Computer camp: Shopping online safely On Nov. 17, from 1 – 1:45 p.m., the Alvin Sherman Library will hold a class on measures that can be taken to shop online safely. The event is open to the public, but requires registration prior to the event and a Zoom link for the discussion will be […]
Author: Tatiana Illis
On this day in Sports history
November 10 Dan Marino becomes the first to pass 50,000 yards In 1996, according to the Orlando Sentinel, the Miami Dolphins’ Dan Marino became the first quarterback in football history to reach 50,000 passing yards when he completed a 36-yard pass to wide receiver O.J. McDuffie. During the second quarter, the Dolphins had a 37-13 […]
How the postponed 2020 Olympics will look in 2021
For the fourth time in history, the Olympics have been postponed. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organizers have another year to prepare and make modifications for the athletes’ safety and health. Surely, things are bound to be different. So, what will an altered version of the Olympics look like? The Diplomat reports that […]
Avatar: The Last Airbender is more than just a kid’s cartoon show
Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of the few programs to receive a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s categorized as a kid’s cartoon show, which seems warranted given the adolescent sense of adventure, colorful animation and unpretentious humor, but it’s truly much more than that. Since it’s reemergence on Netflix, old and […]
Screen time: a pandemic side effect
Between bingeing Netflix, Zoom class sessions and catching up with friends through FaceTime, the average person has racked up a lot more screen time since the beginning of the pandemic. This is no surprise after the stay-at-home order was put in place and the only way to contact and stay up to date with […]
Waves of the week: Frights from the past
Taking you decades back with some of the most popular spooky season hits, these songs will make you nostalgic for a time where trick-or-treating and packed costume parties were the automatic response to the chill of October air. “Sweet Dreams” by Beyoncé “Disturbia” by Rihanna “Time Warp” by Little Nell, Patricia Quinn, Richard O’Brien […]
My experience with living in a pandemic
Every single person affected by the COVID-19 pandemic has had a unique experience. I experienced first hand how three different governments responded to the pandemic, I learned how to adapt to my sport as a student-athlete and encountered what it was like moving to a different country amidst the chaos. I’m a dual citizen […]