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Veganism in Sports: Steak vs Soybeans

18.6 seconds left in overtime in Dallas. Boston Celtic Kyrie Irving steps to the free throw line. He takes a deep breath. The crowd rhythmically chants “MVP… MVP… MVP…” as he knocks down the first free throw. He gets the ball back from the referee, composes…

Hyperloop One: Transportation of the Future

Getting from one city to another is about to get quicker and easier, if engineers at Hyperloop One have their way.

Traveling close to the speed of sound inside of a tube, which has very low air pressure, a pod filled with people…

The Never Ending War

He just lied there. His eyes were closed, but he was nowhere near asleep. In a dormitory with 50 other young men, this was the first time he second-guessed his decision to join the military.

Laughing is the best medicine

Cody’s eyes were as bright as the sun while he was tossing the pigskin with his little cousin, Devon. He never even thought of his cousin as being different or out of the ordinary. He was simply part of the family and that’s all that mattered to him. Devon sprinted across the driveway in short…

Buddy, the Wheelchair Kid

All I could do was sit there, head hanging in defeat. After all I had been through, I was conquered by an enemy that I had bested millions of times before. That was when I was at my lowest. Defeated by an elevator.

Fasting from Electricity

The steady breeze from the river almost knocked me over as I was walking across the bridge. Sixty pounds worth of camping gear strapped to my back made me rather unstable. I’m a clumsy walker too, so that added insult to injury.

Free Tuition in The United States

College Debt in the United States is at nightmare proportions. At my university, Florida Gulf Coast…

Red, White and Green

Cigarette smoking accounts for 480,000 deaths per year in the United States, according to the Center of Disease Prevention and Control. Alcohol accounts for 88,000 deaths. Both are legal and can be easily obtained from any of your local stores. Marijuana however, which has only one recorded…

Oh, the joys of having no power!

When disaster strikes and power is out, you really learn a lot about yourself.

Here is what Floridians did after Hurricane Irma took all the power and lights with it: by finally learning how to use the grill in ways besides just grilling; by…