SGA Reverts to Prior Constitution Following Vote
SGA’s proposed constitution for the 2020-2021 school year has not met the required support to be ratified, forcing SGA to revert to the previous ratified constitution from 2017. On Sept. 23, Student Life sent out a student-wide email containing the poll to vote on the new constitution, which closed onContinue Reading
Taking an L: UAH and its Problem with Racism
Editor’s Note: This is a reader-submitted opinion piece; the views expressed in this piece do not represent those of The Charger Times. George Floyd. Breona Taylor. Rayshard Brooks. Daniel Prude. Ahmad Arbery. Atatiana Jefferson. Aura Rosser. Stephon Clark. Botham Jean. Philando Castille. Michelle Cousseaux, Freddy Gray. Tonisha Fonville. Eric Garner.Continue Reading
Boast or Bust: Were UAH’s Coronavirus Measures a Success?
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion piece; the views expressed in this piece do not represent those of The Charger Times. We are stuck in the middle of a ravenous pandemic. That statement has become one of the most basic facts of life, right along 2+2 equals 4 and theContinue Reading
Students Protest After Police Harassment Incident, Demand Change
On Tuesday, Oct. 20 at around 3 p.m. a group of about 30 students calling themselves Chargers For Change protested outside the Student Services Building in response to a recent incident of alleged police harassment. The incident occurred on Oct. 3 when the UAH police department stopped a Black teenContinue Reading
The False Positive
Alabama head coach Nick Saban initially tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 14 and was quarantined ahead of his game against Georgia on Oct. 21. In the week that followed, he was able to pass the NCAA’s COVID guidelines by testing negative three times before the game. On the morningContinue Reading
Shelby Basement to Re-Open Late 2021
The basement of the Shelby building, which flooded in February of 2019, is now set to reopen in December of 2021. The initial projection for reopening, as detailed in The Charger Times’ previous article about the flood, had been the beginning of this current semester. However, according to a summaryContinue Reading
Spring Break 2021 Cancellation is a Bad Idea
On Sep. 30, UAH announced that they would cancel this school year’s spring break, and make up for it by adding a week to winter break. This announcement was presented as a good thing, with the decision falling into a group of “strategic adjustments”, as an email from the UAHContinue Reading
Civic Awareness Organization Screens Presidential Debate on UAH Lawn
On Sept. 29, the UAH registered student organization Students for Organizing, Advocating, and Reflecting hosted a screening of 2020’s first presidential debate on the lawn outside Charger Union. The event was designed to be as safe and socially distant as possible. Students were encouraged to bring blankets and snacks —Continue Reading
Does “Mulan” Bring Dishonor to Its Ancestor?
Warning: this review contains spoilers for both versions of “Mulan.” Meh. That was my initial response as the film concluded. It was . . . okay overall, but far inferior to its animated counterpart. In summary, the movie was just your generic, stale Disney slag. Of course, the price tagContinue Reading
UAH’s Surreal Sculpture Trail
The constantly evolving landscape of sculptures scattered across UAH have become a fixture of campus life. As a result, it can be easy to forget about them, to allow them to fade into the background and become just another quirk of UAH’s layout, and to neglect just how interesting theyContinue Reading