Opinions

First day of the new quarter. You find a good place to sit, next to someone who looks cool, but normal enough where they don’t blow you off in a […]

So as you could probably guess based upon the column I wrote last week, I take Earth Week seriously, and recycling even more. I wasn’t able to participate in any […]

Three weeks ago my only (school-related) worry in the world was getting accepted to all the colleges I had applied to. I had a lot of options, and after my […]

New York City, the Big Apple, home of celebrities, rock stars, Broadway musicals, and Fashion Avenue, one of the liveliest cities in the United States. Compare that to Seattle with […]

America. “Land of the free”, “home of the brave”, and ambition magnet. Isn’t that why people are willing to risk their lives crossing the Rio Grande? And why students everywhere […]

“This is my country. Go back to yours, terrorist.” This was the note left for Shaima Alawadi, a 32-year-old Iraqi-American mother of five who lived in El Cajon (an area […]

It’s snowing in April and I’m torn between joy and sadness. Well, for one thing, it’s snowing in April and anyone who knows me at all will tell you that […]

A 17-year-old boy is walking home on a rainy night. He holds a canned iced tea, a bag of Skittles, and is talking on his cell phone to his girlfriend. […]

Going viral upon its release on March 5, “Kony 2012” is a documentary filmed to raise awareness regarding the Ugandan warlord, Joseph Kony, who abducts children and then turns them […]

Technology may be taking over the world, but it will never invade my library. I’m an active bibliophile, and I love more about books than just the stories in the […]

It all began with the massive white tents that overtook portions of Marymoor Park, similar to those from Cirque du Soleil. After the tents followed the enormous billboards scattered seemingly […]

Ballpoint pens, ear thermometers, shoe insoles, long-distance calling, the computer mouse. These are pretty normal items that a lot of people see or use every day. And every single one […]

Ninety-nine percent of women 15-44 in the U.S. use it. Eighty-five percent of Americans think it is “morally acceptable” or “not a moral issue” (Pew Study, 2012?). It’s small, white, […]

“Come one, come all, and see the amazing planetarium show—FREE! This show will explain how awesome black holes are and other amazingly cool stuff in our universe.” OK, so that’s […]

For a guy, there are three occasions in which the responsibility falls solely on you to make sure that your female counterpart has an enjoyable and memorable experience: Birthdays, anniversaries […]

Am I the only one who thinks the new Facebook “Timeline” is a HORRIBLE idea and will only complicate everything even more? For starters, you’ll have to pick a GIANT […]

We all inevitably become contributors to the audible signs of sickness. The coughing, sneezing, sniffling, and other sickly sounds do not bother me all too much. However, when I see […]