Food for Thought
What Do Our Cravings Really Mean? College students know the dangers of late-night cravings and are well-acquainted with “stress eating,” but why is it that the campus convenience stores make so much money...
Gerbils More Responsible than Rats for the Black Death
In a now iconic scene, almost as famous for the logistical feat of its staging as for its cinematic impact, the 1979 Werner Herzog film Nosferatu the Vampyre features over 10,000 rats swarming a 19th...
Is There a Cure?
How Immunotherapy Treatments May Change the Face of Cancer Treatment In 2012 alone, cancer accounted for an estimated 15% of all deaths worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (World Health...
Sharing the Burden
A New Perspective on Sex and Contraceptives In a small, whitewashed room in a two-story mud brick house lie a man and a woman in the throes of romantic passion. In her hand she holds a metal scalpel, while in...
The Politics of Ebola
What is it all about? From national newspapers to popular magazines to local television broadcasts and everything in between, Ebola has dominated the media over the past month. As the news coverage...