Privacy. In a world dominated by social media networks such as Facebook, we lose track of how much information we are submitting into the vortex of the Internet. Whether submitting a response to a single...

  I’ve overheard conversations between students who don’t even want to talk about colleges or internships they’re applying to and extracurriculars they’re joining solely because they fear...

I shuffle in my seat, waiting impatiently for the sound of that last bell to signal the end of the school day. When the bell finally rings, I rush out of class, eager to socialize with friends. My excitement...

With still three weeks to come, the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games have definitely had their share of controversy, from fears of insufficient levels of snow, to two deadly bombing bombings in a neighboring...

My mother would share her stories about studying in a Catholic school as a young girl, always mentioning how close she became to her religious leaders and how much she valued their spiritual guidance....

As I watched the charade over the government shutdown unfold, it reminded me of the old Tom and Jerry cartoons. The cat and mouse would chase and torment one another, always trying to get the better of...

The girl’s bathroom door flies open with a bang. I glare at my friend, wondering what she could have possibly been doing in the bathroom for fifteen minutes. “I have a good reason! I was enhancing...

The Internet is an unrelenting vortex that sucks the intelligence out of simple-minded teenagers, stripping them of their security and stealing their naiveté. Or so the stereotype goes. I’ve always...

Every time I open the pages of my local newspaper, I make a certain promise to myself: do not read the advice column. I even fold back the page to make sure I don’t see it. Occasionally, though, I catch...