On the first occasion in which I spoke to Eileen, she had flowers in her hair. There was something beautiful about how she looked upon others. I could see that although she put up a facade of despair and...

I used to work at my family’s gas station in a town a few miles from here. For quite a while I worked mornings, serving coffee and cigarettes to the men who spent their days driving through town, hunting...

Last semester while registering for classes, I was curled up on a hotel couch watching the head-lights of Greek cabs through a set of large windows in the lobby. The eight-hour time difference of Greece...

Well, friends, the dreaded time is finally upon us. On Tuesday, the masses will arrive at their local polling destination and cast their vote for the 45th President of the United States. The majority of...

Deep within the tunnels of Wayne State is a stirring. Ominously the administration is slowly but surely moving in, taking away student space one room at a time… Being the president of the Wayne State...

Some might see the first part of my column this week as kind of sad. To me, in a way it could be sad, but I don’t see it that way. I see this column as motivation to be happy. None of us knows when...

  Everyone knows the basic storyline to “The Phantom of the Opera.” It’s probably one of the most well-known unrequited love stories out there due to its massive popularity—even with those...

Spelunking   By rope we slowly lower ourselves into the giant hole in the earth the dragon’s lair the belly of the beast a direct drop to Hades’ living room the cave walls shimmer as...

I am a farm girl, and I love nothing more than a damn good steak. As you can imagine, if I was no longer able to enjoy a steak I would be pretty pissed. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately,...

Once the final outs of the National League Championship Series were secured, the first thing I did was call my grandpa. “The Cubs are going to the *voice cracks* World Series!” he proclaimed. That’s...