I am currently suffering from list-overload. I can't remember where I wrote what down, when it's due or what list it's on. Heck, I don't even remember how many lists I've created in the past couple of days. Although my efforts to stay on top of my daily tasks are quickly vanishing amongst a multitude of little pieces of paper - and I'm afraid I ... [Read More…]

Dear Winter, It pains me to say this, especially since you have been an annual part of my life for more than two decades, but you need to go. It is time to move on. The winter wonderland that once made me think of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer now conjures up images of The Shining. I don't mean to be overdramatic, but I would probably equate ... [Read More…]

It seems the world is under siege. Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes and mass death are dominating the news wires. In November, more than 140 people died in El Salvador due to flooding. In January, 230,000 individuals lost their lives in Haiti when a 7.0 magnitude rocked the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Last week more than 700 people died in ... [Read More…]

Americans prize freedom. They keep their finger on the legal trigger in case anyone gets anywhere near their rights. But when individuals prize the right to inebriate themselves beyond coherency and then drive a motor vehicle through populated areas, something is wrong. More than 11,700 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes in 2008, ... [Read More…]

My house was skunked early Monday morning. The wretched smell woke my three roommates and I shortly after midnight, right around the time one of my roommates drug her sleepy self into my room mumbling: "it smells awful in here". She climbed into bed with me as I shoved the corner of my comforter up my nostrils in an attempt to block my nasal ... [Read More…]

We've forgotten how powerful it is to keep our mouths shut. We forgot because we're forced to talk. I'm told my class average will suffer if I fail to speak up. What if I don't have anything to say? What if I don't want to spit out noise to ensure a class participation grade? What if I'd rather let my thoughts accumulate and open my mouth when I ... [Read More…]

I have noticed a problem on this campus that has gone largely unnoticed by those in charge. Considering it has been an issue for quite some time, it is unsettling no one has addressed it. For years, male college students have been playing the acoustic guitar in strategic areas, trying to attract the opposite sex. They put a bandana on their head, ... [Read More…]

This summer, I diagnosed myself with a condition I knew had been plaguing me since birth. This condition has affected my relationships with other people, my moods, my thought processes and even my sleeping habits. It is a condition few people will admit they have; some aren't even aware that they have it. But this summer I finally had to accept it: ... [Read More…]