It's tough to be an evangelist. On campus at SacramentoState, it is nearly impossible. A few days before the Thanksgiving break, a man wearing asandwich board emblazoned with the phrase, "Jesus orHell,"...

Someone in higher education needs to admit that lying, cheatingand stealing are standard operating procedure for about 30 percentof Americans. That 30 percent is a Republican "majority" who takepride in...

The ghosts and goblins, spooks and ghouls will be out onHalloween night. Sacramento State students will be out. So will theSacramento City Police and the Sacramento County Sheriffs. Halloween can be exciting,...

I need a break from the recall. Before was the war in Iraq, and even earlier, corporate scandal. Coming soon -- actually, here now -- a presidential election. I needed to take some time to clear my head...

Almost none of these candidates are worth the two cents they kept interrupting their opponents with, last Wednesday night here at Sacramento State. It was enough to make people want to vote against the...

Gray Davis is a political non-entity. He has been expelled from office. The people of California have spoken. I haven't had my say yet... Those 1.5 million signatures, collected in the recall campaign,...

Sacramento State students must be absolutely shocked that California legislators have turned their backs on higher education once again. -It seems so improbable that they would be willing to hit such a...

Mary Fahl's haunting, quiet rendition of "Dawning of the Day" against the backdrop of paper tumbling through Manhattan streets on grainy footage from a lonely firehouse security camera creates a mood to...

The clock is ticking, people. April 15 is almost upon us, and Uncle Sam wants his cut. Yes, the time has come for 1040s, W2s, depreciation, amortizations and those tax schedules that remind you of how...

It was a Sunday night and the Oscars, a Kings game and the small matter of a war were being broadcast on live TV. As I sat through the California Stage Company's production of "Better Places to Go," I...

Days on campus have started to blend together in an unsettling way. A break from midterms is imminent. It must be time to get out of town, even for just a day trip. The real reason you enrolled at Sacramento...

Feeling out of place in the "man village" Mowgli, the hero of "The Jungle Book" (now voiced by Haley Joel Osment), escapes back to the jungle to reunite with Baloo, the relaxed bear voiced by John Goodman,...

Romance can be a difficult mood to create. There is no one recipe to please the senses and create a state of mind conducive to passion. Planning a Valentine's Day celebration can be a daunting task for...

Looking at the dilapidated strip mall hidden amongst a dozen others on Fulton Blvd., you wouldn't expect to find one of the best and most inviting ethnic restaurants this side of San Francisco. The dining...