I had a dream the other night. I dreamt Facilities Management found a big, fat crack in the basement of Northrop Auditorium, right across the foundation. University President Bob Bruininks asked the architecture...

I hate people who yap on their cell phones in front of University buildings. It irks me when people blast their headphones on the campus commuter. I find it disgusting when people eat tuna fish sandwiches...

I've decided I am a terrible member of the gay community. Beside the fact that I prefer the sexual company of men, I have zero tolerance for fashion, rainbows, clubbing, drag queens (besides thinking they're...

To dump or not to dump?" Had Shakespeare sketched Hamlet in 2003, the charming prince might be seen lightly pulling out a cigarette atop of the Washington Avenue Bridge, puffing not about "being" but about...

I wish someone would just tell President George W. Bush I don't need any more drug money; I have quite enough. I don't need more cash to go to the bars (though Bobby Z's is getting expensive) either. Yet...

Things are rolling pretty nicely around campus lately. Funding goals are being met, our president is getting nominated to special committees to oversee Fulbright scholarships and everything from the football...

War" has become quite a ubiquitous term lately. One can scarcely turn a page of the newspaper without encountering the term at least once. Apparently, wars are being fought continually, even right here...

One day in early September, I went to a park to study and, as usual, I biked there. Anyway, I passed one of those ridiculous H2 Hummer vehicles: a red one. It immediately pissed me off. A flurry of thoughts...

On Sept. 9, scheduled by Texas Rep. Tom DeLay to coincide with the Democratic presidential debate, the House of Representatives passed by one vote a bill to authorize school vouchers for Washington. While...

In his nationally televised speech Sept. 7, President George W. Bush called on Congress to supply more money to secure peace in Iraq and to defend the nation at home from another terrorist attack. While...