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By Staff Writer: Mackenzie Volker For most, colleges can be stressful, and this makes it even more important to prioritize your mental health and incorporate selfcare into your routine. This can look different for each individual and can change over time. Having a consistent routine that you try and incorporate into your life can be…

By Staff Writer: Jerri Clewis  Imagine popping open a bag of your favorite salty snack and pulling out a treat, only to see something completely unexpected—a face looking back at you. That’s pareidolia, or rather, the phenomenon of seeing faces or other patterns in inanimate objects. Pareidolia is a type of apophenia, a tendency to…

By Staff Writer: Caitlin Daugherty  Imagine a world where strep throat and urinary tract infections cannot be cured. Excruciating pain that can only be managed with pain killers and a dream. Picture a reality where food poisoning from bad chicken parmesan can end in sepsis. This can be humanity’s future if all bacteria become resistant…

By Staff Writer: Natalie Deleon My family has been doing this type of work since before I was born. I remember being a little girl getting in with the cows to help move or feed them. Of course I was scared of them since I had to look up at them. But I guess it’s…

By Staff Writer: Luis Larios  The “hush money” trial has started, involving one of the candidates for the presidency of the United states of America, Donald J. Trump, in one of the most important trials. For those of who do not know what this revolves around, it is simply put as the former President Donald…

By Staff Writer:  Luis Larios  With a big milestone achieved and under your belt, what could be the next possible goal someone could set for themselves. Achieving a college degree from anywhere is a great achievement no matter the age or social status. But what happens after you finish the race? Are you going to…

By Staff Writer: Luis Larios  For many, the thought of losing the place they have always called home, is a horrible thought. For others it may be a great opportunity to go on to bigger and better things. However, for people who live paycheck to paycheck is their worst nightmare. Gentrification is a thing that…

By Staff Writer: Natalie Deleon This week was an interesting week for me. I was able to get my hands a little more dirty than usual with my family’s business. On Thursday I was able to join my mom with a full day of hauling. We left home at eight in the morning and headed…

By Staff Writer: Jerri Clewis Often considered Earth’s twin, Venus is one of our closest planetary neighbors picking up renewed interest because of the information it can provide about our planet and even the future of others. On the surface, Venus looks to be a twin or close relative of Earth due to a similarity…

By Staff Writer: Caitlin Daugherty  What makes anime characters cute? What makes mice cute? What makes that one itty bitty teacup you pass in Goodwill cute? It all comes down to the way we see babies. We have this sort of biological urge to care for babies. It makes sense right? In order to keep…