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Now That Egg Prices are Soaring, Here are Some Substitutes for Your Baking!

By Taina Queiroz Fonseca
- Friday, February 21, 2025

If you’re thinking about baking but don’t want to pay an arm and a leg for eggs, you might be surprised to find that there are many egg substitutes out there for you. If you’re making a sweet dessert, you can easily replace one egg with ¼ cup of applesauce!...

Sports

Cheerleaders Should Be Trained Like Professional Gymnasts

By Madison Cotton
- Friday, February 21, 2025

Cheerleading is a sport based on presentation. Like gymnasts, cheerleaders must look put together when performing, lest they lose points for sloppy appearances. That’s not to say that cute, colorful outfits don’t serve a purpose—tighter clothing prevents flailing limbs and spinning bodies from getting caught, a common threat to athletes....

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Trump’s Emergency Bid to End Birthright Citizenship Blocked by US Appeals Court

By Madison Cotton
- Thursday, February 20, 2025

On January 23, Judge John Coughenour blocked Trump from curtailing birthright citizenship. Coughenour stated that the courts have never recognized an exception to birthright citizenship and began the process by issuing a temporary restraining order at the urging of four democratic-led states: Washington, Arizona, Illinois, and Oregon. This order blocking...

Music

Has Social Media Caused The Grammys to Lose Popularity?

By Madison Cotton
- Thursday, February 20, 2025

Before social media, only two communities were a part of the conversation: those who liked something and those who didn’t. Those who wanted something would speak loud and proud about their admiration, and those who didn’t would jump in and counter why something was undeserving of admiration. It was the...

Fashion

Where to Find Sustainable Fashion

By Madison Cotton
- Thursday, February 20, 2025

Good On You is an app that rates a fashion brand based on its sustainability. The app’s criteria focus on where and how the brand sources its materials and how the brand pays its employees, so the consumer knows where their favorite fashion pieces come from. The app will also...

Politics

What Does Mitch McConnell’s Retirement Mean for the Republican Party?

By Lindsey Anderson
- Thursday, February 20, 2025

On Thursday, February 20, Mitch McConnell announced that his current and seventh term as Senator of Kentucky would be his last. The 83-year-old will not be seeking reelection. The announcement, made on McConnell’s birthday in front of the Senate, comes amid growing concerns from his party and calls from those...

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A Cardboard Time Machine: Danny Cortes Re-creates Nostalgic New York Memories With Amazing Miniatures

By Lindsey Anderson & Taina Queiroz Fonseca
- Thursday, February 20, 2025

It was the middle of the 1980s, Micheal Jackson and Whitney Houston ruled the airwaves, the crack epidemic raged outside his front door, and a young Danny Cortes looked up at the television set as the usual commercials interrupted his favorite Saturday morning cartoons. Most kids would see nothing but...