By Emma Friedman Being a college student is hard work. Not just academically, but everything above. Students face a lot of pressure from having a social life, to being involved on campus, to staying healthy both physically and mentally. Before starting college, all you hear about is the potential freshman 15 that lingers over your […]
Mysterious vaping illnesses & deaths could be a rude wake-up call for users
by Mallory Culhane In the past five years, the use of e-cigarettes in the U.S. has skyrocketed. Since August, there have been four deaths connected to vaping. An Illinois resident died from a severe lung disease that was caused by vaping in August. As of Friday, Sept. 6, there have been three more deaths in […]
How to Create your own Healthy Environment
by Katelyn Massarelli Let’s make this clear —I’m the last person who should be educating others on how to create a healthy environment. Even though I’ve struggled with my health on top of everything else in college, recognizing that is the first step to correcting the behavior. From work to school to managing an organization […]
Wild monkeys pose health and overpopulation threats
By Paige Johnson A little less than two hours from Tampa, in the heart of central Florida, is a group of wild monkeys that live primarily within the boundaries of Silver Springs State Park. Wildlife management suspects that there are roughly 300 rhesus macaques monkeys living in the area and have been for the past […]
Influenza virus is on the rise
BY Kiana Hughes & Sarah Cirelli The current 2017-2018 flu epidemic has caused a large number of Americans to fall ill; making this year the worst flu season since 2013-2014 when H1N1 and H3N2 infected Americans, according to The New York Times. The disease has affected over 86,000 so far. In the 2014-2015 flu season, 710,000 […]