Racism needs to go. I am not talking about this because I am black. I am talking about this because this has been going on for too long and things need to change. I understand how the world works. I...

In the time that I spent researching and writing this column, I drank three glasses of purified tap water. I flushed a toilet twice. I am unquestionably blessed to live a life where these actions are...

In 2012 both of my parents were diagnosed with cancer. My mom first, with breast cancer, then my dad, with multiple myeloma. Call it bad luck, but 2012 was a very sick year for my family. My mom went...

As our distractingly long Winter Break was coming to an end last week, I found myself talking amongst my friends, complaining about how classes would soon start. Most of them offered me a simple reassurance,...

I always know it is time for a new semester to begin because my family gives me three times more daily hugs than normal. This time, it was more like five times the amount, since not only am I going...

I know, like me, you are all disappointed by the White House’s refusal to build a Death Star. Apparently the administration “does not support blowing up planets.” For some of you, this a sad fact...

Guns are seriously misunderstood inanimate objects. On one side, we see people fighting to get them banned, accusing them of encouraging violence. “We need stricter gun laws!” they say. On the other,...

To begin the column I feel I should note that I wrote this article after the Sandy Hook shooting. I purposely waited a month to show some sympathy and respect for the victims. This column was never meant...

A mother holds her child close in the morning, squeezing him tight and whispering “I love you” before watching anxiously as his grubby little face disappears down the street on his way to school. She's...

I spent my winter break in South America hanging out and travelling with friends that I met when I studied abroad in Santiago, Chile. Spanish is the only language that I speak other than English and I...

Anyone remember a few months ago when the whole of the United States was agog with the idea that Puerto Rico voted to become the 51st state? Well, is anyone wondering what actually came of it? Fear not,...

Being a reflection of the student population we represent and are staffed by, CSU students. Every semester, we at the Collegian are constantly seeking ways to be innovative and reinvent ourselves, learning...