From the look of it, the 80s are back: neon clothes are all the rage, Madonna has a new album on the way, spandex is fashionable again, and Matthew Broderick is back to channeling Ferris Bueller for television commercials.

Now, don't get me wrong: I like belting out "Like...

In June 2008 an EF-3 tornado devastated the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in Little Sioux, Iowa. Four boy scouts were killed, including 14-year-old Aaron Eilerts. In honor of Aaron's memory, The Aaron Eilerts Day of Service and Giving was established by former Governor Chet Culver in 2009 to engage students...

At approximately 12:30 AM on the morning of Saturday, November 12, 2011, an undergraduate student at Williams College called the Campus Safety and Security after seeing written on the wall of an upperclass dormitory in permanent black marker, "All N*****s Must Die."

The violent message spurred an investigation by...

If one were to ask the mainstream media what the goal of Occupy Wall Street was and who the protestors are, most outlets would respond accordingly: they have failed to make specific demands of political, social and economic institutions, they support a wide range of causes and they come from...

The purpose of Occupy Wall Street is simple: gather as diverse a group of demonstrators as possible to make a peaceful statement about government corruption and the privileging of big business and the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans in policy making.

Yet, if one were to read the New...

After an F-5 tornado hit Greensburg, Kansas in May 2007 and destroyed 95 percent of the town, the New York Says Thank You Foundation traveled to the town in September 2008 to help rebuild. While New York Says Thank You volunteers were building physical structures, HOPE was being built one...

Recently, I had the opportunity to spend time with a friend who is currently serving as a first lieutenant in the Army. As a native New Yorker who now has the image of the Twin Towers tattooed on his bicep, the events of 9/11 were his call to action.

Despite the fact that I was in the eighth grade on 9/11 and the after effects of that day -- the introduction of terror alert levels, tightened airport security measures, the arrival of "If you see something, say something" posters in New York subways, and freshly launched wars in the...

I remember feeling myself start to shake as the words came out of his mouth, "I just did a quick internet search for the statistics and, well, more Americans are and will be affected by gun violence throughout their lifetimes than will be affected by an act of terrorism. So,...