This yorkshire terrier needs to visit the groomer about every eight weeks, which could pose a challenge for many students. (Harrison Smith)

Top Story

Canines on campus

Paris Hilton may have popularized dogs with her chihuahua, but is living in a designer bag really a good life for a dog?

Previously in Postscript

September 25, 2007

Culture of coffee

"Let’s go for coffee" is a phrase that’s often thrown in at the end of your e-mails and yelled over your shoulder when you see a friend on the street. Whether for a first date, business meeting or study session, going for coffee seems to be the daily social excursion of choice on campus. So why is it that our social lives are beginning to revolve around a couple cups of joe?

September 21, 2007

The stuff dreams are made of

Imagine you’re having the best dream and all of sudden, the blaring beep of your alarm clock rudely startles you out of your sleep.

September 18, 2007

Green is the new black

Fads come in all different forms—Star Wars, bellbottoms and disco, scrunchies, Furby, Magic Cards, plaid, Dance Dance Revolution, the Atkins diet, the jean jacket. One of the latest fads to seize our attention is environmentalism.

September 14, 2007

Taking inspiration from Eastern exercise

I’ve always preferred individual exercise to group exercise. Before this past summer, I was perfectly happy to sweat it out solo on the treadmill and avoid all human contact with the help of my iPod. But my opinion on the benefits of group exercise has changed since returning from a recent trip I took to Beijing, China.

September 11, 2007

Your personality revealed at a potluck

There’s no denying food’s ability to bring people together. Whether it’s a family dinner, a fancy date or just pizza with your housemates, food not only gathers us around a table but initiates good conversation and helps us get to know one another better.