In the midst of Dead Week, I sit in a crowded library and realize that in an hour or so I have to get up and go to class. Wait, class? It’s Dead Week. I shouldn’t have class, or I should at least...

This morning, I woke up and felt horrible. My throat feels like I swallowed a whole apple, my body aches, I’m shivering, yet sweating at the same time, and I just know I’m sick. There’s only one...

In post-election America, it just wouldn’t feel right without some sort of over-sensationalized scandal, small chatter about the next presidential cycle or a looming political crisis that will inevitably...

The other morning, as I sat through one of my final 8 a.m. journalism classes, half listening to a group presentation while mindlessly scrolling through the “Everything” section of Pinterest, I stumbled...

As the end of the semester comes striding towards us, many of us are left with a few questions: what do I have to make on my final to pass? How little sleep can I get and still function next week? Can...

So it’s been four months, however many days and nights. I’m not a numbers woman. And I’ve lost track of time. Sleep in my life has moved through stages. When I was little, it was an obligation. I...

Last weekend, a family friend invited us to her home. I entered the house as I would any other invitation of this sort. I took my shoes off and placed them near her door. She greeted me in Bengali, my...

Legendary Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote: “If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other it is the principle of free thought – not free...

My father’s father had a saying, “These are the most carefree days of your life.” He was referring to my father’s college days. And my father has been repeating the same saying to me recently....

I recently came across a television show called “Catfish” that has been getting attention since parts of the first episode were filmed in Tuscaloosa. This show, along with the movie it is based off,...

During the third presidential debate between President Obama and Governor Romney, the two were asked about drones. Both candidates, shockingly, agreed and supported the use of unmanned combat vehicles...

Follow your heart, and you will not get lost. Do what you love, and the money will follow. Leap, and the net will appear. Find your passion, and run with it. Lies. All lies, I say. Well-meant but stupid...