The mattress underneath my body holds me in place. The pillow rested underneath my head whispers, “Stay a while”, and the thick comforter embracing me keeps me captive. But the echoing sound of “Paradise”...

May. The month wasted on testing. The last 6 weeks grading period really is wasted on testing. There is no way for a teacher to hold a class with all this crazy testing going on. Every day class is held...

We’ve all had the feeling. You’re sitting in class and all the sudden, it hits you. You have to use the bathroom. But then you realize how disturbing they are. “I hate using the school bathrooms,”...

Every time I get my hair cut I am told how beautiful my hair is and how much every woman who dyes her hair wants my color. I am told to be proud of my hair color and never change it. Because I am rare....

In recent years, the simplicity and compactness of credit cards is making carrying cash obsolete. Cards are easier than counting bills and coins and take up far less space than gratuitous amounts of wrinkled,...

May 29, 2006 June 18, 2006 Dec. 20, 2006 March 18, 2007 April 26, 2007 June 28, 2007 Aug. 13, 2007 Jan. 3, 2008 Aug. 6, 2008 Nov. 20, 2008 These dates all have something in common. They’re...

When I asked to write the Kony 2012 story for The Chronicle, I planned to take it in a very different direction than I’m about to. If any of you are my friends on Facebook or follow me on Twitter, I...

There are several different kinds of energy drinks. Some give you five hours of pure adrenalin, some give you wings, and others make you crash. Although, a Monster, when you're really tired in the morning...