Opinion and Column Writing @ DePaul University

I am not the president of the United States and I am not a celebrity A-lister.

Taking a cold shower in the middle of winter in an apartment with no heat takes some getting used to. That is true of many things in rural China. At first you wonder how people do it, but soon you realize that having water of any temperature is sufficient.

I have spent over $40,000 in the last year. Was it worth it?

Maybe I should befriend Victoria Beckham. We would have plenty to talk about: our athletic husbands, oversized black sunglasses, and what it’s like to be on the cover of the tabloids. Wait. Before you pass judgment, please know that while I chose the husband and the sunglasses, I became a member of the ‘ tabloid [...]

There are no two ways about it: I am obese.

I had to change. I needed to transform my writing skills from throwing verbal grenades and assaulting my readership mentally; to caressing the reader’s cerebrum like an intimate touch from a lover. I wanted to be able to intellectually stimulate the readers mind with words the way Casanova seduced women. The goal was: to increase my [...]

The Olympics have captured the worlds’ attention and put the 2008 Presidential race on the backburner, at least for a week. As the world watched Michael Phelps dominate as no other Olympian before him, the finish line is fast approaching for the candidates who are going to play second fiddle to both Barack Obama and [...]

People have been lying to me all my life. I’m a strong, smart girl, and I didn’t deserve that. Rude awakenings suck so, to every female eye that graces this column, I’m gonna make a promise to you today…you won’t have to travel as blindly through your existence as I have, cause I’m about to [...]