I imagine going a week without social media, cell phones, television, iPods and vacuum cleaners is going to be a little like fasting for five days, complete with nausea, hallucinations and borderline psychotic...

Across from the middle stairwell, the writing on the wall says it all: “You create what you are. You imitate what you wish to be.” Or perhaps: “Let’s make it a great day, Free State!” Or...

In honor of the inspiration issue, I decided I’d spare you my usual sarcasm and write a short story instead. The first draft was too depressing to be read during the season of several major holidays,...

Straight after earning his undergraduate degrees, teacher Jason Springer set off to join the Peace Corps. Funded by the United States government, the Peace Corps is an organization whose goals are to...

The most creative college sales pitch ever to arrive in my mailbox was packaged in a little chipboard box about the size of my hand. Inside was a set of 100 or so green-and-blue flashcards, which each...

Dear Newbies Behind the Wheel, Whatever your parents say about your driving, rest assured: when I was learning the difference between the turn signal and the windshield wipers, mine said worse. I can’t...

Dear lower locker buddy, Let me begin by apologizing once again for knocking you in the head with my locker door during the first week of school. I’m sure I made quite the first impression. I just...