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How Big Pharma’s Insulin Price Manipulation Drain Illinois Universities’ Health Insurance Funds

Compared to other developed nations, insulin costs in the U.S. are five to ten times higher, setting immense pressures on health insurance systems and patients. As universities provide students with health insurance plans, many educational institutions lose funds yearly for students with diabetes, even with co-pay. As some states enacted legislation to cut these co- […]

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’: Homage to Black History

Beyoncé’s album of the year Grammy win for ”Cowboy Carter” has sparked lots of controversy on social media. On one side you have people believing that her win was undeserved while others have stepped up to defend her. However, you may feel about her recent win, it is important to note that Beyoncé’s album […]

Nostalgic Fashion: Gen-Z’s Current Obsession

Nowadays it seems as if Gen-Z has taken a liking to fashion from every other decade but their own. From leg warmers to low rise jeans, you name it – our generation wears it. But, what is it about fashion from other eras that makes us want to look like we invented a time machine […]

Are Mukbangers Taking it Too Far?

Mukbangs have gone from eating a simple meal in front of a camera to consuming candied Chipotle bowls, drenching anything edible in Cane’s sauce and eating extreme amounts of food in one sitting for views and attention. A mukbang is when a person records themself eating various quantities of food, which is targeted towards their […]

How to Survive Halloweekend: College Edition

It’s that time of year again, where college students abuse the Prime Shipping on Amazon to get their costume in time for Halloweekend. It seems as long as the word “sexy” is in front of the type of costume they want, it will be bought. From a sexy pirate to even a sexy Shrek, you […]

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Hobbies: A Path to Better Mental Health

After a long and hard day of attending a bunch of boring lectures, doing tedious course work and sweating profusely from walking in the scorching sun to get to your classes on time, the only thing you might wish to do is get under your covers and do nothing for the rest of the day. […]