Taking the first step to mend a friendship

By Sara Howell

(-WIRE) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Q: My friend and I had a huge falling out a few months ago and I really miss her. How can I let her know that I want to make amends? A: Well, you have already established yourself as the bigger person by deciding that you are willing to take steps to mend the fences.

Perceived Privilege or Reality

By David Johns

To the readers, After drafting a letter expressing my deepest sympathies for readers who misread, misinterpreted, and completely missed the entire essence of my perspectives, "The Best of Both Worlds" (Jan. 24) and "Perceived Privilege" (Jan.

The Dreaded Group Project

Our View: Professors should rethink group project assignments because they tend to be unsuccessful. As college students, we have all been assigned group work at one point or another. While study groups are usually beneficial, it tends to be a completely different story when working with a group for a grade.

Black Slang in the Mouths of Whites

Our View: We do not think that it is funny for whites to imitate black slang in the media or elsewhere. Black people have long accused Whites of "stealing our culture." From Eminem selling more rap albums than any black man ever has, to white girls spending hours in tanning booths to get the dark tone that comes naturally to those descendants of Mother Africa, Whites have taken what we deemed "ours" and ran with it.