Four years ago, I received my much-awaited acceptance to Pitt. With my ‘safety school’ secured, I prepared my calculus of college acceptance. I was expecting a painful decision among school choices...

On Nov. 13, TIME Magazine released its fourth annual “word banishment poll.” At the time of its initial publication, the article’s preface instructed, “If you hear that word one more time, you...

College admissions officers seek information on your race, date of birth, the clubs you’re involved in and your GPA. But should they also know your beer of choice, the movie you saw last Friday or your...

I’m made of plastic; it’s fantasticThe formerly blond, disproportionately thin Barbie has undergone a makeover. Er, well, let’s just say that there’s more realistic version of her now. The new...

Today, our world faces a paradoxical reality. While information is abundant and communication is instant, people actually know less about their world. A 2007 study showed that, generally, people know...