David Zell

David Zell is a Junior at the University of Alabama and Co-Founder of Alabama Students Against Prisons, a coalition of nearly 300 Alabama students from 28 colleges, universities, and law schools. He is a Policy Research intern at the Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, a University Fellow, and a member of UA’s Blackburn Institute.

2026 Oscar Predictions have me in a frenzy

Editor's PicksMarch 9, 2026

By Carter James, Editor in chief It’s my favorite time of the year, award season. The one time of the year where I can feel like a sports fan during playoff season. 2025 has been a great year for film and…

Mitski becomes one with isolation: ‘Nothing’s About to Happen to…

EntertainmentMarch 9, 2026

By Skye Anderson, Lifestyles editor Mitski has spoken throughout the years about her uneasy relationship to music and her career: after her top-ten-charting 2022 album “Laurel Hell,” she thought she was going to quit before…

Letter to the editor: I Refuse to Pay…

Editor's PicksFebruary 1, 2021

There’s a swamp in Washington, but I smell a rat in Montgomery. After months of keeping Alabama’s taxpayers and leadership in the dark, Governor Ivey has revealed that her $2.6 billion mega-prison plan will actually…