As a wide-eyed freshman last year, I confess that the dining halls comforted me with the amazing all-you-can-eat deal. (Oh, what a relief it is to attend a school blessed with incredible dining hall food.) But any novelty’s charm eventually wears off and reveals flaws; in time I realized that although the swipe system offers benefits, its efficiency is hampered by its inflexibility. Read more...

When I was beginning to understand my non-heterosexual orientation, I went to my school’s library to find out more about myself and about people similar to me. Read more...

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I’d like to think that I’m a good person ““ that if I was walking down the street and saw an old lady getting mugged or someone run over by a car, that I would be that person who runs after the mugger or calls 911. Read more...

Imagine that you go to the grocery store and pick up a delicious chocolate cake. A government officer tells you that eating cake is bad for you and will make you fat. Read more...

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Whenever I scan the news and stumble upon the words “FCC,” “fines” and “indecency” in the same headline, I immediately become excited. If it weren’t for the grand old Federal Communications Commission, I would never know which television or radio shows were the most interesting. Read more...