By Katie Gaughan Anthony Rizzo crushes a fastball that soars for the centerfield wall. Andrew McCutchen silences the Yankees who are already celebrating a solo home run. He leaps and extends his glove over the top of the wall, robbing Rizzo of a homer. T.J. Watt digs his right cleat into the grass as he takes his famous stance. Tom
Read moreBy Joseph Pompeo Pollution is already a huge problem, but what if we take it step by step and help a company called 412Food Rescue? 412 Food Rescue is a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit organization that is dedicated to rescuing food,reducing food waste, and fighting hunger. The organization was founded in 2015 by Leah Lizarondo andGisele Fetterman and has since grown to
Read moreBy Danielle Pajek A local person is working to cut down food waste and feed those in need. People waste 1.3 billion tons of food annually, leaving one in eight people hungry every day. A majority of this food waste comes from wholesale stores, restaurants, and distributors. 412 Food Rescue, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit, works to limit the waste that stems
Read moreBy Luke Luedy Everyone eats. Of the roughly eight billion people on Earth, all consume food in one way or another. And with such a large number of mouths to feed, a steady production of food is necessary. This isn’t a problem. The United States, at least, produces around 360 million tons of food. With such a number, hunger should
Read moreBy Danielle Pajek Leticia Alcaraz’s life began in a small village in Madrid, Spain. So, how did she end up at La Roche University? “When I first knew that I wanted to come to the United States to do undergrad here I had no idea how to find a good college,” Leti said. “I decided to do it through soccer,
Read moreBy Emily Wymore I got this book from “Ollie’s” which is a store that buys other stores’ surplus and “closeout” merchandise. “Closeout” merchandise is stuff that a store no longer wants because it isn’t selling well, or the store is closing. I make these points because this book had a noticeable mistake in it. In the beginning pages of the
Read moreBy Emily Wymore Another book I picked up at Ollie’s that was a good read. SPOILERS AHEAD Our main character, Joe, is trying to learn a bit more about his father after he passes away. This leads him to the center of a mystery. I know this might sound kind of plain but it’s honestly a great read. The plights
Read moreBy Emily Wymore I want to start this by saying it has been about a month since I have finished reading this book, but it is still mostly fresh in my memory, so I wanted to write about it. This book along with some others I bought because I heard that there were “cat mystery” books. Whether the cats were
Read moreBy Luke Luedy In the coming weeks until Easter, it’s easy to generate an idea of what it’s about. An idea bolstered by retail stores and advertisements. The most obvious message is of Jesus Christ’s resurrection after his crucifixion. Or it could be something non-religious, like bunnies or eggs. But there is a tenet of Easter that society as a
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