As I do my poli-sci readings from my bed, in my first apartment, a small hairball with an attitude makes herself known by sitting on my keyboard: Amira, as my sister christened her. She’s got guts, ...
Well, I can always drop out and be a stripper.” How many times have students jokingly heard that or similarly defeatist expressions in the dorms of their school, the hallways, or even said it ...