A week of hell in Boston
Arielle Dreher | Contributing Writer April 15 was an average Monday for most people—but not in Boston. It was already a momentous day, being Patriot Day, a holiday in Boston and the annual occurrence...
View ArticleDigest: John Kerry announces decision on Syrian Chemical Weapons
Ashley Cameron | Online Editor On September 14, 2013, the United States and Russia reached an agreement on Syrian chemical weapons after days of negotiation. U.S Secretary of State John Kerry and...
View ArticleDigest: Bill Nye the Dancing Guy
Moriah Larson | Contributing Writer If a scientist sneaks up on the periodic table, does he add the element of surprise? Avid fans of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” certainly think so. On Sept. 4, the...
View ArticleDigest: U.S. Defense Staff Return to Work after Shutdown
Caitlin Trude | Contributing Writer News outlets everywhere were abuzz when they learned of the U.S. government shutdown that occurred at the beginning of last week, when House Republicans and Senate...
View ArticleDigest: Deadly Cyclone Rips Across India’s Coast
Brooke Seipel | Contributing Writer One of the worst storms in a decade hit India this Saturday in the form of Cyclone Phailin. Storm winds have reached up to 140 mph and destroyed popular beach areas...
View ArticleDigest: Syria – Suicide bomb kills 30 in Hama
Scott Jacob | Contributing Writer In the most drastic demonstration against president Bashar al-Assad, an al-Qaeda-linked al-Nursa Front drove a truck filled with over a ton of volatile explosives into...
View ArticleDigest: A Win for Boston Red Sox
Marisa San Miguel | Contributing Writer Six months after the Boston Marathon bombings, the people of Boston, Mass. finally had a reason to celebrate. At Fenway Park on Wednesday evening, The Red Sox...
View ArticleDigest: A Ligament of the Imagination: Doctors Discover New Body Part
Emily Leyva | Contributing Writer While performing a macroscopic dissection to observe the major complications with tears in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), (a common sports injury), two...
View ArticleDigest: Death Toll Increases During Typhoon Haiyan Aftermath
Caitlin Trude | Contributing Writer The Philippines was the target of one of the strongest storms ever recorded when Typhoon Haiyan struck the central islands two weeks ago. With wind gusts up to 200...
View ArticleDigest: ‘Yule’ Want to Know: The History of Christmas Lights
Moriah Larson | Contributing Writer Christmas is only 24 days away, which leaves little time to enjoy glittering ornaments, holiday music and candy canes. While every family celebrates Christmas in a...
View ArticleDigest: Cyber Crime Monday
Emily Leyva | Contributing Writer On Nov. 24, Trustwave researchers tracked an unknown server in the Netherlands and found that it was collecting massive amounts of data from hundreds of thousands of...
View Article5 Christmas Movie Fun Facts That Will Change Your Holidays
Brooke Seipel | Contributing Writer This holiday season when it comes time to crack out the Christmas movies, you may look at them a little differently. The movies we grew up watching this...
View ArticleDigest: New Police Chief Orders Justice for Nearly 100 Rape Victims
Emily Leyva | Contributing Writer Hollywood, Fla. – The Hollywood Police Department uncovered nearly 100 rape kits that have gone untested for years. Some of the kits date back to 2005. “It’s an...
View ArticleDigest: Robot Land-Where Laser Beams Can Come True
Contributing Writer | Emily Leyva South Korea- As one of the world’s leading and most creative technology innovators, South Korea announced in 2009 its plans to launch an entire theme park devoted to...
View ArticleDigest: The ‘Lego Movie’ Storms the Box Office
Katie Brown | Contributing Writer This past weekend “The Lego Movie” raked in $69.11 million in the American box office, making it the highest grossing film of the year. The film’s success also makes...
View ArticleDigest: Wrap up of Winter Olympics
Taylor Schablakse | Contributing Writer The 2014 Winter Olympics wrapped up in Sochi on February 23 and left the entire world with several lasting memories; some good, some bad but overall a great few...
View ArticleDigest: Ukraine
Kimmi Ligh | Contributing Writer On the tail of the Olympics, Russian President Vladimir Putin told the world that he has the right to invade Ukraine. On Saturday, the parliament authorized his use of...
View ArticleDigest: Malaysian Mystery
Allison Thompson | Contributing Writer News of the missing Malaysian Airlines plane continues into a second week, but with additional details that begin to explain the mystery. The aircraft disappeared...
View ArticleDigest: Flappy Bird Comeback
Dadrienne Thompson | Contributing Writer Soon, but not soon enough, the game Flappy Bird may be back in the app stores. The creator, Dong Nguyen, states he may be putting the game back in the App store...
View ArticleDigest: All Shook Up – Southern California Earthquakes and “The Big One”
Paige Smith | Contributing Writer Friday night began with a shake, rattle and roll. The earthquake that hit along the Puente Hills fault line had a 5.1 magnitude and caused minor damages to the La...
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