“This is your day to be happy!” reads the daily horoscope website for my sign, Scorpio. It seems like harmless fun—just another way to connect with people around me and get some advice on my life (and love life). But in a world where, accord- ing to the National Science Foundation, more...

After browsing scores of Pinterest boards for tattoo ideas, senior Ashley Stahmer made a monumental decision that she had been dreaming of since her freshman year. For her 18th birthday last November, Stahmer visited Players Ink in San Jose and received her first tattoo: an off-centered, black...