Underage drinking is something brought up a lot, especially on college campuses. It is deemed a problem even when it causes none. Mischievous children stay inside on the weekends and play games that involve alcohol with their friends. How do these ...

Dear Natalie, I have two friends who are brothers and I have feelings for both of them. One is 27 years old and the other has a 4-year-old child. Should I end the friendships? What do I do? Dear Brotherly Love, I read somewhere ...

RM: Cool hair! EM: Thanks! I like to style my hair like Chuck Bass from Gossip Girl. I think it's an amazing classic style. RM: Favorite place to shop? EM: Express, H and 'M, Urban Outfitters and DSW for shoes. RM: When did you realize you had a pa...

Millions of Americans are anticipating the Super Bowl this Sunday. American football is the most popular sport in a country of sports fans, and even the advertising industry cashes in every year with amusing commercials. But to some people, the funny G...

Last week, Joe Paterno, former head coach of the Penn State football team passed away. He leaves a legacy of the most wins in Division I football history, three championships, and is known as a prominent figure in college sports who will likely be reme...

Cleveland has finally woken up and decided to do something with the lakefront. There is new life downtown with the brand new casinos, and the casinos are causing changes elsewhere downtown too. The City of Cleveland is upgrading the lakefront with ne...

There should be no reason for me to fear Cleveland State University, the place that I consider to be my second home. I shouldn't be scared to simply walk alone from building to building, hit the elevator for my next class, or grab a bagel from the St...

Recently, in an effort to make more money, a greedy higher-up of Cleveland State University ordered for two on-campus parking lots to be permanently destroyed only to make way for Viking Village and -apartments and retail space. This enrages me and many ot...

Dear Natalie, What do you do when one of your female friends is in an abusive relationship or is about to get in one? Dear Concerned Pal, It's tough when one of your gals is with a guy that is bad for her. Especially when you and her...

It's an election year. Great. Another season of mudslinging, promises and white teeth. The Republican party wasted no time and came in hot right from the beginning. With opinionated leaders like Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Herman Ca...

If you haven't already marked your calendars folks, don't worry and -there won't be any calendars after Dec. 21, 2012. The world is ending on that day. No one has really decided what time yet. Internet research suggests that it will happen during the win...

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Real world, true-to-sea pirates are well, terrible people. Of course this is said through my first-world filter; a world with strict laws of ownership and senses of entitlement, but there is also moral ground here. I feel satisfied when I hear of the...

Monday, Jan. 16, was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday honoring a civil rights leader who fought for the rights of African Americans and died on the cross of equality. Because he significa...

Nordstrom Rack Looking for a great bang for your buck? Look no further than Nordstrom Rack. This place is stacked with great stuff. Nordstrom Rack is a one-stop shop that collects department store name brands and sells them for less. Unequiv...

When I returned to Cleveland State University in 2009 to finish my degree, I looked at it as a business transaction. It was easy to feel that way because I had been away for seven years, and I had lost any emotional attachment. Plus, it had been a lo...

The temperature is dropping in Cleveland, and it is time to start preparing for the upcoming winter. When preparing for the doom and gloom of a Cleveland winter there are many things that everyone should have. One of the most important items is a goo...

Dear Natalie, Sometimes the world makes me feel so depressed. Human beings can be so horrible to each other sometimes. It seems like the recessions and the wars will never end. Is it ok to feel this way? Is there any way to stop feeling this wa...

After this Friday everyone will officially be done with those wretched things we call finals. We are blessed with a month free of anything school related, and we can finally get away with doing unproductive activities without feeling bad about it. ...

This is my earliest and most important memory. I was maybe 3 years old, riding my tricycle alone in circles around the swimming pool in my family's back yard. It was as cold as it gets in Las Vegas and -not cold enough to freeze over a swimming pool, but...