Remy Soni Daily Illini Happy belated birthday, Facebook. On Feb. 4, the social networking Web site celebrated its success, since its creation five short years ago. Founder Mark Zuckerberg noted the hard...

Shannon Kuhfuss City Times If I get asked what plans I have for Valentine's Day one more time, I swear I'm going to track Cupid down myself and tell him where he can shove those arrows. I'm aware the...

Aurora Mckeehan City Times It's that time of year again. Hearts seem to be on steroids, the color red seems to exist in every direction, and couples seem to be doubling in number by the second. Well,...

I talked to a homeless woman on the bus the other day. I don't usually make it a habit of talking to complete strangers but she initiated the conversation and was pleasant enough for me to continue it. As...

Sonjiala Hotchkiss City Times "I would like to be the first black president," said the 8-year-old me to my mother. "Don't you want to leave open the option that someone could get there before you're...

I wanted to share my thoughts as the Obama campaign and movement transforms itself into a presidential administration. I think we here in the United States, along with many around the entire world, are...

LIVE AND LEARN By Luis Bahena I remember when I was in French class back in 2003 and how our French teacher would always tell us how Europeans and people here in California were very different. For one,...

JOKE'S ON ME By Shannon Kuhfuss It was three years ago that I woke up one morning in my dorm room in Milwaukee, WI with a new idea. I hopped out of my dangerously tall loft bed, glanced out the window...