Jazz Johnson Senior Staff Writer Can you believe it? Spring is almost here. I personally don’t enjoy the warmer months because I hate bugs, but I do enjoy seeing students playing football and having picnics in front of the EUC. The campus looks beautiful with flowers and springtime colors. Here are some suggestions to make the most of the spring season! First, let’s state the … Continue reading Spring has Nearly Sprung
Sydney Thompson Senior Staff Writer TikTok has become extremely influential in American youth culture, especially with college students. Among the variety of content that floods the app, fashion occupies a particular niche and is one of the primary ways TikTok’s impact can be observed outside of the app. Popular fashion and lifestyle aesthetics such as the so-called e-girl, VSCO girl, dark academia aesthetic, and cottagecore … Continue reading TikTok Increases Fashion Consumption
Jazz Johnson Staff Writer If you’ve never gotten freebies for your birthday, you’re missing out. Who doesn’t love free, especially on your birthday? Many forget that most places provide birthday rewards. Don’t be like them. Instead, let me help you score some free treats. I decided to drive around to my favorite places and pick up my birthday rewards. If they have an app, nine … Continue reading I Finally Got Birthday Freebies, and Here’s How It Went 
Molly Lawler Staff Writer When Abraham Maslow sat down to calculate his 1943 motivational model entitled “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs,” literacy rates in America were nothing to brag about. Maslow’s hierarchy included “deficiency needs,” such as survival, safety, and belonging, as well as “growth needs,” such as ego and self-actualization. Maslow believed that one must achieve the lower-level needs before moving on to the higher … Continue reading A Need to Read
Ethan Engellau Staff Writer The NBA Trade Deadline was set for this past Thursday (Feb … Continue reading NBA Trade Deadline – Harden to Philly, Simmons to Brooklyn, Porzingis to DC and More!
Sydney Thompson Senior Staff Writer According to the PEW Research Center, in March 2019, an average of only 39% of U.S. adults could be classified as having high scientific knowledge. The pandemic and its coverage have revealed a lack of scientific literacy within the U.S., especially in the growing distrust of scientific organizations such as the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control … Continue reading Science Corner: How to Increase Scientific Literacy in the U.S.
Mulubrhan Kidanu Guest Writer *This article contains descriptive sexually violent content pertaining to the Tigray Genocide; viewer discretion is advised.* Did you know that there are rules in warfare? A just war is fighting to right a wrong. The goal is to restore peace. Sexual violence cannot be used as a weapon of war, nor should prisoners of war be harmed. No one should be … Continue reading Tigray Genocide 
Aliyah Gibbs Staff Writer Art is not original if it is “derivative.” If a work of art reminds me of anything other than the original artist, it is work produced by proxy of [famous inspiration]. I wonder though, how much does this matter? Is it relevant to the value of an artists’ work? While I believe art is not one hundred percent original if it … Continue reading Art Needs Rules
Sydney Thompson Senior Staff Writer According to the CDC, as of November 10, 2021, 53 percent of the population in North Carolina that is eligible for vaccination is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Experts at the CDC estimate that 70-90 percent of the eligible population need to be vaccinated in order to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19. Herd immunity is one of the most important steps … Continue reading Scientific Miscommunication: The Rise of Conspiracy Theories and Distrust in Science 
Jazz Johnson Senior Staff Writer It’s about that time again! Halloween is over, and Thanksgiving is usually skipped over, so let’s cut right to Christmas. Isn’t it just the most wonderful time of the year? Just picture it: a cold windy night, you’re at home all cozy and snuggled up by the fireplace. You are surrounded by loved ones, watching a classic Christmas movie with … Continue reading It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
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