Apr
23
Brain Food For Midterms
by Katie Rogers
April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
As midterm season approaches, the library will inevitably fill up with students looking for a good desk, some peace and quiet, and an outlet to juice their laptop. Long, grueling hours will be spent here, but they will not all be spent studying. Some of these hours will, unavoidably, be spent snacking, which is expected [...]
Apr
9
Breakfast Linked to Weightloss
by James Mrohs
April 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Want to lose weight? Eat breakfast. We all know how hard it is to make breakfast out the door, as you wake up in the middle of Isla Vista six minutes before class starts, but studies now clearly correlate lower weight with eating in the morning. Though you may have always ignored your parents’ calls [...]
Apr
9
Think Outside the Bed
by Lynnea Dally
April 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment
You’ll never look at sex, your partner, or that special park, car or abandoned building nook the same way after getting busy in public. The adrenaline rush from fear of getting caught and your desire to engage in sex where and when you really shouldn’t deepens your bond. While there is no true “proper” way [...]
Apr
9
One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Dinner
by Alex Day
April 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Dumpsters. They are big, tan, and slightly smelly. For many years, the only experiences I had with them involved throwing in trash and being shaken from a sound sleep by the truck that empties them, which comes too early in the morning on Fridays.
One day as I went past my work (the Isla Vista [...]
Mar
12
Phthalates: The Toxic Chemicals That Might Be In Your Sex Toy
by Lynnea Dally
March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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Phthalates, a family of chemical rubber softeners used in many sex toys, might be dangerous to your health. Phthalates are generally used in a variety of things, from plastic shower curtains to blood bags and car dashboards. Typically anything that smells “plasticy” has phthalates. While people [...]
Mar
12
We all have to admit, life in Isla Vista can get pretty repetitive, so if you have found yourself in this monotonous rut, there’s no need to fret. Thankfully, we live in one of the most beautiful cities in California with tons of outdoor activities to make our college experience more about then just the [...]
Mar
12
A Depressing Controversy About Anti-Depressants
by Emilia Dellemonico
March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Newspapers across the nation have once again been reporting on the question of just how happy can your Prozac make you? Researchers looking into the clinical trials of many typical antidepressants currently on the market have come to a startling conclusion; these so called “happy pills” are not much better than the common sugar [...]
Feb
13
Maggots: They’re Much More Than Just Ugly Little Critters
by Richard Jimenez
February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Maggots have always gotten the bad rap for being nasty and disgusting critters who feast on dead, decomposing bodies. Nobody likes them! Nobody, except doctors and a few hundred people who actually owe their health to these little critters.
A new focus on what is known as Maggot Debridement Therapy has revealed the hidden potential of [...]
Feb
13
How to Help Prevent The Rise of New Super Bacteria
by Lynnea Dally
February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Super bacteria – bacteria resistant to many or even all of our antibiotics – are becoming dangerously more common. Everything from deadly staph to unpleasant gonorrhea is becoming potentially harder to fight. Medical advances are doing their best to find newer and better treatments, but it’s what we do that helps stop the spread [...]
Feb
13
Is There Any Truth to The 5-Second Rule?
by Michelle McLain
February 13, 2008 | 3 Comments
Applying the five-second rule will not actually decrease the risk of food contamination, according to a recent study. Yet knowing this information will not change anybody’s mind: people will continue to eat off the floor.
About two weeks ago, it was Super Bowl Sunday. The number one snack served? Chips and guacamole. But just how [...]