The other week, when Conan O’Brien aired his final show, I admit I welled up a bit during his speech. His advice “Don’t be cynical” has been ringing in my ears. I am a self-admitted cynic, through and through. ...

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Since the new semester has begun something significant has happened at The University of Tampa that will forever change the lives of a select group of students. Of course I’m talking about the new “low flow” shower heads being installed ...

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A good friend of mine always says, “If I don’t fall in love at least once each day, I consider it a day wasted.” But with all this talk of love, can you really define it? Does this thing called love ...

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“O is for the only one I see.” And “O” is also for obsession and people who need to chill out. Maybe I’m slightly bitter, or maybe I’ve been there too many times before, but one thing that really bothers me ...

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For Haitians around the world, Jan. 12, 2010 will be a day that they will remember and relive for the rest of their lives. This was the day an earthquake with the strength of 7.0 on the Richter scale devastated ...

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Pregnancy has never really made sense to me, I know that sounds weird, but to be honest, it really never has. Sure I understand all the biological aspects of it, I understand that babies are a result of sex, the ...

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The world’s eyes are now on Haiti as the horror which has been bestowed upon that Caribbean island has once again reminded us of the unpredictable but yet powerful forces of nature. However, even though many of us look down on ...

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The column I wrote two weeks ago generated lots of reaction. Different people e-mailed me, asking about my conversion. Some had difficulty understanding how I could choose a religion like Islam. Despite the fact that Islam has been “opening” to the Western world during the last decade, there is still a lot of...

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With Gasparilla coming up this weekend, we get to see another side of UT students: the “drunk self.” There are a few categories of “drunk” and I can help you learn to recognize these groups and try to avoid falling ...

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You stumble into their room within the wee hours of the night and depart by morning, right before the person with the arm draped around your stomach awakes. Because any slight movement leads to an awkward moment followed by temporary ...

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“I didn’t mean to offend anyone.” The famous words of countless politicians and radio/television personalities who let heinous comments slither from their mouths. Yet, just as soon as their comments are plastered across TV screens and newspapers they’re “retracted” or “clarified.” But ...

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Calling all dorks, geeks and intelligentsia! Where are you? The first week of classes is the time of the year when you hear statements like: “FML…the education system is like death warmed up.” Sure, we’re all here because we need an education, ...

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