BY JOHN FELTMAN The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) claims to be a non-profit organization in which their mission is “to govern competition in a fair, safe, equitable and sportsmanlike manner, and to integrate intercollegiate athletics into higher education so that the educational experience of the student-athlete is paramount.” But the real question is, is […]
Build your way up: Make money with Fortnite
BY JACOB TRASK When I go home in the evening, I play Fortnite. When my friends get home, they play Fortnite. Everyone that I know plays Fortnite. There literally isn’t a single college-aged guy who doesn’t play Fortnite. It’s the best and most popular game in the world right now. There’s no argument about it. […]
Cryptocurrency explained
By MAURICIO RICH The price drops. Then it rises. It plunges again. Frustration. That’s the volatility of the cryptocurrency market since they became popular in the past five years. For those who are still unfamiliar with it, let me tell you. It is the future. Cryptocurrencies are virtual coins which can be bought and sold, […]
You’ve destroyed UT. Now what?
By VERONICA SANSUR For only losing your Spartan ID, UT charges you $20. Even losing the keys from your dorm is $100 to change the lock and $15 for each new key. Major damages, like harming the walls or floors are even more concerning, much less flooding a whole hall. Well, that happened to Straz […]
Dollarless beers: let the drinking games begin
By JOHN FELTMAN AND ALEX TIRADO JOHN College students tend to struggle when it comes to have a reasonable amount of money throughout the semester. We all have student loans, bills, rent and groceries to buy. Going out can become quite expensive, so I wondered if it was possible to go out and not spend […]