How to get the most bang for your book
Make sure to know your textbook buyback options to get your money’s worth.
Netflix Picks: Summer Edition
School’s almost out, which means its time for some rest and relaxation after the stress of finals. You’re sleep deprived, worn out and ready to lay in bed for some quality time with your Netflix account. We’ll save you the trouble of searching through dozens of possible titles – check out our summer movie picks.
5 ways to learn to use Twitter before you graduate
From Barack Obama to the Fake ESPN to the account that might just post a link to your dream job, here are five ways to make sure you’re using social media to its fullest extent– your competition definitely will.
Longer prison sentences dividing families, costing taxpayers
Prisoners released in 2009 served 36 percent more time than prisoners released in 1990, as states have sought to reduce crime through longer sentences. As a result, many states now face exorbitant prison costs, and former inmates have become even more detached from their families and communities. Over a third of prisoners released in Alabama in 2004 were re-incarcerated within three years. Despite having one of the highest incarceration rates in the nation, though, Alabama does not have exceptionally low crime rates. Mass incarceration is failing to reduce crime, and imposing an enormous burden on taxpayers and families.
Despite high rate of gun-related homicides, Alabama’s gun laws still lax
Contrary to the “common sense” idea that gun violence is an urban problem, not a rural one, the rate of murders committed with guns in Alabama was the third-highest in the nation from 2000-2012, but the Yellowhammer state’s laws on gun control remain some of the least strict.
Know Your Stole: Graduation Sheet Cheat
More than 4,000 degrees will be awarded during spring commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday. Be sure to brush up on your graduation regalia trivia before this weekend so you can pick your graduate out of the crowd.
