Fluff brings to mind bunny rabbits, marshmallow creme and clouds. Not hard news stories, sports coverage and newspapers. But in a letter to the editor published Tuesday, sophomore Carol Alles referred to the content on the front page of The Red & Black Monday as “fluff” that was “disappointing.” Disappointing is Ms. Alles’ failure to [...]

Could President Barack Obama please keep his intrusive hands to himself? Just when I thought the rights of the American people had been threatened enough by Obama’s ever-inflating government, the president decided to threaten something else, something very close to the Southern heart: Coca-Cola. Obama is calling for legislation to ban sugary snacks from schools [...]

The most fun I’ve ever had was when I went to a Jonas Brothers concert with my younger sister.   We anticipated the event for months. We read every interview in every teen magazine, watched every talk show appearance and crossed out the days on a “Countdown to JoBros” calendar proudly displayed on the fridge. [...]

As we enter the later stages of February, most people have not yet abandoned their New Year’s Resolution frenzy.  A consistent leader on nationwide top 10 New Year’s Resolutions lists, the ambition of “getting healthy”  again seems to be the 2010 determination of innumerable Americans.  In fact, I’ve never seen the Ramsey Center quite so [...]

Faster than a speeding bullet? Sure. More powerful than a locomotive? I give you that one, too. Louder than a freight train? Ding. Ding. Ding. Former Florida Gator Tim Tebow is fast, powerful and makes a great deal of noise — and he has had his fair share of publicity. Whether he is crying on [...]

The Super Bowl was Sunday and the commercials were almost as highly anticipated as the game itself. Picture this: polar bears drinking Coke, frogs speaking fluently in one syllable to name a popular alcoholic beverage, a limey lizard trying to hawk car insurance and Tim and Pam Tebow telling football fans their thoughts on abortion. [...]

We’re no longer in high school and the cynicism of dating in the Classic City has set in. I come from a home divided — my parents split when I was 10, and with the divorce rate steadily increasing, it’s safe to say a significant number of students on campus are in the same predicament. [...]

During Maymester ’09, my peers and I were informed that WebCT was on its way out and would be gone by the 2010 spring semester. Now that WebCT is dead and gone and eLearning Commons has taken its place, all of our problems are solved. Well, we may be sans WebCT, but problems persist. Okay [...]

At a panel on Monday, entitled “Where Have All the Humanities Majors Gone?”, I posed a question about how studying the humanities teaches clear writing. The responses I got from some of the panelists were particularly condescending and not to the point I raised. But this unhappy turn of events was entirely my fault: I [...]

As a society we all participate in the objectification and exploitation of women. Whether it is consciously or subconsciously, directly or indirectly, we all participate. Sex discrimination is so embedded in the fabric of our lives that we pay it little to no attention, but it is there. It’s in our movies, songs, television and [...]