Adult Content: The Never Ending Childhood
Last week, I ran out of toothpaste. It was ridiculous. It’s not like it took me by surprise; I knew ...
Opinion
Michael Sam and Defining Distractions
“Some people actually just couldn’t believe I was actually gay,” Michael Sam told The New York Times. “But I never ...
Vaulting the Gift Horse: Avoid Valentine’s Day, Keep the Gifts
I once tried to give a slightly squished Ferrero Rocher as a “casual” Valentine’s Day present. It was rejected. Needless ...
Unknown Territory: Education as a Journey
This semester, in one of my most enthralling courses, I am learning the art of questioning. The course is RELI286: ...
The Case Against Death for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
It isn’t often that we openly cheer the prospect of someone’s death. Yet recent news that Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar ...
Have a Heart: Why Feb. 14 Is the Best Day of the Year
In the Valentine’s Day installment of The Princess Diaries books (my ultimate guides to life and love), Princess Mia Thermopolis ...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Addiction
On Sunday, Feb. 2, Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in New York City in an apartment he had been ...
Footless in Seattle
The story starts like this: I do not have a full-length mirror in my bedroom at home. I stand on ...
Global Poltics Is Vital at The Local Level
The nature of politics has become more local than anyone could have imagined prior to the age of the Internet. ...
The Name of the Game: D.C. Football Team Should Set an Example, Drop the Slur
As usual, there was a lot of talk leading up to the Super Bowl this past Sunday, and much of ...