This Christmas, for the first time ever, I decided to wrap my gifts in wrapping paper. In the past, I’ve avoided this practice, in favor of the “gift bag and tissue paper” approach. The latter is simple and easy, the former, time consuming and difficult. And yet, for whatever reason, this year I chose to snip, fold and tape up my gifts—with surprising precision for a noob, I might add. Even more surprising, at least for me, was how enlightening the whole experience of wrapping gifts proved to be.

The third essay of The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis, the name of which gives this book its title, is one that I had to read over and over and over again until I could figure out exactly how I would write about it. This essay touches upon issues which force the reader to meditate on what it is to be human and to what extent humans should have control over their own evolutionary process. In Lewis’s previous two essays he discusses ways in which man makes determinations as …

As a Rutgers student, I am constantly bombarded with pizzerias’ pamphlets in New Brunswick and the neighboring town of Highland Park. Though there are more than nine different places on Easton Avenue alone that offer pizza, all are extremely different. Being a vegetarian and a student means I look at the options a pizzeria offers regarding freshness, amount of vegetables on a slice of pizza, and value for my money. For a few days I went to several local pizza shops and tried one or two of their vegetarian options.
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Now that we live in Colorado, people tend to ask Michael and I what we miss about New Jersey. Without hesitation, the first thing that leaps from my lips is. . .the PIZZA.

About two years ago I devised a plan to potentially piss off a large group of people. And not just any group of people, but Tent State people. For those of you who don’t know what Tent State is, let me briefly sum it up: Tent State is an amalgamation of organizations that once served a useful and beneficial purpose at the time of its inception, the protest of rising tuition costs at Rutgers. Since then, it has devolved to the point where it’s just a bunch of confused, quasi-hippie …

Let’s Talk About Sex # 2

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Mandy, a 20 year old Chinese Rutgers Student. Mandy is a self-proclaimed devout Catholic. She is also a self-proclaimed virgin; but depending on your definition, you might not agree. Despite being very involved in her church, Mandy says that her religion does not play a large role in her abstinence. Let’s dig a little deeper, shall we?

This week’s cartoon by Chris “Grubs” Grabowski. All rights reserved by the artist. Enjoy!

The second time I was forced out of my home, I was forced out by floods of ambivalence. I roamed a country saturated with indolence and came across a black metal fence. Before me was a gate. Beneath my feet was a dusty road. After a minute of silent contemplation I heard, behind me, the resounding tremolo of an approaching stampede.

\the day began as awkward as the ticking

of a clock; the silence is in between.

just watching as the ship was slowly sinking

.seconds grew so like the killing weeds –

each budding fruit that bloomed along a vine

Some shots of Christmas lights around Johnsonville, by Brendan McInerney. Please Enjoy.
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