"In prehistoric times, mankind often had only two choices in crisis situations: fight or flee. In modern times, humor offers us a third alternative:  fight, flee - or laugh." -- Robert Orben Sometimes...

"When written in Chinese, the word crisis is composed of two characters -- one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity." -- John F. Kennedy I feel this quote involves my everyday...

Picture a room full of more than 1,000 people locking their arms behind each other’s backs. A sudden, simple sway overtakes the crowd, and like a wave, the lyrics of the Rocks' Alma Mater move...

Imagine walking through the halls your first day of high school -- just a tiny freshman unsure what you're doing. I finally found my locker, and I know all I have to do is open it, and the rest of...

It’s been three and a half years of morning routines. Once again, I dress for school, putting on my regular school khaki pants, a buttoned-down dress shirt and a tie. As I grab some breakfast and...

Clang….Clang….. An old church bell, hoisted up by worn-out rope into the towering heights of the second story chapel -- a great monument above the tattered sheet metal and concrete houses that...

We live in a time where immigration policy is dictated by sound bites. While towering walls and garrisons of troops provide tantalizing tag lines on campaign advertisements and in stump speeches, they...

Humanity is at a crossroads, facing the gravest crisis in its history. Although the climate is constantly fluctuating due to natural factors such as solar variability, orbital position alterations and...