Author Archives: Laura
If you thought you liked listening to Katy Perry’s popular “Firework” or Justin Bieber’s “Somebody to Love” before, let’s add some college baseball players into the mix. YouTube user whitenasian has been producing lip-sync videos during Wentworth’s annual spring training trip to Florida and has recently graced YouTube viewers with his last installment appropriately titled, [...]
Watching a space shuttle launch from the ground is a fascinating sight to see as it is, but, this past Thursday, passengers on a commercial flight leaving from Orlando International Airport were able to capture brilliant video footage of shuttle Discovery’s final lift off. Among many things, Discovery was the first shuttle to be piloted [...]
On Tuesday, the National Hockey League announced a seven year sponsorship deal with Molson Coors in Canada and MillerCoors in the United States. Serving as the largest corporate sponsorship in league history, the deal is worth nearly $400 million. But, the NHL may have made an enemy in long-time beer sponsor Labatt Breweries in Canada. [...]
Despite Push for Tougher Immigration Laws, Number of Children Crossing the Mexican Border Continues to Rise
By Laura | February 24, 2011
Despite tougher immigration laws, increased checkpoints and previously reporting a drop in the number of immigrants crossing into the United States illegally, Border Patrol agents are now seeing an increase in the number of children trying to cross the border from Mexico. The East Valley Tribune in Arizona reports that about 3,000 juveniles, some only [...]
Did you picture a spread of nutritional dishes when you thought about the Superbowl feast at the White House this past Sunday? Better think again. Days before celebrating the first anniversary of the anti-obesity campaign “Let’s Move,” Michelle Obama enjoyed a selection of bratworst, kielbasa, cheeseburgers and deep dish pizza while watching the Green Bay [...]
“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” ~ Henry David Thoreau Having graduated early, the majority of my friends were still attending class, writing papers and living the college life while I [...]
With two of my close friends recently discovering the wonders of Foursquare, I’ve heard the phrase “Did you check in yet?” more times than I can count. Each stop warrants a new Foursquare check in, and on good days, a new badge or mayorship. Combining the media frenzy that surrounds the popular location based service [...]
Tonight, I’m flipping through the channels and landed on the infamous American Idol for the first time since… probably high school. I’ve always loved watching the initial auditions but get pretty bored after they pick the first 24 finalists. All I have to say is… seriously? From when I started watching this show in maybe [...]
I feel uncommonly blessed when it comes to my college experience for several reasons, but mainly, in regards to academics, because of the valuable relationships I formed with my professors and friends, or soon-to-be colleagues. I learned everything from the intricacies of public relations to the routines of interviewing to the practice of networking while [...]
I downloaded the official Twitter application for Blackberry today (at the expert recommendation from colleague Donald Martelli) after using Seesmic for a couple months and UberTwitter before that. This might be personal preference, but I think the app blows other “unofficial” apps out of the water. As an iPhone user of over a year before [...]