Meeting someone for the first time can be awkward to say the least. Since it happens fairly often for many people, especially students, we tend to have our go-to questions.…
The last few weeks in Zambia have been all hustle and bustle. Between upcoming finals, last minute assignments and the impending end of our trip, we have been found in…
Last week an alert reader sent me a link to some breaking news from “The Onion,” that peerless source of fake journalism that has given us such headlines as “CIA…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The front lawn glistens with thousands of lights, and buildings around campus gleam with decorations that spread holiday cheer. While holiday decorations…
We are all getting ready for the holidays as Christmas shopping and present wrapping ensues. Everyone knows the robust man with the red coat and the beard. But is there…
Before this semester, I don’t know that I understood awe. You probably know that before it lost its deeper connotation, the word “awesome” meant something a little more like “daunting.”…
It’s that time again. Candidates are shaking hands in mom and pop diners in Iowa and New Hampshire, raising money and squabbling on debate stages, jostling for headlines and caucus…
“Oh the thinks you can think, think and wonder and dream, far and wide as you dare …” One of my favorite musicals is “Seussical,” the whimisical stage interpretation of…
Before I get into this article and forever categorize myself as some close-minded dad from the 40s, I feel the need to clarify and say that I am indeed a…
This is a letter to the Editor from Jared Goodman, director of Animal Law for PETA, in response to the Bison’s Oct. 29 article “Monkey selfie goes to court.” Dear…