We run an advice column titled Ask Ariel. You can submit a question for Ariel to answer and if we think your question is common or interesting, we e-mail it to Ariel. She then answers it and we publish the question and the answer. Unlike other parts of the newspaper, you do not get notified before or after the release of your question. Your question will appear under a pen name devised by Ariel and since we send Ariel questions in bulk (many at once), she only answers a small portion of them, and out of that small portion we only pick a few to publish.

Submitting a Question to Ask Ariel
Just as with any other types of submissions, there are things that are allowed and there are things that are not allowed. Please review the guidelines for questions carefully.

1. Questions for Ask Ariel must be about one of the following topics: technology problems or complaints, homework problems or complaints, friendship problems, family problems*.
2. Questions for Ask Ariel may not mention a person by any means. This means no gender references, age references, names, jobs, anything. You can say "I have a friend who did this last Sunday and it made me feel ..." but do not say "I have a friend. Last Sunday, she ...".
3. Questions for Ask Ariel must be submitted with the e-mail subject line "Ask Ariel". The body of the e-mail should be the question and nothing else. Please do not put your name or grade.
   

*Note that friendship and family problems must be broad enough so that nobody will be able to figure out who wrote the question.