The state of California made international headlines in May after its groundbreaking Supreme Court ruling gave same-sex couples the right to marry.

The Who, that great rock 'n' roll band of yore, put on a fantastic show at the TD Banknorth Garden Oct. 24.

Four years have passed since I first laid eyes on a pair of 'Ugg' brand boots in the fall of 2005. I was young and stupid.

I am afraid the Daily Free Press has swung a bit to the right. At my first glance of the front page, I noticed that half of the front page stories were not congratulatory of Barack Obama, but mourning the loss of John McCain. Would it not have been more appropriate to focus on the win, not the loss?

I am deeply disappointed by the Daily Free Press' coverage of the election, specifically that the stories focused only on Republicans and John McCain supporters who were upset with President-elect Obama's clear and decisive victory.

Boston University has come a long way since its days as 'Berkeley East.' In the 1960s and 1970s, BU's campus was often the scene of social upheaval '-'- from sit-ins on Marsh Plaza to protests outside the ROTC offices.

President Barack Obama.' I like the sound of that.' Election night wasn't a nail-biter this time, and thank goodness we did not have the voting controversies that we have had the past two elections.

Today's worldwide headlines renewed my faith in the American people with the advent of an Obama presidency. However, there is one area that I feel the candidates have inadequately addressed: food.

Ever since the world became entangled by the technological explosion of the Internet two decades ago, human society has changed forever.

I walked into FitRec for the first time ever last week '-'- to get a flu shot. Because I don't work out, I get optional vaccines as a substitute for working out. It's kind of my shtick.

It's probably no surprise that I voted for Barack Obama with my Florida absentee ballot last week. It's also probably no surprise that with Nov. 4 finally dawning, my column is taking a political slant this week.

Massachusetts has long been one of the most progressive states in the Union, from taking the lead in raising the minimum wage to progressively legalizing gay marriage.