I only needed one hour in Europe to learn a valuable lesson about the United States. I landed in Spain at 8 p.m. to learn that dinner is served at 9, so I quickly had the opportunity to get to know...

Each year, as soon as the freshmen set foot on campus, the rush for friends begins. It isn’t strange. Who isn’t afraid of coming to campus where nearly everyone is a stranger? Northwestern provides...

$95.97: the price of a TI-83 calculator from both Amazon and Wal-Mart. The same calculator at the Norris Bookstore? $119.98. How about the silver edition TI-84? That’ll cost $124.97 at Wal-Mart, but...

The Electoral College, many would argue, is a misguided system designed by the Founding Fathers to protect the presidency from blatantly unqualified men but which has instead made presidential campaigns...

Presidential inaugurations are the political equivalent of New Year’s Eve in Times Square. Under the watchful eye of law enforcement, you wait in the cold for hours on end at a considerable distance...