It’s getting to be that time of year again when we undergrads brush up our resumes, squeezing as many buzz words and leadership roles as we can into a single, well-formatted page. The actual internship experience may be rewarding, or you might start developing elaborate revenge fantasies, a la “Horrible Bosses.” Xuedan Wang’s experience was more like the latter.

In a small, religious town in Rhode Island, a local student complained about a prayer displayed on a banner at her public high school. The prayer, unsurprisingly, makes direct reference to “Our Heavenly Father.” On Jan. 11, a judge ruled that it was unconstitutional for the banner to hang in the school. However, the community continues to resist the ruling.

Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, was the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. It should just be another day, because abortion has been legal for almost 40 years in America. Seriously, it’s been decided—legally—by a group of highly qualified Supreme Court justices. It’s done; the legal right to privacy has been cemented, so let’s go tackle the next big issue: world hunger. Or…

Siri is a digital personal assistant program that comes with the new iPhone 4S. Though she might not pass the Turing test, Siri is voice-activated and follows directions better than most adults. Using sources like Yelp, Siri can answer questions, make recommendations or do other tasks like send text messages.

A few weeks ago, Sasha Grey took part in Read Across America. She read a book to a group of underprivileged first graders at Emerson Elementary School in Los Angeles. The story should have ended there. Sasha Gray used to be a porn star, however, and that changes everything. When the story came out, the students’ parents reacted with outrage.

The Occupy Wall Street movement has, unsurprisingly, gotten a lot of attention. According to a recent Time magazine poll, 54 percent of Americans have a favorable impression of the protesters; take from that what you will.

O n Oct. 5, 2011, the Cardinals beat the Phillies 5-3, forcing a fifth playoff game and ultimately winning the series in a nail-biter of a finale. Awesome, right? Overall, I’d say Wednesday was a good day. Except for the big news that Steve Jobs died. I have to say, though, I didn’t really care. The guy had a particularly insidious form of cancer.

Not since the quote “Let them eat cake” was misattributed to Marie Antoinette have baked goods caused so much controversy. At a recent conference, the Department of Justice apparently spent $16 apiece on muffins. First, I wondered how it would be possible to make a muffin worth $16 in the first place.

I went jogging in Forest Park yesterday. As I was passing Art Hill, I was struck by all of the flags covering its side. I had no idea that the flags would be there, but it doesn’t surprise me. 9/11 has become such a fixture in our national conscience that a memorial is completely natural.

My uncle once quoted to me, “If you’re not a liberal when you’re 20, you have no heart. If you’re not a conservative when you’re 30, you have no brain.” A conservative, he is probably patiently waiting for naïve liberal me to start griping about the government stealing my money. It is undoubtedly easier to accept paying taxes when they remain an abstract concept.