Our President won the Nobel Peace Prize last week. I admit that when I first heard the news, my reaction was, "Huh?" After all, we're still embroiled in a war in Iraq and Afghanistan. And it seems rather premature to …

This just happened at my university, UC Davis, a few days ago: A PhD student in Anthropology was one month away from finishing his dissertation. He was, like many graduate students, on "filing fee," meaning that while…

THIS makes me want to cry. Seriously, what more do we need to get health insurance reform going?? Is anyone actually happy with our system as it stands? And good lord, the ignorance is mind-boggling. I pretty mu…

I've been trying to keep up with what's going on in Iran right now, and in the process also gain some knowledge about the history behind it. One thing that has really struck me in watching news coverage is seeing hoards…

Yuck. Sometimes I can't tell if men generally disgust me, or if I ultimately want to be one because it would make my life easier. On Thursday, I ran into a professor I had worked for a few times, whom I've called on …