Activism is a hallmark of higher education, but I don't know if we, as a college student collective, have improved at it since our "revolutionary" progenitors of the '60s and '70s. I Read more...

This week, students will participate in Mighty Mic, a campaign to educate the campus community about genocide. The student activists organizing this campaign have put together a comprehensive program that includes concerts, film screenings and educational symposiums. Read more...

In a refreshing step toward improving the higher education admissions process, two colleges, Smith College and Wake Forest University, have recently lifted their SAT/ACT requirement for prospective students. Read more...

Students at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, have a very special shower ritual. Every day as they leave the shower, students living in the Student Experiment in Ecological Design house, or SEED, jump from the shower and check the timer on the wall. Read more...

There are some things in life that I simply do not understand. For instance, I do not and probably will never understand how disco actually succeeded as a musical genre. Likewise, I don't get why it isn't mandated by law that Bruin Café be open at all times. At the top of my list, however, is undoubtedly the economy, and I know I am not the only one to place it there. Read more...

It doesn't matter how many economists warn us; non-graduating students simply dismiss the possible recession as a remote concern. It's more of an annoyance than a problem, really. Read more...