The world is grieving with Paris. I am equally disturbed by the slaughter that shocked Europe and the rest of the world last week. But my heart also aches for other, more distant tragedies—many of which have gone underreported and unnoticed. Nearly four million people and 40 world leaders recently marched in Paris to mourn the deaths of the journalists...

As of late, every time I sign into Facebook, I am greeted by a warm welcome from the site. Not only does the home page address me on a first-name basis, but Facebook has also made it possible for me to join forces with the world to fight Ebola. As a nursing student recently returned from Kenya where I worked in a small clinic, I have taken a particular...

As Seattle U continues the push for online classes, I will continue to be in vehement opposition of the entire movement. Let me preface this by defending my current professor, merely a victim of the hybrid course experimentation, who did not choose the online path of her own accord by saying that she has done a marvelous job giving up extra hours...

I would like to take this week’s column to remember and defend those lost in what is being called the deadliest day on Mount Everest to date. To bring readers up to speed, 13 Nepalese sherpas were killed in a devastating avalanche on Everest this past week with three still missing and several others seriously injured. The sherpas were preparing lines...