• CTRL+ALT+DEL - From the Editor

    P. Bradley Robb
    subter's back and a lot of things have changed....

  • TV on the Radio Goes on Stage


    Brittney Lewis
    TV on the Radio's sophomore album was even more sonically ambitious than their debut, but how on earth could they possibly bring that to the stage? Inquiring audiences want to know, and subter has the lowdown.

  • Hezbollah and Ensuring Peace in Lebanon


    David Bird
    Hezbollah has been often referred to as a "state within a state" but seldom has their history and perceived need to exist been explored. A closer look at the organization examines several aspects, and answers more than a few questions.

  • War of the Words


    Bradley Herring
    In today's media saturated culture, special emphasis has been placed on exact phrasing, on selling everything from environmental reform to all out war, it's governing by glitter at it's finest.

  • With Reverence to Dead White Men, Public Radio, and Classical Music


    Seth Greenspan
    In America, classical music is losing ground as the radio waves are being dominated by a few choice media corporations. Luckily, public radio is keeping safe the music of centuries past, and proving that there is still an American audience for it.

  • The Natural Fear of Flaming Death


    Justin Koeppen
    Enlightenment often comes at the strangest times and the oddest places, like getting strapped into a huge chunk of vaguely bird-shaped metal and flung through the air at terrifying speed.

  • Fear and Loathing in Burgårdens Utbildningcentrum


    Houman Sadri
    What do seven politicians and a feminist have to do with an exciting evening for a writer? Little. And what could possibly be worse? Have the meeting conducted in a language you are only casually familiar with.

  • Friendly Advice from a Not So Friendly Bartender


    George R. Perry
    Drinking in public is often overlooked as a right. Your bartender probably has a different opinion, It's time for some advice from the other side of the bar that has nothing to do with that torch you still have for your Ex.

  • Where Do I Begin?


    Anne Murphy
    With major natural disasters affecting millions in the past few years, the honest question we should all be asking ourselves is: where do I begin? How prepared should I be?

  • What's Wrong with Fair Trade?


    Shawn Wozniak
    What started as an alternative trade movement in the 1980s has morphed into a multi-faceted catchphrase that stands misunderstood, scribbled on hands, and drastically different from its roots.


  • Sleep-waking: Harnessing Altered States of Awareness for Inspiration and Creativity


    Helen Smith
    Dreaming is not merely a passive act done during sleep, for many, it is literally the solution to many waking problems


  • On Beginning and Returning to University Life


    Keb Ellis
    Going back to school isn't supposed to be easy, but there are a few good things to look for. Of course, everything is completely different, and that takes might take more than the scant few minutes between classes to get used to.