By David Radcliff My friends in college - and by these I mean, the people who seemed to be near me whenever anything noteworthy happened - all of them drank, and heavily. I didn't. Not because I didn't want to, really, but because I was convinced drinking was too common, too expected and, most importantly, that it would shatter the enigmatic, unflappable persona I wanted so … [Read more...] about Nub
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From Tommy Guns to Tommy Trojan
By Jonathan Shih Embedded in Chinese culture is the belief in the existence of an intangible force named "e-chi". Simply put, it is a mysterious aura that attracts two opposite things together for a particular purpose. Often inconceivable and obscure to the individual it is acting upon, "e-chi" initially occurs through a variety of bizarre events and experiences before it … [Read more...] about From Tommy Guns to Tommy Trojan
Children of an Indifferent God: The Way of Taoism
By Rachel Marie Mohr In the fifteenth year of my life, a great wall of nothing crashed down on my lungs, and I decided to kill myself. I walked out of my high school, down the hill towards the country town below. It was an Oregon autumn, and cold rain slithered down my shoulder blades. I remember I wore boots that day, but the deep puddles penetrated to my frozen toes … [Read more...] about Children of an Indifferent God: The Way of Taoism
Sending my Son to War
By Pat Halliwell After completing two years at City College, my son Dustin decided to enlist in the U.S. Army for a four-year term. His initial plans were very specific: according to his contract, after completing basic training and airborne school, he was to be stationed in an Airborne Infantry Brigade in Vicenza, Italy. I was very proud of Dustin, not only for the choice … [Read more...] about Sending my Son to War
Westwood’s Charming Secret
By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich Whether you look at Los Angeles as a melting pot or a lumpy stew, the distinctiveness of its ethnic makeup cannot be rivaled. LA draws people from across the world, be it to escape political persecution or in search of a better life, the pot accommodates them, making LA all the more unique. Attracted to the magic brew of this pot and in the heart … [Read more...] about Westwood’s Charming Secret