March | 2010 | New University

Intimate Inquiries

Good evening, Sandy! Nice to meet you! Thank you for your sincere service for college students regarding dating and relationship! My name is Pilgrim. As it is...

Anteaters Abroad in Azeroth

Like many of my peers, I decided to take advantage of the wonderful study abroad programs on campus; but I didn’t want to go...

Tweaking for Twitter? How to Get Help Now!

"I would say I issued about 1,000 tweets per day,” John tells me, his face gaunt and his fingers twitching like he really needs...

The Planned City of Eden

In 1864 when James Irvine bought 110,000 acres of land in what is now Orange County, he most likely had no idea that one...

Erasing the Stigma of Mental Health: The World is Crazy, But Hey! We Aren’t

Many of us hear the term “mental illness” and automatically think of crazy people. Perhaps someone with schizophrenia or paranoia would fit the bill....

Beauty: Biology or B.S.?

Ahhh Spring. The time of year when the sun is shining, the weather is warm and college students find it hard to concentrate in...

Some Days I Don’t Feel Fat: The True Confessions of A Full-Sized Woman

When I announced to my friends that my blog was going to be turned into a column, one exclaimed, “Like Dear Abby?” My response,...

Sushilicious

Paperless iPod orders, light up plates, tweeted discounts and pop jams? Traditionalists take heed: Sushilicious is not your standard kaiten sushi bar. In fact, it’s unlike...

Guidos: An Affront to Bro Culture

When MTV premiered its new reality show, “Jersey Shore,” my heart sank under the weight of my sorrow for humanity. Why would MTV showcase...

History, Texas Style

History is a fragile thing. It is subject to opinion and the subjectivity of the majority. That being said, history is always in danger...

Democratize Education

A troubling editorial on the student movement recently appeared in the New U (“The Times They Are A-Changin’” Mar. 8, 2010). Not only did...

Letter to The Editor

Full letter available at newuniversity.org. We represent the Committee for Human Rights and Academic Freedom of the Association of Middle Eastern Women’s Studies, an affiliate...

The Church’s Cardinal Sin

Back in 2002, when reports of the Catholic sex scandal first started flooding the press, we already knew that the situation was bad. Over...

The Haiti Earthquake: View Below the Surface

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, which has a population of about one million, has been completely devastated and dismantled by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that ravaged the...

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