Winter Blues
It seems as though we’ve been stuck in cold, gloomy weather for way too long. And it’s probably a good thing that spring is right around the corner because this winter weather we’ve been having has a...
View ArticlePassion Wk 4
Growing up, every little girl’s dream is to be a princess, and, of course, to experience all the perks that come along with Disney’s version of royalty. The pretty dresses and long hair stand out, but...
View ArticleCozy Thai :)
For this week’s food blog I decided to go to another tried and true favorites of mine, Cozy Thai. I am not very familiar with thai food so I can’t comment on how “authentic” it is, but I know it’s...
View ArticleNational Signing Day
As I’m writing this, the top high school football recruits around the country are announcing what school they plan to attend next year. National Signing Day is a huge media event, and it’s covered...
View ArticleCivic Issues Blog: Fracking
I thought I would start off my second discussion on Marcellus shale on what it is exactly and how the natural gas it contains is extracted. The Marcellus Formation is a wide belt of shale that can be...
View ArticleWater
As I stated last week, this week’s blog all about that wonderful wet stuff: water. I have challenged myself to drink nothing except water for an entire week, and have been pretty successful, earning...
View ArticlePassion Post Week 4 – Glassblowing “Degenerate Art”
As I touched upon the works of the “Godfather” of hard glass in the United States, this week, I really wanted to point out a documentary in which he, and many other underground artist alike, are...
View ArticleFood for the Soul wk4—Dreams
You know how sometimes you dream up the oddest combinations in your sleep? Maybe your best friend/kangaroo has a zipper pouch more akin to a fanny-pack than the traditional joey-holder—or just...
View ArticleWhy We Age
There is one disease that afflicts all people, a disease that no person in the history of humanity has avoided, a disease that we all are currently afflicted by at this very moment, and in fact all...
View ArticleThe Auburn Football Massacre
Between our own scandal here at Penn State, the problems with the University of Miami, the annual scandal claims made towards the Syracuse basketball program, and countless others, who would’ve thought...
View ArticlePresident Obama Addresses United Nations
Over the past week, President Obama conducted a speech for the United Nations General Assembly. His overall purpose of the speech was to state the United States’ stance on several current issues...
View ArticleA Pancake Infestation
Last night I was browsing through my dining hall app, looking for my meals for the next day when something caught my eye – there were pancakes for every meal! Apparently today is “National Pancake...
View ArticleA Sad End to Rush
RUSH IS FINALLY OVER. I have never been so happy to be done with this stressful process. It’s okay at first, just talking to people and seeing who you connect with, but after a while, it is the MOST...
View Article“…The only way you’re gonna survive is to do what you think is right…”
Saturday Night Fever is one of my all-time favorite movies. My mom let me watch this movie on tv when I was ten (because it censored the language and other things not suitable for a 10 year old). I...
View ArticleThe Majuro Declaration: A Call to Action
After reading Harvey’s blog about Boyan Slat’s TEDx Talk on ocean pollution, I was inspired to also write about a topic that was science-based. So, for my first RCL blog, I will be focusing on an...
View ArticleEagle Eye
Three games in eleven days? Although professional football players (Eagles players, specifically) are considered amongst the best athletes in the world, that amount of playing is absolutely absurd in...
View ArticleStargate SG-1
So here’s #7….. Stargate SG-1 So, this is the only science fiction show I have on my top 10 list… This is really interesting to me when I think of it. The Sci-Fi, or now Syfy, channel used to be …...
View ArticleWeek 4: The Tragedy of a “Supergroup”
For my blog this week, I have decided to deviate away from my other posts slightly. This week I am writing about a tragedy in classic rock’s history. And although the story is sad and depressing, it is...
View ArticleClassical Music
It is clear to me that a majority of kids in our generation are not huge fans of classical music. This is not at all surprising due to the simple fact that we are seldom exposed to it. Our parents, …...
View ArticleThe Risen Underdogs of the Last Two Decades
In my very first post I talked about how the Pirates were doing well and were on their way to a winning season. That news was great but what happened recently in Chicago made that milestone look like...
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