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The Dangers of Medieval Medicine
By Ian Ziller Throughout the Middle Ages how medicine was practiced probably wasn’t the best and would definitely be considered primitive by today’s standards. For example, one of their practices was blood letting where basically the patient was cut open in order to let the bad blood that was making you sick bleed out… Read more
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International Meet Up Cancelled Due to Inability to Ensure Safety
By Rachel York What was scheduled to be an International gathering located in 43 countries around the world, taking place this past Saturday, February 6th 2016, was been cancelled due to the inability to ensure the safety and privacy of the attendees. The group, Return of Kings, is known for their online blog, which… Read more
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2016 Spotlight: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
By Christian Guthrie CNMS Back in 2011 the beloved Sci-Fi series Deus Ex made a resurgence after a long period of hiatus. Human Revolution (developed by Eidos Montreal) delivered a truly unique take on the dangers of technology merging with humanity. Since then it has received critical acclaim from gaming news outlets and… Read more
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When Appreciation Turns Into Appropriation
By Rachel York I would like to address a project I read about recently on the internet. Hungarian journalist, Boglarka Balogh, seeking to spread awareness and act as an intermediary between the western world and women of African tribes, created a project in which she used Photoshop to morph her own face with the… Read more
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Infinite Jest Turns Twenty
Illaria Dana Education Major It was the language that first struck me. The language of Infinite Jest documents the thought patterns of an extremely intelligent, active-minded person’s attempt to recreate life in a story, brick by brick, word by word. When I was younger, I wished that my parents had never taught me how… Read more
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The Broccoli
10 Signs You’re from Maine Hannah Martin Communications and New Media Major 1. You own a pet lobster 2. You eat 13 acorns a day 3. Paul Lepage is the Governor 4. The squirrel delivers your mail 5. Everything you own is from L.L Bean 6. Your home is in a pine tree… Read more