Author Archives: elizabeth hannigan

Mother Natures’ Wrath Impacts the Holidays

Every year millions of people pack up and travel to loved ones to celebrate the holidays.  This year Mother Nature had a surprise for the unsuspecting travellers; a huge snowstorm that some have designated “Gobblegeddon”.

The storm threatens Pennsylvania and …

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Traditional Thanksgiving is Antiquated: Black Friday Takes Over

Thanksgiving is a national holiday that has been celebrated since 1621 when the Pilgrims shared the autumn feast with the Wampanoag Native Americans.  It is a holiday that has been somewhat skewed since its origins.  Families still celebrate the traditional …

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Social Media is this Generations Enemy

Social interaction has changed drastically since the times before the Internet.  People once talked on landlines and now the most popular form of interaction is text messaging.  Social media networks have made face-to-face talking somewhat extinct, it’s so much more …

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Nation’s Best School Tradition: Spirit Splash

Every university has traditions or superstitions that have been passed down from graduating class to graduating class since the opening of the school.  The University of Central Florida is no exception.

During Homecoming week, UCF celebrates with different events for …

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UConn Student Blog Goes Too Far in School Rivalry

College is a time of self-discovery and decision making that impacts the rest of a person’s life. Even though we are all off on our own paths, one thing we, as a student body, come together on is our school …

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Fighting After the Jets-Patriots Game

It’s no secret that football is the most popular sport in the nation.  Every Sunday, television sets are tuned to any number of football games.  Love of the game brings people together, and also tears them apart.  Football aficionados have …

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Halloween Horror Nights 2013: Scary or Repetitive?

America’s premier Halloween event is back again this year.  Halloween Horror Nights celebrates its twenty-third year of creating monsters and scaring guests.  For twenty-three years Universal Studios Orlando has opened its doors during the Halloween season (late September through early …

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Flu Season is Here Again

It’s that time of year again, flu season.  According to the CDC, flu season typically starts at the beginning of the calendar year and ends a few months later.  This year the flu season has visited us twice.  The 2014 …

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Insidious: Chapter 2 Left Audiences Scratching Their Heads

In an entertainment industry fiercely driven by action, violence, and sex Insidious: Chapter 2 was underwhelming, to say the least.  Director James Wan has had quite a bit of success in the horror film industry.  A good majority of the …

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Television Crime-Dramas; So Realistic They Actually Hurt

A woman in central Ohio is following in the footsteps of other fellow Americans by following television crime-dramas as a way of life.  Emily Creno, of Utica, convinced people that her four-year old son was dying of cancer.  She scammed …

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