Apple cider. Pumpkin pie. Butternut squash. Now that we are deep in the midst of fall, the foods and flavors hitting our grocery stores and coffee shops (pumpkin spice latte, I’m looking at you) seem to embrace the autumnal season. Eating seasonal foods brings some excitement into our diets, but can also pack a nutritious […]
Plastic is everywhere in our lives. Consider a day of running errands. Perhaps you are buying some new clothes that day. Maybe you get ready for a long day of shopping by going to a coffee shop, taking your coffee in a plastic to-go cup. When you shop, you place your clothes (some made from
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Now that it is June, the summer heat is beginning to make itself known, at least to me in my town. I feel it on my runs, or when I get into a car that has been sitting too long in the sun. I see the sunlight beaming down on my surroundings, giving the view
It is 9 am in the morning. My teacher pauses his lecture to wake up a student who has fallen asleep on his desk. It is 9 am in the morning. Why is this student struggling to stay awake so early into the day? And why am I also finding myself yawning, and wanting to
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It’s that time of year again; tensions are building and stress levels are skyrocketing for seniors who are building their college applications and eagerly awaiting acceptances from their dream schools. Even as a current junior, I can’t help but watch this yearly rite of passage unfold, and mentally prepare myself for my turn next year.
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