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Loving One’s Own Looks is Hard, But Here’s How You Can Do It

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Iodine Is Vanishing From American Salt, Will This Lead To The Next Biggest Health Crisis?

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Loving One’s Own Looks is Hard, But Here’s How You Can Do It

By KorDale Jackson-Powell
- Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Loving your own appearance and the way you look is honestly extremely difficult. I find myself spiraling through self-doubt every time I receive a compliment, even now. But in a lot of ways I’ve grown to love how I look; it’s a skill, one that is hard to learn and...

Politics

Should Law Enforcement be Allowed to Use Ancestry Websites to Identify Suspects

By Kelsey Iffert
- Wednesday, September 9, 2026

I watch a lot of true crime shows and cases that went cold back in the 80s are now getting solved because of websites like Ancestry. Investigators open up cases that went cold and they take the DNA that was found back then and find matches of ancestors of the...

Health and Wellness

Iodine Is Vanishing From American Salt, Will This Lead To The Next Biggest Health Crisis?

By Caitlyn Taylor
- Wednesday, September 9, 2026

An interesting trend in salt products, particularly in the United States, may lead to a health crisis in the near future if nothing is done. Iodine was once guaranteed in a variety of food products, especially salt. That said, recent years have seen more and more salt products released with...

Sports

The Rise of Player Empowerment in Sports

By KorDale Jackson-Powell
- Wednesday, September 9, 2026

There was a time when a player’s likeness and image essentially belonged to the team they played for. Yet, in 2026, we see that the players have just as much, if not more, power in the leagues they play in than the teams they play for. The term for this...

Latest News

Newark Students Return to Classrooms With Phones Required to be ‘Off and Away’

By Kelsey Iffert
- Wednesday, September 9, 2026

On Tuesday thousands of Newark students returned to the classroom but not without a statewide cellphone ban that requires schools to strictly limit the use of phones, smartwatches and other internet connected devices during the school day. The law, which was signed by the former New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy,...

Has Children’s Entertainment Changed in the Past 20 Years?

By Zach Viera
- Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Children’s entertainment in the past few decades has revolved around TV, with Saturday morning cartoons and TV shows, games, movies, and toys—stuff made specifically for children. Back when I was growing up, there were cartoons such as Ed Edd n Eddy, Chowder, Regular Show, and many other cartoons; there was...

Music

Why Is There Such A Distaste For Rap In Online Nerd Spaces?

By Caitlyn Taylor
- Tuesday, September 8, 2026

A recent spate of controversies within a variety of online fan communities erupted throughout this summer. Unsurprisingly, it has led many to rethink how these communities and the people within them go about their lives, and how the mentalities that they hold toward something as simple as a music genre...