“Wherever we go, however we dress, no means no, and yes means yes.” This chant was heard by anyone near downtown on Thursday evening by a group of people wearing dresses, skirts, fishnets, and bras, all yelling and walking to fight for a cause. Who were these people? They were participants of the first ever [...]
Summer is so close you can almost taste it. You know. Lemonade mixed with a little Jeremiah’s Sweet Tea plus maybe some freshly cut grass. And some chlorine. What else is summer besides laying by a pool with a drink in your hand? Well, at least I can imagine it that way. With the weather [...]
The local frozen yogurt shop Yotopia caters to media-savvy folk through it’s frequently updated Facebook page. Yotopia also tweets @YotopiaIowaCity and can be found on foursquare as well (note to all you foursquare users, the mayor gets a discount!) Shop owner Veronica Tessler talks about using social media for business and her hopes for other Iowa City stores [...]
People have long been aware of alcohol’s ability to bring out a side that others never knew existed. Now a study in this month’s Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin has drawn, for all to see, the side displayed on our minds’ Special Edition Mitt Romney Etch-a-Sketch. Ladies and gentlemen, you read it here in SickScience first [...]
In this election it seems the longer the race goes, the more we learn about the candidates. Separation of church and state makes Santorum physically ill, Ron Paul is actually a lot more crazy than originally suspected, Newt Gingrich…well…and Mitt Romney has no sympathy for the working class. Yes, I know Romney has no compassion for blue collar Americans. [...]
Ladies and gentlemen of spring break, suntanning, and science…you may want to grab an apple before reading this, because you definitely will be eating one after. **** Walking up five flights of cold, gray stairs, caged lightbulbs casting shadows across the monochromatic stone, it feels like I’m infiltrating a Russian weapons base in a 90’s [...]
A few weeks ago I asked my parents if all elections they’ve participated in were this lack-luster (pronounced “really freaking ridiculous”), or it was just this joke of season. They replied all elections are a let down, but this one takes the cake (and Newt probably ate it). Few people seem to be excited about the upcoming [...]
The election process is in full swing at this point, and it’s fair to say that I pay attention. I have found one of the best tools to sort the political pandering from the honest truth. And I’m feeling nice today, so I’m going to share it with you. Politifact.com may be the greatest websites known to [...]
So, you’re broke. I know, I just blew your mind, so if you need to step away to process for a moment, I understand. I am also willing to bet you are shivering under a blanket because you refuse to turn on the heat as you chow down on some more mac and cheese. It [...]
Quick, easy, and cheap meals to keep you from ever opening a box of Ramen again. Unless you’re just craving Ramen. Or you’d really like to consume 70% of your daily sodium in one sitting. I’ll leave that choice up to you. Breakfast Oatmeal And I’m not talking Quaker’s Instant here. A canister of [...]
Only this time it’s not a catchy Destiny’s Child song. No, it’s congress, and as School House Rock taught me, a bill is what precedes a law. And many of them seem to be going through congress as of late. Well, not all that many more than usual, but more that are relevant to the [...]
Watching the State Of The Union was not likely the top priority of many UI students, especially on a frigid night like last Tuesday when they could’ve been at Summit warming up with $1 Big Beers instead. The thermometer of our generation displays varying degrees of apathy about how the government handles the economy, or [...]
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