Just to name a few words related to China that I have really been asked about here on campus during the past month: human rights, dictating government, gaps between the rich and the poor, media censorship, one-child policy, floppy law and piracy.

The Cherokee Street area in downtown St. Louis is famous among locals for its antique shops, vintage stores and graphic design community. The neighborhood is just eight miles from campus.

Samba, zapateado, lambada, mambo, flamenco, bachata/merengue, cumbia, belly dance, tango and hip-hop. Those were the dances performed at this year’s Carnaval, the Association of Latin American Students’ annual cultural celebration, which took place on Friday and Saturday nights. “It’s amazing,” sophomore Kevin Chu said. “I’m a sucker for Latin dances.

Most college students define “sexting” not as this sordid way of spreading young nudity, but as a way of communicating feelings of intimacy toward a partner when separated. While in class or at a party, the conveyed desire is just a T9-touch away.

All right kiddos, it’s Black History Month! I’ll write my report on Harriet Tubman; why don’t you do George Washington Carver? Or maybe Nelson Mandela or Dr. Martin Luther King, […]

A few years ago at Rosh Hashanah dinner at my aunt and uncle’s house, I was talking to my cousin and her boyfriend-at-the-time, Tony. I learned that Tony and Lynn […]