By Staff Writer: Jerri Clewis What’s heavier—a pound of lead or a pound of feathers? The old riddle might seem like a simple question, but it can be more complicated than at first glance. Enough that people continue to be stumped by it to this day. The trick to the riddle is the answer hidden…
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Nobel
By Staff Writer: Jerri Clewis The Nobel Prize award ceremonies will be on December 10, which will see many worthy individuals and their impressive accomplishments being recognized and awarded with one of the highest honors. This will be the 121st ceremony since the first award in 1901. The Swedish-born inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel, known…
MLS Cup Weekly Playoffs
By Staff Writer: James Schryver The time is nearly here to announce who will be playing in the final game of the MLS season. Here’s what happened in the last few weeks of the playoff season. In the Semi-final round for the Western Conference, four teams battled it out and two rose above to advance….
There’s an App for That
By Staff Writer: Jerri Clewis Open a smartphone, and there are bound to be more than a few apps. Most phones come preinstalled with several, and an update might even add some more. Originally designed to help provide conveniences for users, apps are growing every year in number to the point that there is almost…
Caffeine!
By Staff Writer: Jerri Clewis Caffeinated beverages are almost everywhere, and many people consume them in some form from the usual suspects of coffee and energy drinks to tea and even soda. In fact, caffeine has been a part of our diets for thousands of years, and it’s one of the most thoroughly researched food…
Entrepreneur in the Fast Lane
By Staff Writer: Logan O’Brien At only 25, Kat has shifted the trajectory of her life by taking the entrepreneurial leap to own “Best Cheap Auto Parts.” With the wisdom to favor trade school over a traditional college path, Kat tailored her education to fit her aspirations. “I decided to go to a trade school…
The Power of Modern Female Friendships
By Staff Writer: Cyrena Nielson The media has portrayed female friendships as being catty or non-supportive. How they can be jealous of their friend’s life accomplishments. Movies and books can create a toxic stereotype such as Betty and Veronica in the Archie comics. Both girls are best friends yet are constantly fighting over the attention…
Bubble Up Soda Pop
By Staff Writer: Jerri Clewis Soda is a huge market in the United States, featuring dozens of brands that all compete to be the most popular drink, that go-to icy cold beverage Americans first reach for when sitting down for a meal, but it’s a pretty quirky product if you think about it. First off,…
Food on a Budget: How to Eat Well When Flat Broke
By Staff Writer: Caitlin Daugherty Being a college student typically means leaving an essay due at the last minute, finding your favorite parking space taken and spending an extra 15 minutes finding a new one, and eating the worst struggle meals to make it through the day. While the first two are standard features of…
How to Win the Fight Against Boredom
By Staff Writer: Caitlin Daugherty Today, it has become much too easy to scroll the hours away on social media and watch mindless content on TV. After a day of work or a lecture, you might be endlessly doom scrolling on your social media platform. Instead of wasting your time and draining your creativity, you…