SIPS TEA: MO’ CHANGES, MO’ PROBLEMS?


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The first week of classes are over and you might still be nursing a bad hangover after all the LITivities you attended over the weekend, but hold off on sippin’ another until after you’ve read the rest of this blog. Whether you’re a freshman or a senior, you have to have noticed all the construction […]

Ma’ Salama, Los Angeles; Salam, Rabat


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When I initially told people I was going to study abroad in Morocco for 4 months, many of them were unaware of what Morocco actually was. Some thought it was a city in Europe or the Middle East until I mentioned that the famous American film Casablanca took place in Casablanca, Morocco. Colonized by the […]

It’s time for a new era of football


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In 2007, an unproven coach by the name of Jim Harbaugh took over the Stanford football program — one that had a 1-11 record the year before — and immediately went after the mighty Pete Carroll-led Trojans by openly speculating that Carroll would soon leave USC. “We bow to no man,” Harbaugh said after Carroll […]

Admissions should prize public service


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This past January, Harvard University published a report detailing the cultural message received by high school students that personal success is more important than concern for community service, involvement and a genuine interest in helping other people. When it comes to applying for college, concern for the common good and other people is drowned out […]