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It’s a new year, our style may be evolving, our weight may be fluctuating or it may just be time for a wardrobe update. Whatever reason we have for spending money on new clothes, here is short guide to help you save money on your new threads, this new year: Local Shops Shopping locally pairs the convenience we college...

Review As is the case with most women my age, I’ve suffered my fair share of heartbreak. The kind that has you curling up in bed and sobbing, while eating any kind of chocolate you can get your hands on. No offense to my ex-boyfriends, but not a single one of them has broken my heart as much as Marissa Meyer’s...

You’ve already declared 2017 to be the year you eat and live a cleaner, healthier lifestyle. You’re cutting out the toxic patterns of diet, relationships, study habits (or lack thereof) and starting fresh this year. You, however, are currently binge watching Netflix’s newest release of “A Series of Unfortunate...

As TV adapts to the streaming format offered by Netflix, HBO, etc., networks as they exist will become more and more specific in order to find a core audience in a niche group who are willing to subscribe to them. They will begin aligning their programming with a genre in the same way networks like Comedy Central and...

There are a lot of TV shows on air right now—over 400. That means that the only people capable of watching all of them wouldn’t have the time to write up an end-of-year top 10 list of the best shows that aired in 2016, lest they miss one. This means that the idea of a “best” TV show becomes more meaningless as the...

“Carnival” by Stephanie Garber Release Date: 01/31/17 In her debut novel, Stephanie Garber tells the tale of two sisters, Tella and Scarlett, who escape their tyrannical father to attend an infamous Carnival. Upon arrival, Tella is kidnapped, leaving Scarlett alone in an unfamiliar world. Above all, this novel promises...

2016 was the year that gave us “Three Dark Crowns,” “Crooked Kingdom,” “Crystal Storm,” “Lady Midnight” and my blog, As The Book Ends (which I know you’re all beyond ecstatic about). I have to say, last year was a pretty phenomenal book year, and I am so glad to have been a part of it. Below is a list of my top 2016 picks for...

There won’t be dragons or galaxies here. Films are often known for their escapism nature, but the destination of the escape doesn’t have to be fantastical or visualize a what-if scenario. Media production junior and budding filmmaker Brian Kizzee is set to test this theory when his directorial debut, the short film...

With cooler days ahead and finals upon us, warmth and caffeine are necessities. If you’re not a coffee drinker, or perhaps have had one cup too many, then a cup of tea might be just what you need. I don’t claim to be an expert on tea, but I was quite excited to get to try out the new “Story of My Tea” subscription...

As an actor, Donlad Glover had a prosperous 2016 with his hit television show “Atlanta” on FX and brilliant casting as Lando Calrissian in  the upcoming Han Solo, stand-alone Star Wars movie in 2018. He’s adding another notch on his belt with his latest release “Awaken, My Love!” under his musical alias Childish...