I’ve noticed kind of a disturbing phenomenon with Friendster. At least seven times now, people I know have tried to add me to their lists of friends. No, nothing special about that. But when they wanted to add me, they didn’t send a personal message with the invitation. It was just, “add me.” Once, it...

I write this article for the students who are about to graduate. Between graduating from my own college, Swarthmore, in 2000 and coming here to pursue my Masters last fall, I like to think I’ve gained a lot of wisdom. Allow me to share with you some of what I’ve learned about life outside of...

France grapples with a ban on head coverings in public schools. Muslim women at the University of Chicago look on from America. Maryah Qureshi has bright eyes. A maroon headscarf covers her hair, and she glows from within it. With her legs dangling off a counter in the small office of the Muslim Students Association,...

Before I even begin this article, let me dispel a couple of conclusions you’re probably going to come to by reading it. No, I don’t have any French family. And no, I never expected to become a Francophile. If you had told me a few years ago that I would, I’d have laughed. Here’s the...