I recently received The Call from my parents. I’m sure many of you have had the same conversation. “Let’s talk about graduation,” they said. “Let’s talk about furniture!” I replied. Read more...

When an editorial calls to rescind the “50 percent rule” in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (“Budget bill jeopardizes legitimacy of education,” March 3), it’s easy to target the knee-jerk panic among brick-and-mortar elitists, despite growing acceptance of the Internet’s impact on learning. Read more...

In Coke debate, think of Taco Bell How soon we forget. Have we learned nothing from the Taco Bell fiasco? Perhaps students should be a little more concerned with the clearly defined and solidly proven health risks posed by the presence of sodas on campus ““ like obesity, diabetes, and dental caries, among others ““ and a little less concerned with the alleged incidents of worker rights violations against the Coca-Cola Company (“Coalition campaigns against Coca-Cola & Coke’s practices have no place on campus,” Feb. Read more...

By Saul Wyner After a steady decline in profits in recent years, the fully featured on-campus arcade ““ X-Cape as we knew it ““ has closed its doors for good. Read more...

In my high school years I was somehow placed in the honors track. I took honors English and honors biology and I was expected to be one of the smart kids, the kind of student who took Advanced Placement tests and went to a four-year university straight out of high school. Read more...

It seems that capital punishment stands on death row, and rightfully so. Developments within the case of convicted murderer and rapist Michael Morales are convincing enough to illustrate capital punishment’s termination in the United States. Read more...

A hideously obese man in a $2,000 suit sits in his cavernous office, nested among the intricate Romanesque arches on the upper levels of Royce Hall. Read more...