In an April 2010 article, USA Today Magazine summarized the findings of a recently completed study that tracked 4,886 British adults over 20 years. The lifestyles of the study’s participants were tracked with the perceived “good” and “bad” habits noted for each participant. The four most common bad habits tracked were smoking, drinking too much […]
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What's the 'fracking' problem?
You may have already spent your lunch money on a donation toward the KONY 2012 effort, but there’s a new fundraising campaign that may actually have more impact than the leaky Invisible Children movement. Ann and Phelim Media LLC is currently raising funds to expose the truth about “fracking” through their documentary entitled FrackNation. While […]
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Give into your love of carbs with pasta
An attack on carbs was made a few years ago, and by a doctor no less. Well thanks, but no thanks Dr. Atkins. I gladly stood by carbs’ sides as the hordes of diet-crazed individuals scrammed after the idea of losing a pound or two by avoiding carbs like the plague. Don’t get me wrong, […]
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The beginning of an end
Returning to our empty dorm rooms after enjoying an either crazy or relaxing spring break in Havasu, at home and everywhere in between is different compared to our usual return to campus after breaks. Similar to former returns though, I reluctantly readjusted back into school mode. I bought textbooks for my new classes, realized my […]
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The news has election fatigue
Spring quarter is a fascinating reversal of the dandy bravado with which we assault the returning of classes in the winter or fall. One hears less of the exciting pursuits of higher knowledge. The hallways instead seem to echo with party-hoarse voices invoking their separate muses, sober affirmations to survive another quarter and hasten escapes […]
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Obamacare: More than just health care
Twenty-seven states have officially filed lawsuits against it, and more than half of Americans favor its repeal. Now, it’s the Supreme Court’s turn to give its opinion on Obamacare and decide the fate of President Barack Obama’s most recognized “achievement.” Amidst all the hype, this unpopular piece of legislation might not even be constitutional. Aside […]
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Living like a (recently graduated) college student
As we round the corner into spring quarter and enter into the final stretch before summer, pants will turn into shorts and dresses, and sweaters will turn into shirts and tank-tops. This is good news. But even better news is that some of you will finally graduate at the end of the quarter and bestow […]
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Spring quarter brings sweet snacks
Spring is finally upon us and it is time for that yearly tradition of spring cleaning, but this year isn’t just about cleaning out closets and washing floors. It is time to also do some spring cleaning of our cabinets and fridges. Get rid of that moldy container on the bottom shelf that everyone always […]
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Home sweet SLO
Stroll through any part of campus over the next few weeks and I guarantee you’ll hear the frantic conversations among freshmen regarding next year. What is all this buzzing about, you ask? It’s about nothing else but the hot topic of housing for next fall. With housing on our minds right now, next year is […]
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The great contraception debate
To say that this present debate over contraception moves in circles is an understatement. There are more twists and turns than a third-rate action movie. The transient faces and figures of all those involved move erratically as strophe and antistrophe across the stage of media. Dancing erratically in the center spotlight like Thom Yorke on […]
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So spring has sprung: now what?
Welcome back, everyone. Does anyone else feel like spring break was a bit too short? Yeah, me too. Here we are in spring quarter, which means the weather is going to be tempting us more and more to skip that lecture and go spend the day outside. So if you’re looking for a way to […]