There is a quote on the wall of the PioLog office, I don’t know when it was put up there, but it says: “ASLC is the smiley-faced puppet that tells us what the administration is going to do to us, and why everything is going to be okay.” These days, that is not wholly accurate.

Dear Hamslam,
I just seem to have a thing for gay girls. At first I though it was just bad luck, but after asking out the third gay chick in a row, it’s looking less and less like a coincidence. Obviously, this has had a negative impact on my love life. How can I untangle my crush-meter from my gaydar? Please help!
­­— Crosswired in Burlingame

Professors will not always give you a question to answer, and many of us have tragically found out that it is immensely more difficult to propose and answer your own questions than someone else’s. Most of us have also come to realize how horribly first dates can go.

A critical look at humanitarian intervention, history, and war in Sudan.