A couple of weeks ago I saw one of my professors in the “real world.” It was just downtown Evanston, but it was far enough away from any campus building to be completely separate from my academic life. I...

In our country’s most recent elections, two states, Colorado and Washington, voted to legalize marijuana. Reactions to the decisions varied widely; many support legalization, while others fear it will...

I can’t keep pretending anymore. After dozens of close calls, winged conversations with friends and memorizing one or two obscure statistics to keep up my facade, I’m calling it quits. Fortunately,...

A few months ago, I wrote a column about the etiquette of Facebook friendships. I ultimately likened such friendships to the type of relationships where it is beneficial to be associated with someone,...

I like to keep my sports and my politics separate: what I deem the “separation of sport and state.” While reading The New York Times sports section this past week, there was a link to President  Barack...