Category Archives: General

Macy’s Will Be Open On Thanksgiving For The First Time

For the first time in its history, Macy’s will open on Thanksgiving. Macy’s Inc., which is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, says that it will open the majority of its stores on the holiday, breaking its well-known tradition of being closed …

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Ninteen-Year-Old Father Convicted of Manslaughter After His Toddler Shoots and Kills Herself

Melvin Andre Clark Jr. of Fayetteville, North Carolina is being charged with involuntary manslaughter as well as possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after his two-year-old daughter shot herself fatally which resulted in her death. At just nineteen …

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Japanese Nuclear Leak Threatens Pacific Waters

There have been recent talks of radiation poisoning threatening the coastline of California. A nuclear power plant in japan that was affected by the recent tsunami has been rumored to be leaking radiation into the Pacific Ocean. The threat is …

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College Apartment Complex Car Towing, Is it Actually Necessary?

Around the University of Central Florida, almost every apartment complex has strict parking rules for visitors. Unfortunately these rules are not the rules that usually apply for regular non-university apartment complexes. If you do not park in a visitor spot …

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Playing to your Audience: The Art of Reading Body Language

We’ve heard it since we were young, “body language tells more of a persons’ emotion than the words themselves.” It seems rather obvious that sometimes people cover up what they are really trying to say verbally but don’t understand that …

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Studies Suggest that Sleep might Cleanse the Brain

If anyone understands the value of sleep, it’s college students. But, aside from feeling well-rested, does sleep have another purpose?

New research done by a team of US scientists shows that sleep may act as a “waste removal system” for …

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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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Dumped Bride Donates Money Spent on Wedding

A wedding is supposed to be one of the best days of the couple’s life. It is supposed to be the start of a wonderful, life long marriage for the two. However, for one woman, it did not turn out …

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Astonishing Asteroid Gives Evidence to Other Habitable Planets.

An extraordinary astronomical occurrence has left many in the scientific field astounded after an asteroid’s remains were discovered which closely resemble the Earth’s habitable qualities. The discovery of the asteroid’s shattered remnants, which were found circling a white dwarf star …

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Zeta Tau Alpha hosts New Member Lip Sync

Last week the ladies of Zeta Tau Alpha hosted New Member Lip Sync, their annual philanthropy event. This was a chance for fraternities and sororities to show off their new member classes while competing for a cause. The main purpose …

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