If you choose to go to school and spend your time in class wading through the abyss of cyberspace, expect to be cheating yourself.

With Spark Notes teaming up with Youtube to bring us video shorts summarizing classic novels, students everywhere are given yet another chance to dumb themselves down.

With campaign videos and a blind disregard of their own contributions to the economic state of our country, the GOP and Tea Party seem to have lost their way.

A passionate response to the news that activities might be the first to go if budget cuts go through.

There's been psychadelia, disco, new age, grunge and many more decade related musical genres, are we the Auto-Tune decade?

With limitations of 140 characters, Twitter might just be a perfect new home for the ancient art of poetry.

Forget about dead birds and nuclear fallout from Japan, we're digging our own grave.

The United States' actions in Libya should come second to the myriad of problems facing our own country.

Here's to hoping that for once, the arts won't be the first to go.

Cuts on Public Broadcasting and the alteration of the decades-old Public Broadcasting Act will be a win for commercial media and a loss for the public's voice.

Pornography enthusiasts can now find all of their x-rated needs at a new domain site: .xxx

Daylight savings time: Completely uncecessary?

For those who live inside their smart phones: you might be losing the ability to socialize in person.

Nuclear power needs to be phased out before Mother Nature makes us regret ever developing it.

Meghan asks, "I'm already dating a couple guys, but I really like the guy that just asked me out.  Is he going to be jealous or more competitive when he finds out?  Should I tell him?"

Pete asks, "I'm moving to South America in May to join the Peace Corps. I don't know what my girlfriend and I are going to do. Do you think long distance can work?"

Even though 26 percent of the adult population in the United States suffers from some type of mental illness, it seems taboo to talk openly about those types of problems.  Why?

2012 Republican candidates are projected to be successful as long as they can't be linked to Barack Obama.

Social Networking sites allow us to re-imagine ourselves online, but is it causing us to slightly lose our footing in reality?

It is still unclear as to what will happen with the tax extensions and budget cuts, since the Democrats and Republicans haven't come to terms yet. However, it is clear that whatever they decide on, California's higher education will pay the price.