Everybody has a story, or so the saying goes. But is it really true? The Wildcat decided to test this theory by picking students at random from the student directory and asking them to tell their stories.

Brandie Ischomer, a graduate student in American Indian Studies, is doing her master's thesis on Two-Spirit urban
American Indian women. It sounds like an obscure focus, but it isn't so obscure to Ishcomer. [Read article]

Oh, how happy the 1950s housewife is. Smiling as she vacuums the living room floor. Her children are so charming, always so well behaved and excited about their chores. But what really holds this family together is Dad. He works hard and, at the end of the day, deserves a hot meal.

The '50s churn up visions of finely clipped green lawns, children saying the Pledge of Allegiance with pride, and Mother hollering "Dinnertime!" from the front door. Each decade has its multitude of clichŽs and bold images such as these, chiseled into our minds like an old Time magazine cover. [Read article]

Ah, Thanksgiving. You have been in confined quarters with your family for at least two days and it's starting to make you a little crazy. Plus, one of them keeps saying something about liking gravy, but gravy not liking them.

Never fear, a break in the exciting holiday action is here. Six movies are set to open Friday that are sure to at least get you out of the house.

For kids (and kids at heart) [Read article]