By: Zoe Melnyk It’s no secret that the healthcare system in America isn’t quite right. Before the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, over 15% of Americans were completely uninsured. Now, that number has dropped just below 10%. While…
Say goodbye to Wi-fi bills because your LED lights could provide all the Li-fi you need
By: Zoe Melnyk In 2011, Professor Harald Haas introduced the concept of Li-fi and it blew everyone’s mind. Except for the fact that it didn’t because most people didn’t hear about it. Haas argued that instead of building the Internet…
The best free campsites for every region of America
BY: ZOE MELNYK It seems like there is a positive correlation between my rising tuition costs and my undeniable need for an adventure. It probably has something to do with the fact that I am almost always either at work, doing…
The 10 Best Albums You Can Download for Free Without Feeling Guilty
BY: DANIEL KORN We all download music here; I’ve been trying to cut back these days, but can’t deny that it still happens occasionally. With it comes a feeling of guilt and a realization that I’m screwing over the artist—which…
Why basic income is the solution to the staggering disparity of wealth
BY: DANIEL KORN We’ve got a big problem. It’s called income inequality; I assume you’ve heard of it. President Obama called it “the defining challenge of our time,” and the Occupy movement rallied around the statistic that the richest 1%…
At this college, students hire their professors, ride horses, and study for free
BY: TYLER FYFE A single scar of asphalt runs the length of the basin of the Inyo-White Mountains in the isolated desert of Eastern California. This is the only road in or out and located thirty miles from the nearest…