March was Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Month. Multiple Sclerosis is an auto-immune disease in which the immune system attacks itself and destroys the myelin surrounding the nerves of the central…
It’s not often that the idea for a column literally hits me in the face. But last week I went to my first “Pie the Professor” charity event. The math…
Around this time six years ago, as a 15-year-old on fire for evangelicalism, I posted something I’d written on my blog: a scathing diatribe against Lent, the practice (originating in…
Throughout the academic year, my column has reflected on history. From Napoleonic wars to men of character who laid the first train tracks, there is so much to learn from…
I can still remember the first day of move-in and how welcoming the grand, white doors of Pattie Cobb Hall looked. It was my sophomore year of college and first…
Maybe you’ve seen the movie. If you’re dedicated, maybe you’ve read the book. If you’re lucky, maybe you’ve seen the play. It’s pre-revolution France, 1796, and Jean Valjean steals a…
For the past nine months, a surefire escape phrase has gotten me out of political discussions. My friends will tell you that I hate conflict, despise politics and do my…
Iforgot to mention something last time. In the catalogue raisonne of my childhood artwork, I left out a 4 ½ – by – 6 drawing I just found in the…
From the silver screen to Blu-ray, watching movies has been one of America’s favorite pass-time for almost 100 years. When technology couldn’t keep up with good writing, what made older…
Calling all peeple … that’s right, with an “e.” A new app, Peeple, was launched on March 7, and was infamously dubbed “the Yelp for humans” in an article by…