From scaling fences to slipping down an ivy-covered hill to walking home barefoot ““ I’ve heard some absurd stories. Ah, the Walk of Shame. The nuances of leaving without waking anybody up, the acrobatics of getting out of a building unnoticed, and ““ let’s be honest here ““ no one really wants to dwell on a person’s physical appearance during all this. Read more...

The other night, I treated myself to a chai tea latte at Bruin Café. I swiped my order and retreated to the tea counter to be served. Read more...

Nothing is perfect. The U.S. is too imperialistic, people are selfish and Teach for America Corps members aren’t the most fantastic teachers on the planet. But imperfection is never a reason to completely destroy a good thing. Read more...

Another place for free textbooks The article “Reaching for less expensive textbooks”(Jan. 9) left out one great source for free textbooks. The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Financial Supports Commission’s Booklending Program offers free textbooks that can be checked out for the entire quarter. Read more...

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This Martin Luther King holiday, let’s not forget who put the “D” in American Democracy. No, it wasn’t Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry Truman or Ronald Reagan. Read more...

According to Charlotte Allen of the Los Angeles Times, college students shouldn’t be exposed to the messy, scary topics of race, class, gender and sexuality. Last Sunday, Allen wrote an editorial bemoaning the inclusion of icky subjects such as oppression, politics and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender perspectives in university curriculum. Read more...