Tuesday nights are terrible. Perhaps it’s because the Undergraduate Students Association Council spends 40 minutes talking about a resolution that everyone fundamentally agrees on. Or maybe, it’s because we finally have a student council as diverse as the student body; there are about 25,000 undergraduate students, all with opinions, and only 13 councilmembers. Read more...

During the Cold War, the two most heavily armed militaries the world had ever seen stared each other down, and neither fired a shot. During the current quasi-Cold War between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, two of the world’s most bitter enemies have come to the brink of nuclear war, and neither has pulled the trigger. Read more...

As a wide-eyed freshman last year, I confess that the dining halls comforted me with the amazing all-you-can-eat deal. (Oh, what a relief it is to attend a school blessed with incredible dining hall food.) But any novelty’s charm eventually wears off and reveals flaws; in time I realized that although the swipe system offers benefits, its efficiency is hampered by its inflexibility. Read more...

When I was beginning to understand my non-heterosexual orientation, I went to my school’s library to find out more about myself and about people similar to me. Read more...

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I’d like to think that I’m a good person ““ that if I was walking down the street and saw an old lady getting mugged or someone run over by a car, that I would be that person who runs after the mugger or calls 911. Read more...

Imagine that you go to the grocery store and pick up a delicious chocolate cake. A government officer tells you that eating cake is bad for you and will make you fat. Read more...