Proposition 4 would not have protected me. I grew up unable to turn to my family for emotional help and support. I’m a world-weary and independent 22-year-old now, but I know that Proposition 4, a proposed state constitutional amendment, would not have protected my younger self from my parents’ reactions. Read more...

Yet again, I find myself attempting to write a political science paper the night before it's due. Read more...

The Editorial Board discussed the current measures on the ballot for next Tuesday's elections. Read more...

I’m following my congressional race back home. Are you? Let me ask you a question: How many federal elections are going on right now in addition to the presidential election? Read more...

I am not a feminist. Read more...

Wall Street is ablaze with what has been called "the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression," and a president with socialist tendencies is threatening to feed it a poison pill. Read more...

At least they can agree on something. Both presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama admit that global warming and fossil fuel dependence are dire issues that need to be immediately addressed in order to secure our nation's environmental and economic future. Read more...