Opinion

OPINION: Improve yourself to find the Beyonce to your Jay-Z

By Derek Herscovici | Campus Reporter | February 14

The phrase "Game Recognize Game" isn't usually applicable to romance. An adage used among pro-athletes and rappers to confer mutual respect for the other's talents, abilities or accomplishments, it can also be used to determine a potential partner's worth to you. The power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce is a good example.

Editorial: The do's and don'ts of Valentine's Day

By Jordan Hays | Copy Editor | February 13

Many people actively believe they know everything about love. Luckily for you, we actually do know everything about love. Couples, struggling when it comes to coming up with romantic ideas on Valentine's Day? Hold up, ladies and gentlemen! Before raiding the neighboring village for... uh, ideas; take some of our advice.

OPINION: Love in the time of technology

By Caitlin Shostak | Assistant Copy & Multimedia Editor | February 12

I've been cute-couple kicking for at least a decade now. I don't remember when my aversion to cute couples began, but something about the blissful titters, amorously glazed eyes and surreptitiously flexed biceps has always driven me bonkers. Luckily, I discovered a few flinty kicks on the back of a flirty couple's seat was usually enough to snap a couple out of their amorous trance.

OPINION: Why the drinking age should be lowered to 18

By Pierce Ostwalt | Community Writer | February 8

One of the longest on-going debates revolves around the legal drinking age. The age is currently 21 and was changed in 1984 from 18, but I am of the opinion that it should be lowered back to 18.

Editorial: Students vote apathy in SGA election

By Jordan Hays | Copy Editor | February 6

It's that wonderful time of year when students can be seen panhandling for their SGA candidate of choice. Forced away from their natural habitat, these groups must form homogenous blobs of baggy, pastel-colored shirts and block off sections of the Concourse in order to survive.

OPINION: How Disney's Frozen warmed my heart

By Anna Claire Conrad | Copy Editor | February 5

It wasn't until the credits started rolling that I fully realized what I had just experienced. It was a revolutionary film, one that defied everything its predecessors valued.

OPINION: Social media changing how we celebrate

By Kailey Miller | Community Reporter | February 4

As more and more of my friends have had their 21st birthdays this year, it has dawned on me how much the birthday celebrating tradition has changed, and not just because we're getting older.

OPINION: Dining services changing the way we eat

By Chandler Jones | Community Editor | February 3

There's a room off to the right of the Student Center. It's got clear glass and three doors. Inside works a number of staff dedicated to changing the way we eat on this campus, in particular, Glenn Loughridge and Rosa Cantrell.

OPINION: Bear Townsend: Leaving a legacy of love

By Nick Hines | February 3

A top hat, a coat and a small bottle of Captain. Maybe it was jeans rolled up at the pants leg showing his ankles, and rolled down at the waist to keep them on without a belt. In that case, usually shirtless, always shoeless. Quirky didn't define Bear Townsend. He defined quirky.

Editorial: Event attendance reaches all time high

By Jordan Hays | Copy Editor | January 31

We cover many, many University events. Speakers who spread messages of inequality and peace, stand-up comedy, celebrations, concerts, racial integration. But do you know what many of these events have in common? No one goes to them.

OPINION: Cat cartoons and Southern stereotypes

By Becky Sheehan | Intrigue Reporter | January 25

Garfield opened his door to a horde of relatives. They found out he won the lottery and wanted a handout. As the relatives swarmed his porch, I looked up from my breakfast. In loud, twangy Southern dialects, the feline family harassed the famous cartoon-strip cat.

OPINION: Win or lose, Manning's legacy is already written

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | January 24

When it comes to legacies for NFL quarterbacks, there's no measuring stick used more by critics than championships. Dan Marino, a hall of famer and nine-time Pro Bowl selection who holds more than seven NFL passing records, often has his stellar career accomplishments overlooked by writers and analysts, who choose instead to focus on the fact that Marino was never able to win a Super Bowl.

Editorial: Let's be blunt, decriminalize weed

By Jordan Hays | Copy Editor | January 23

This just in! College kids like marijuana! This shouldn't be news to anyone. Marijuana and substance abuse have become synonymous with the college experience.

OPINION: Sports need more Richard Shermans

By Justin Ferguson | Managing Editor | January 21

Thank you, Richard Sherman. I am not a Seattle Seahawks fan, but I would like to thank you for your last-second deflection in the NFC Championship Game, one that led to a game-ending interception.

OPINION: Who's next for Auburn at running back?

By Taylor Jones | Sports Writer | January 21

In the wake of Tre Mason's announcement that he would forego his senior year at Auburn to declare for the NFL Draft, many questions have emerged about the future of the Tigers' running game.

His view: Video-game art in the Smithsonian

By Jordan Hays | Copy Editor | January 16

Years of debate over whether or not video games are an art might finally be over. The Smithsonian American Art Museum has recently added "Flower," by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago of thatgamecompany and "Halo 2600," by Ed Fries, to their permanent collection.