More than three years after the tragic events of Sept.11, 2001, it seems that most Americans still do not understand the nature of the war on terror or the character of the enemy we face. In the last few months, I have witnessed two events that have each illustrated a set of misunderstandings that are so pervasive that many in America have overlooked the consequences of their misconceptions. But the stakes are too high and this war is too real and too serious. It is time we start thinking seriously about the costs of our views. [Read article]

Thirty-seat classrooms filled with up to 100 students on the first day. Students starting the semester with six units, desperately trying to get to the minimum 12. Lines at computer labs as students repeatedly check to see if just one spare seat has opened up.

The beginning of the semester should be a time when students ease back into school. Instead, too many are merely starting to figure out how their schedule will look as a result of an antiquated and ineffective registration system. [Read article]

Problems range from college to immigration

So, my parents have been pestering me about graduating from college, but I tell them to mind their own business. I mean, I pay my own tuition, I schedule my own classes, and I still know how to dress myself in the morning. What more do you want to know? Yeah, I want them to be proud, but really, are gold stars still necessary?

I like watching the world news. Now with Brian Williams on NBC he seems to fill Tom Brokaw's void quite well. He really delivers the day's dire news with a certain "je ne sais quoi?" Is it that all-knowing smirk, or maybe just his smartly-tied Oxford double-knot? What a tool. Tsunami what? [Read article]