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Tech Talk – MindSumo: Make Money and Gain Experience
By Hannah Martin Want to make some pocket cash for the Holidays? Want to beef up your resume? The website for you is MindSumo! It’s a place where college students get money for proposing solutions to real-world problems. It’s the easiest way to make money ever! Most of the problems aren’t even that hard,… Read more
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Big Corn, Bad Corn: How Our Nation’s Biggest Crop Industry is Bad For Our Environment
By Elizabeth Barrett Ahh, corn. What food staple brings more fond childhood memories than corn on the cob during a summer cookout? Unfortunately, in the past few decades, corn has been turned into a genetically modified, environmentally damaging super crop, more of a system than a staple. While this industrialization of corn agriculture has… Read more
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Is This Commercial Truly Controversial?
By Eliza M. Hopkins, Education Major It is the holiday season again this year, nearing the time when many of us will leave to gather with close friends and family. This time of the year, heartwarming, nostalgic and even tearjerking commercials are played by companies to wish us a happy holiday season. However, some may… Read more
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Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, If any of your readers have been paying attention to the talks in Paris, they’ll see a lot of focus on things like oil used for home heating, energy efficient cars, and rainforest preservation. I wonder why there isn’t more talk about the COWS. In the Huffington post, I read that, “By… Read more
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“Death With Dignity”: Dr. Kevorkian’s Archives Shed Light on the “Right To Die” Movement
By Elizabeth Barrett, Liberal Studies/Psychology Should humans be allowed to determine their own death, especially if they are terminally ill and suffering? For most of America’s history, this was not an option for anyone. Then, in the 80s, a man named Dr. Jack Kevorkian brought the topic to the forefront. He was arrested and convicted… Read more
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Erase the Face: The Conclusion
By Garrick Hoffman, Liberal Arts Major My first-ever submission for The Beacon was a three-part series of criticisms on Facebook, titled “Erase the Face”, back in 2012. For one of my last articles for my tenure at The Beacon, I’ve found it fitting to come full circle with one final examination on the social media… Read more
