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Poverty not far from home

By Blake Glosson | March 25, 2014

Up until this year, when I thought about homelessness and food insecurity, I always thought of Chicago.After doing some research, I realized there is a significant homeless problem in DeKalb County, which our community needs to address.The extreme poverty...

Surviving colds in the cold

By Blake Glosson | January 20, 2014

It might seem that being sick just comes with the territory this time of year; however you don’t have to join the misery just because everyone else is doing it.Germs are easily spread when everyone is stuck inside in close quarters. On top of that,...

Eating well on the go not impossible

By James Casey | September 3, 2013

I try to eat healthy, but sometimes I have the feeling my schedule makes it impossible.Convinced I wasn’t alone in this feeling, I set out to ask fellow students how their dietary habits may differ when they’re on the go.“They change because you’re...

Elegant eating at Ellington’s

By Heather Skrip | October 10, 2010

Students and staff can sometimes run into the problem of trying to find an upscale meal without breaking the bank. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, however, lunch at Ellington's is put forth by the students of Family Consumer Nutrition Sciences 320....