We stopped off on the left-hand side of the road, leaning our rented bicycles against an old, crumbling stone wall. Leslie got the map out of the canvas backpack I’d been carrying for the past two hours,...

We like to see the sciences as pure pursuits; undertakings not affronted by the pangs of bias and slander that curse the rest of the world's endeavors. The sciences are looked upon as noble, rich frontiers,...

Who am I? Strip yourself of the suit case, moving pod, body bag, kangaroo pouch or fanny pack worth of baggage; lose the growl you developed while being raised by a pack of wolves; rewind to a time when...

When we talk about fixing racism in the United States, I’m strongly reminded of the missteps the city of Dubuque, Iowa took in the early 1990s to “diversify” their city. Like most Midwestern cities,...

Something I've begun to notice about the nature of debates - and something I've hence tried to avoid - is how easy one's delivery of an otherwise un-biased thought can arbitrarily make them appear to favor...

About six hours ago, all I knew about rugby was: one, it is quite violent; and two, it uses a funny-shaped ball. Now, mud is smeared across my cheekbones and dots my nose and forehead. My black leggings...

As a columnist with a 12 p.m. Sunday deadline and a general lack of originality when coming up with topics, waking up Saturday to the news of the graffiti incident gave me a clear reason to write, but...

With the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the Muslim Brotherhood has stepped into everyone’s eyesight. For those of you who have never checked these guys out, it is, simply put, an anti-American...

A controversial piece of legislation that would allow businesses and organizations to deny services to married homosexuals was denied entrance to the floor for a vote in the Iowa state legislature. While...

Kindergarten turned out to be a microcosm for my future life of just as noteworthy grievances. In theory, this would be fantastic because, for most kids, kindergarten was the paste-eating, pants-shitting...

The House shot down a bid Tuesday to pass a nine-month extension of the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act, which was passed by Congress as a response to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, gives the government...

Back in December, New York City public health officials ran a television ad warning against diseases whose prevalence is escalated among HIV-positive men. Osteoporosis, for example, is described as a...