January 27, 2022
By: Kaysey A. Richardson Happy Chinese New Year! Not sure what that means? Chinese New Year, also referred to as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival, is one of the most important traditional Chinese festivals and began around 3,500 years ago. This festivity is tied to the Chinese...
January 13, 2022
By Allie Little Marni Nixon was an actress that performed in some of the most beloved movies of the 50s and 60s, but not in the traditional sense. Stunningly beautiful and immensely talented, Nixon might not be well-known to the general film audience due to the fact that she...
January 13, 2022
By: Kaysey A. Richardson On January 17, 1950, the Great Brinks Robbery became one of the largest armed robberies in United States history. Leaving very few clues, thieves disappeared after stealing $2.7 million. And they almost got away with it…almost. Planning the Heist The idea of the heist originated from...
January 13, 2022
By: Kaysey A. Richardson As each new year approaches, Americans begin to set goals for improving themselves. In fact, nearly 50% of Americans say they usually make New Year’s resolutions. This popular tradition has been around longer than you’d think, though it looked much different than it does today. The...
December 31, 2021
By: Allie Little In 2016, Sophia the Robot was introduced to the world at that year’s South By Southwest Film Festival. This appearance made Sophia a bonafide celebrity and household name. Some people loved her, some people hated her, but everyone was fascinated by this humanoid robot. Strangely enough, this...
December 31, 2021
By: Kaysey A. Richardson On January 3, 1933 Minnie D. Craig, a North Dakota Representative, became the first female Speaker of a House of Representatives in the nation. Total, Craig served six consecutive sessions in the North Dakota state legislature from 1923 until the end of her term as Speaker...
December 28, 2021
By: Kaysey A. Richardson Well, we made it through another tough year! As we tried to navigate through 2021 and recover from the previous year, there were still many challenges we faced. Although the world isn’t completely back to normal yet, there are still positive aspects of 2021 that can...
December 18, 2021
The History of Human Existence Fits on Two Vinyls: The Sounds of Earth By: Allie Little What happens to our legacy as a species, when there are no humans left to share with or no Earth left to live on? To avoid this possible future, and ensure the preservation of...
December 17, 2021
Lady Bird Johnson's Road to Beautification By: Kaysey Richardson "Where flowers bloom, so does hope." -Lady Bird Johnson Claudia Alta Taylor was born in a small town in Texas, on December 22, 1912. At birth, she was given the nickname Lady Bird by one of her caretakers who stated...
December 4, 2021
By: Allie Little "Cursed be those who disturb the rest of a Pharaoh. They that shall break the seal of this tomb shall meet death by disease that no doctor can diagnose." For nearly a century now, the Curse of the Pharaohs was used by many to explain certain strange...