I recently had a discussion with Nate Hipple, a fellow student reporter on City Times, about society's tendency to sensationalize the lives of celebrities who died young, like Heath Ledger. Watching...

My friend hates spitting. "It's utterly disgusting," he tells me, "and perfectly rude." Whenever he sees somebody spit in public, he can't eat lunch. His appetite vanishes at the sight of freshly haocked...

One gratifying thing about living paycheck to paycheck these days is that an economic crisis is more of a dark cloud than a thunderstorm. Sure, it's worrisome; these are fretful circumstances. But for...

When I was in high school, the number one thing my mother told me was that I am so lazy. Lazy to do the dishes. Lazy to clean my room. Lazy to walk the dogs, mow the lawn, etc. I never really thought...

Alondra Nelson, Yale professor and former City College student, visited City on March 11 to give a lecture on Genetic Genealogy Testing. I was excited about her visit until her vocal chords vibrated,...

Money, the passion and drive of many, can have some ego-trimming effects when there's none left to spare after we put gas in our tanks and keep walls around our beds. The economy, eating away at the...

Donna P. Crilly City Times 4:30 a.m.: I stumbled out of my cigarette smoke-filled car, purse and apron in hand, not-so ready to wake up, let alone start work. My co-worker, let's call her Kim, crept...

Nate Hipple City Times I am not a rockstar. At least, not in real life. Yet, on rare occasions, I've been known to make bold statements--you know--the kind that should only be made moments before stage...

Luis Bahena City Times Does St. Patrick's Day still strike a fear in me to remember to wear green? Not necessarily. It was more of an issue back when I was in middle school and kids used to go around...

Roda Catapang City Times After years of celebrating previous St. Patrick's Days by chugging down green-dyed alcoholic beverages, raising pint glasses to the continuous cheers of "slainte," and donning...