Joe Mammal sat on his porch, smoking a cigarette. He felt cool and it wasn't because of the crisp air. It was something more. Something almost everyone can relate to. We've all held one in our hand. Some...

When University students come down with a case of the late-night munchies, they hit the pavement and run for the local Perkins restaurant. The breakfast, lunch and dinner-serving restaurant is conveniently...

In the 1980s, the only option after getting a busy signal was an undefined wait. Your best friend's mother could converse into the night, holding your evening plans hostage to the phone line. But times...

The smoker cups her hands to her face, bending her neck as if approaching a taco. Pause. Then she grimaces. She flings a burnt-out cardboard stick to the ground, her Camel still unlit. Another match falls...

The urban commuter rises, unwraps his breakfast and heads out into the garage where his shiny, gold-trimmed Sport Utility Vehicle looms. It is the commuter's most important tool of urban professionalism...

All Stu D. Lee wanted was one date for Saturday night. Instead, after giving his phone number to an estimated 50 women at Ladies' Night at BW-3 in Dinkytown, Lee received a barrage of phone calls from...

She had ironed her shirt, painted her nails, and done the liner with the long-wearing lipstick. Madoana Style was nearly ready for her night out. She deserved it; Style had been to all of her classes,...

In the hazy cold of winter, there's a place to go for some toasty buns -- and a pretty mean tuna sub, too. Just a hop, skip and a jump off campus, The Big 10 bar and grill is a one-stop place for beer,...

We like to think that some things are still sacred, that not everything has a price. We're wrong, of course. So are the scientists. The basic unit of matter isn't the atom, or even the quark. It's the...

It's 4 p.m., you can either go home and start your homework or go to Sally's for a drink. If you're smart, you'll go to Sally's and unwind before going home where you battle to get your roommates to please...