Railroad Park, which was included in the March 13 edition of Kaleidoscope in the article “5 off-campus study spots to help you focus.” In this article written by staff writer Kaylyn Alexander, Railroad Park is lauded for its design, amenities, and special events. However, the article also incorrectly states that “quite a few muggings” have taken place at Railroad Park.
This is simply not true…. Read More
Birth control is basic healthcare
Posted on 04. Apr, 2012 in Opinion
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During my time as a student intern at a local shelter for women and children, I have learned that there is no shortage of young mothers and pregnant women in Birmingham, Alabama’s homeless shelters. A.W. came into this shelter when she was 21 years old and several months pregnant. She was forced to drop out of the University of Alabama at Birmingham in order to find employment.
Her family lives in another state, and the father of her child is not in the picture. She is oppo
Letter to the Editor: A farewell from Watts
Posted on 03. Apr, 2012 in Opinion
Fellow Blazers:
A little less than two years ago today, I first walked into the Samuel Richardson Hill Jr. University Center Room 440 to assume my office as President of the Undergraduate Student Government Association. These two years have been quite a time of change, both for me personally, and for our great institution. This address marks my tenth, and my last, address to you, the students of this fine university. We have been together now for the last two years, united in th… Read More
Confessions from a hungry college student
Posted on 29. Mar, 2012 in Opinion
Tired of eating the same food? Craving something more interesting to grub on while on campus? I think we can all agree that we’ve had our share of Dragon Claws and fries. All students enrolled in at least twelve credit hours – residing on or off campus – pay $225 for campus dining every fall and spring semester. Added to the stifling cost of tuition, an extra $225 doesn’t seem like much, right?
Although having an extra $225 for dining on campus sounds convenient, it’s no… Read More
Health care is a civil right
Posted on 28. Mar, 2012 in Opinion
The U.S. Supreme Court is about to consider what may be the most important civil rights case since Brown v. Board of Education. I’m referring to the pending challenge to the Affordable Care Act, the health-care reform law signed by President Barack Obama in 2010.
To call this a civil rights issue may be surprising, until you look closely.
First, more than half of the millions of Americans who will be newly able to obtain health insurance under the law will be people of color. La… Read More
Cause of overcrowded ER’s
Posted on 27. Mar, 2012 in Opinion
The fever holds you hostage to your bed. You call your doctor, but the next available appointment isn’t until next month. You attempt to call other offices but are greeted with the same answers: they’re booked or they don’t accept Medicaid. You could wait, but every day of work missed means less food on the table for your family. So you do what millions of other Americans have done and turn to the one medical facility that cannot turn you away– the Emergency Room.
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Testing Justice in Alabama
Posted on 20. Mar, 2012 in Opinion
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Capital punishment has been a hotly debated ethical issue for decades with both sides of the table making valid arguments. Yet, a recent turn of events has brought our sweet home of Alabama and her policy toward the death penalty into the heat of discussion.
Last month, Alabama scheduled the execution of Thomas Arthur– a man on death row since 1982. What makes this case most alarming is the overwhelming possibility that Mr. Arthur is innocent.
No physical evidence was f
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