Author Archives: Lisa Bonos

When you apply for a job, your resume is the one document that defines you and offers your employer a look at your past experience. Because of the importance that is put on this one piece of paper, there are many students who participate in activities or take jobs simply because it will “look good […]

You never saw it coming. No matter how long the relationship ““ two months or two years ““ you never thought you’d be dumped. After the fact, you may wish time could be reversed so you could do the dumping and be the one with all the power in the dissolved relationship. But once you […]

As college students, our places of residence are often so impermanent and regulated that we can’t put holes in the wall or even light candles. Throughout the constant uprooting, there are certain possessions we cling to out of necessity, and perhaps subconsciously, in an effort to create a sense of stability. For me, my computer […]

On Nov. 2, if you’re registered to vote in California, you’ll have the chance to vote on Proposition 60. Whether or not you think the state constitution should be amended to allow for open primaries, I have my own proposition to pitch: Dating should always be an open primary. Even if you’re a Republican who […]

As children of the ’80s, most of us have grown up in a world always living with the AIDS epidemic. We’re lucky not to have been conscious while ignorance was spreading as fast as the disease ““ when people thought you could get it from kissing, from using public rest rooms, or from sharing glasses. […]

When you were little, your parents told you not to talk to strangers. And not to take candy from them. Perhaps this is the reason why so many urban dwellers avoid all possible contact with strangers. Don’t talk to anyone, smile, or even look at strangers. Because, come on, we all know they’re all looking […]

Welcome back. Things seem different around here, don’t they? Whether you sublet your apartment over the summer and returned to find furniture trashed by strangers or are feeling disoriented by the presence of a CVS Pharmacy and Urban Outfitters in Westwood, things probably aren’t just as you left them. And a note to our new […]