It was a warm July day when I took my lunch break in downtown Seattle and found nearly 20 people walking the street in white pants with faux blood stained crotches.Although it was prior to Labor Day, I...

This summer, I received some of the best advice I have heard in a long time. Regarding relationships, a man told me, “If something is bothering you, it’s your problem to fix, not your partner’s.”Moments...

As the leaves start to fall and yoga pants become de rigueur, the pumpkin-pie-spiced chai-lattes/ice-creams/beer/candy are suddenly omnipresent. In the midst of these autumn flavors, it seems no one really...

Come Halloween, the diverse student population suddenly turns into a mingling of Native American princesses, comical chain-smoking white trash, and bandana-wearing gangsters.Cultural appropriation occurs...

The early bird got the worm. He was rewarded for coming early with a hearty breakfast.Clearly, he had a forgiving girlfriend.This week I had the privilege of speaking with Clinical Sexologist and Sex Counselor...

In 1978, The Police told Roxanne she didn’t "have to put on that red light.” She no longer needed to walk to streets for money, but did anyone ever ask if she simply wanted to?The stigma surrounding...

After contemplating the possible zeitgeist at WSU, I came to a conclusion: it is not the factors that contribute to spirit of the times that matter, but rather the final message that the dominating fashion...

My mother is a schemer.Don’t be fooled; my college education was not funded by a pyramid buy-in or get-rich-quick plan, but rather by the hard work of my parents.She really just rigs family events.My...

At a young age, my mother told me that I couldn’t have my cake and eat it too. At the time, I was concerned with the immediate problem: a shortage of baked goods. But as I got older I began to understand...

When my brother was 3 years old, my mother made a terrible mistake. In a noble photographic effort, she and her best friend attempted to capture a picture of their young children together. They posed...