JOIN AN ORGANIZATION WITH A POSITIVE GOAL Countless organizations already exist with goals ranging from ending suicide to helping poverty-stricken children. Find an organization with a message you agree...

While rap today is often stereotyped as being affiliated with gangster and thug lifestyles, several artists and hip-hop groups such as Chuck D and Public Enemy have instead used their music to express...

My boyfriend is cheating on me. Her name is Schwinn. She's beautiful, tan and skinny. He said she's fast, fun and unlike anyone else. Any other bike, that is. You see, Schwinn is my boyfriend's fixed-gear...

It sure is convenient to live in a society where the solution to any problem can be found in the medicine cabinet. Feeling sad? There's a pill for that. Need more energy? There's a pill for that. Feeling...

As I watch my Fugazi record spin and listen to the sounds come through the speakers, I can't help but smile. Even the hisses and pops of the vinyl sound just right. I look at my collection, and I am almost...

I didn't know what to expect as I crossed over the railroad tracks into Sacramento's Tent City. Part of me was afraid and reluctant. Part of me was excited and curious. More than anything, I didn't know...

While the name Muntadhar al-Zeidi may not sound familiar at first, many of you know who he is. Let me refresh your memory. Al-Zeidi is the Iraqi journalist that hurled his shoes at former President George...

While tattoos have often been associated with uncivilized or irresponsible people or groups, that perception has been changing in recent years; there has been a growing acceptance of body art. Tattoos...

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was caught smoking weed and now we, being the gossip-hungry country that we are, have decided to make him front-page news for everyone to see. Phelps, arguably the best Olympic...

Sacramento band Trash Talk came together with other bands, including Bay Area duo, Two Gallants on Sunday to host a benefit show in Berkeley for the family of Oscar Grant. Grant was shot and killed on...

California's economic crisis has had a huge impact on college students. The California State University system has decided to put holds on Cal Grants. Leidhra Johnson interviewed Sacramento State students...

California State University students are now feeling just how real the current economic crisis is as holds are being placed on financial aid grants. California is expected to run out of money and must...

The long-awaited day finally came on Tuesday, Jan. 20, when Barack Obama was sworn into office as the 44th President of the United States of America. His call for change was heard around the world as he...