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Every person has a pet peeve, something that strikes a nerve so aggravatingly deep that it internally sounds like nails scratching a chalkboard. Some of mine include hearing the sound of an alarm clock if I’m already awake and having a stranger sit close to…
With the snow melting away and the warm weather coming back to our campus, I can only think of one thing: it’s time to get back outside. After being locked away for the past five months by the cold, I can finally be happy again…
Yogurt, which contains live bacteria, may be better for you than you thought. Even those who cannot stand the texture or stomach the taste can reap its benefits. Not only is yogurt a dairy product that supplies a good source of calcium and vitamin D,…
Don’t let the bedbugs bite. It’s the goodnight message of cartoons, movies and parents every where. It’s also a message that is relevant to a number of Geisert Hall residents. The creepy critters that for years were considered practically extinct have been making a comeback…
We hear about it constantly – in the magazines, on the news and even still from our parents. Sun damage prevention is serious business. During Spring Break I was lucky enough to go on a weeklong trip to Cancun with some friends. We stayed in…
The sitcom is as American as apple pie, baseball and Alec Baldwin’s speech in “Glengarry Glen Ross.” However, in recent years, it has mostly disappeared in favor of more stylistic comedies, working on a lower budget, eschewing sets and laugh tracks, and taking a more…
Do you want to be in your best shape possible? Well, here is a little secret– losing weight is more what you eat than how you workout. However, if you want to lose weight the healthy way, a balance of diet and exercise is the…
Spring Break. That precious week off means different things to different people. Many will be using the time for service projects. Others will just be relaxing at home. A fair number of students, though, will be off to Spring Break destinations to forget school in…
In late September, I researched and wrote a story about an apartment complex to be built on Main Street, where a vacant Walgreens building now sits. Two apartment buildings, including a pool area, as well as retail space would be included in Main Street Commons…