May 21, 2013
Wearing nothing more than shorts and T-shirts, 37 runners braved the February cold for the Polar Bear Run on Saturday. The Polar Bear Run, organized by Utah Endurance Events, was an untimed half-mile run that took place on trails behind Peak Performance, a running gear store on Washington Boulevard. Participants in the run could wear [...]
Continue reading …Senioritis, as defined by Urban Dictionary, is a crippling disease of high school seniors, usually resulting in over-wearing of sweatpants and a generally dismissive attitude. My question is: can one get senioritis as a senior in college? I think I just diagnosed myself with this disorder. In the medical field, ‘itis’ at the end of [...]
Continue reading …Throughout campus, students, faculty and staff can be seen smoking not just cigarettes, but electronic cigarettes. Unlike normal cigarettes, some people will smoke the e-cigarettes indoors, which is against Weber State University school policy. “Electronic cigarettes came into being a few years ago,” said Bill Fruth, the director of the Shepherd Union Building. “We had [...]
Continue reading …I received terrible news bright and early last week. Pain in my chest rolled in like an eviction notice to my lungs. Nasal blockage caused my breathing to stilt as I woke myself with a thunderous sneeze that sent both of my sleeping cats launching through the air. I am, in fact, undeniably sick. The [...]
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A change in season is capable of disrupting the body’s internal clock, decreasing the brain’s production of serotonin and disrupting the balance of melatonin in one’s body. For 4 to 6 percent of the U.S. population, that means suffering from seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression. Many changes occur when winter comes around that [...]
Continue reading …As I sat in a classroom last semester, there was a claim made that did not sit well with me. The claim was that the inversion has particles that, over generations, can alter a person’s DNA. My mind was blown, and, as a future scientist, I wondered why I had never heard of this study [...]
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