Monthly Archives: December 2013

Motivating Green Building Around the World

Sustainable design has been a major buzzword this year. Everyone is attempting to hop on the green craze to make their business responsible, forward thinking, and up to date. Whether those are legitimate efforts or throwing around unregulated words like “natural” and “sustainable,” depends on the business. But, one of the good things to come… Continue reading

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Sunday Exercise

If you celebrated Christmas (or even if you didn’t), what gift would you give back? What would you ask for in return? Be as honest as possible. For example, I would love to give back that pair of pajamas I … Continue reading Continue reading

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Affordable Green Neighborhoods Support Public Health

There has been increasing interest in using affordable housing projects to promote healthy and sustainable lifestyle. Though genetics play a role in determining health, a recent study showed that the physical, social, and economic environment account for between 40 and 60% of health outcomes. This means that your environment has a huge impact on your… Continue reading

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Cup of Questions

    Students in line to get coffee at the Biblio Cafe were asked to pick a random question out of a bag and were given 10 seconds to think of an answer if they needed it. Their responses were then recorded. I took this approach for my interview because there are always numerous conversations […] Continue reading

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Next Semester

Hi everyone who is still reading this blog with me, First off all, thank you for being a part of my blogging journal this semester. I have had a personal tumblr account for years now (a little ashamed to say … Continue reading Continue reading

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Meet Mike.

About this post: Hello everyone. I wanted to introduce you to the #1 fan of this blog and one of the most amazing men you’ll ever meet: my father, Mike. He and I have shared a love of music for years, so I wanted to make a special post with the spotlight on him. I emailed … Continue reading Continue reading

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Never the Same Thing Twice: Quinoa Pancakes

I can’t say pancakes are my favorite food.No, I have too many favorite foods to pick just one. Sweet potatoes, blueberries, pesto, good bread, kale, hummus, tomatoes…I love them equally. Pancakes are on th… Continue reading

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My Project

Hey guys i hope your all killing it in the gym but in case your having a hard week i put this video together to help motivate you with yours […] Continue reading

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Female Voices on Female Representations

Since I started this project as a way to start conversations about the different ways that females – especially young adult females – are portrayed in popular culture, I wanted to get more voices on my blog. I asked eight females on campus the same question: what is your overall impression of the way females […] Continue reading

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Playlist #5: A very quirky Christmas.

About this post: I currently find myself in the midst of final exams and “home for the holidays” is just around the corner. Nothing, and I mean nothing gets me going like some good Christmas tunes, but we’ve all heard “Jingle Bell Rock” and “White Christmas” about a thousand and one times. So for your listening pleasure, I … Continue reading Continue reading

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