Even in the best of situations sex is a minefield. Yet some daredevils take it one step further. They throw caution to the wind and jump headfirst into one of the most complicated sexual relationships one can have: getting X-rated with your ex.

Anyone who has ever been on a tour of the College of William and Mary knows that one thing we really like to talk about is our alumni, and for good reason. But if there’s something we like even more, it’s when our alumni come back to visit.

The third annual Global Film Festival at the College of William and Mary runs from Feb. 18 to 21 this year. While still a relatively new event, the festival is quickly becoming an interesting and exciting opportunity for those students interested in film.

Despite its small size and a name that proves difficult for many to pronounce, the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William and Mary has recently hosted exhibitions by such well-known artists as Andy Warhol, Louis Comfort Tiffany and now, Michelangelo. The exhibition, “Michelangelo: Anatomy as Architecture, Drawings by the Master,” will be on display at the Muscarelle until Sunday, April 11.

Almost every group of friends has its “therapist,” the one person everyone goes to for advice. Amy Dickinson was not that friend, and although she claims that in high school nobody would have predicted she would go on to guide the morally confused as her career path, Dickinson has managed to become one of the most respected and trusted advice columnists in the nation.

There’s really nothing about college I love more than inebriated discussions. I’m not sure why, but there’s always that point during any college social gathering — and it may have to do with the feigned intellectual, collegiate atmosphere campuses tend to have — when a very intense, involved conversation arises.

Despite the cold, dreary weather outside, Joe Kessler’s attitude is unmistakably positive. A Florida native, Joe’s perspective is sunny side up when it comes to academia, hanging around with monkeys, crypt crawling, even watching horrible movies.

Students enjoy record-breaking snowfall on campus, while more wintery weather looms in the near future.

Jon Stewart ’84, one of the College of William and Mary’s favorite political commentators, has grown increasingly frustrated with the current political situation. Back in November 2008, the youth vote certainly played a large part in propelling Obama toward the White House.

If there’s a journalistic trope I hate most, it’s the obligatory “Are we spending too much time online?” story. It’s the sort of thing that seems masturbatory at best, pure fluff — not to mention mind-boggling when viewed via the online-edition.