I wanted to fly.Not like Superman — though if it were offered for anything less than my soul, I'd probably take the ability. No, I wanted to fly airplanes, jumbo jets, mechanical birds, 747s, Sky...

Nobody has to face more intrusive paparazzi than the President of the United States.Whether it's the much-publicized "date night" that President Obama and his wife took a few months ago or his March Madness...

PRAGUE, Czech Republic — I thought I, a 20-year-old college student, knew what it meant to "go out," have a "crazy night" and really party hard.Well, until 6 a.m. Sunday morning, I thought wrong....

Yesterday it rained.That may seem like a pretty obvious statement, but for those of you who have been around Baton Rouge this summer, you know that this is a pretty big deal.I was initially excited about...

Independence Day. The name itself just has a nice Orwellian ring, doesn't it? A day set aside for citizens to unite under one common flag and pay tribute to those who helped usher in an unprecedented era...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — We're really into defining ourselves.Not simply in the sense of I'm-that-guy-who-works-at-the-Reveille-and-has-the-articles-about-Lil'-Wayne-and-has-the-glasses-and-smiles-too-much-and-I-think-this-needs-to-stop-now...

Budget cuts seem like a constant factor of life at the University, but the truth of the matter is, the first mid-year cut came only seven months ago in January.Since then, there has been an undercurrent...

Rallys — or Checkers, depending on where you're from — used to have commercials centered on the delicious motto "You Gotta Eat."I really took that to heart.And, thankfully, eating well —...

One of the greatest television moments of my life occurred this summer.It took place while some friends and I happened to flip to NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (really, NBC? That's the best you've...

As President Obama begins to strongly push for health care reform, the nation is steeped in controversy.Republicans — and many Americans in general — are fundamentally opposed to the most basic...

FRASCATI, ITALY — Regional DivideThe North/South tensions prevalent in America can also be found more or less for similar reasons in Italy. Apparently, the lackadaisical lifestyle of Southern Italians...

FRASCATI, Italy — By and large, the Italian people are a friendly and caring people, for the most part courteous and hospitable to tourists, who make up a large part of the Italian economy.Half of...