The first person who wanted to burn books must have been a student, correction ““ a college student. And what sparked that desire must not have been Jane Austin or William Faulkner (okay, maybe Faulkner). The odious thing fantasized as kindling must have been a textbook. Sometimes confusing and always dull, are textbooks not the […]
Author Archives: Annie Tao
New values alter post-college plans
With one more quarter to go, commencement is only a hop, skip and a few more all-nighters away for those of us who will be graduating in the spring. Senioritis is once again our tireless companion. But it’s different this time. In high school, college was the light at the end of the tunnel. Now […]
Believing in love at first site
The formula goes something like this: Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Boy gets girl and then it’s church bells, flower girls, the works. Enter the Internet. Now it could go something like this: Single places profile on the Web through an Internet dating service. Single is matched with other singles. Single […]
Research a light at the end of the university
Last Friday, I was in Cerritos with third-year psychology student Jier Dong and was surprised at how the sky had changed from an industrial gray to a picturesque blue. Barely an hour away, but what a contrast. As he stepped out of the car, Dong inhaled deeply and simply said, “This is a nice change.” […]
Too many roles, too little time
I half expected my conversation with one of the resident assistants of De Neve Plaza to take place inside a dark downtown bar. I would apprehensively walk across a floor of broken peanut shells before spotting a hooded figure wearing sunglasses at the far corner booth. This RA from De Neve, who requested anonymity out […]
Stereotyping own gender simply can’t be true, or helpful
“I hate girls.” “Girls come with too much drama.” “Girls are evil, shallow, sneaky, manipulative, hypocritical and untrustworthy.” These are only some of the more colorful things I’ve heard spoken about my fellow women. I’ve heard milder remarks and I’ve heard more passionate ones too, but they are most confusing and upsetting when the speaker […]
Living the high life, but falling deep in debt
On MTV, a young girl with heavily lined eyes and markedly glossy lips is explaining to me why Yves St. Laurent is her clothing brand of choice ““ apparently because it’s lack of popularity makes it the most conspicuously elite label. I flip the channel. On VH1, a deep-voiced British narrator is telling me about […]