The diplomas are handed off to the graduates like batons from one generation of the rat race to the next. The tassels are twirled, the caps are thrown into the air, and, as soon as those optimistically-decorated...

On Friday, Jan. 22, countless people across the nation came together with one goal in mind—to aid Haiti in its dire time of need. George Clooney’s Hope for Haiti Now telethon aired on popular networks...