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Erin McAuliffe and Daniel Barabasi | Monday, April 20, 2015
The spring runways reaffirmed the old saying, “The apple does not fall far from the tree,” as styles spring back to classic ’60s and ’70s garb. Established designers, such as Michael Bastian, Tom Ford and Hedi Slimane, are rethinking the classic outfits their parents sported around the house and on family outings during those time periods.
Adam Ramos and Daniel Barabasi | Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Living on one campus with over 8,000 undergraduate students, it’s almost inevitable to hear about exciting local events on a daily basis, whether it be talks, club meetings or parties. Perhaps the only occurrence more common is missing said events. Fortunately, two new homegrown apps are beginning to change how students approach events on campus and
Daniel Barabasi | Wednesday, April 1, 2015
In this time of oscillating winter and summer, a season many other areas of the world can simplify call “spring,” it gets difficult to keep your outfit on fleek from one day to the next. For when the sun’s rays actually do break through the Indiana permafrost, check out a few of these style tips to
Daniel Barabasi | Wednesday, March 25, 2015
It’s official. We’ve heard about them flirting for a while. They’ve gone on a few dates through the 3DS and WiiU app store. But just last week, they came out with the big news: Nintendo and mobile are truly together. The story isn’t exactly the next Nicholas Sparks novel. Rather, it plays out like that
Daniel Barabasi | Wednesday, January 21, 2015
The fortress of the gym. Sweaty bodies everywhere, putting your hands in the air like you do care about your fitness status. Presumably the last place to hide from sartorial critique. Until now. Incredulous at the idea of being fashionable while working out? Then read on, as I take on the “groutfit” culture putting up a
Daniel Barabasi | Monday, December 8, 2014
Winter semester, deceptively named “spring term,” can be a time of stylistic regression. Take the gifts and time Christmas break offers to refresh your wardrobe and delay the onset of the daily groutfit. Don’t know what to ask for? Here are a few tips: Alterations on your suit You wear your suit on the most
Daniel Barabasi | Monday, November 24, 2014
The era of the unsecured connection is over. With leakers Julian Assange and Edward Snowden becoming dinner table topics and net neutrality being a growing concern outside of inner Reddit circles, there has been a general reevaluation of one’s online activity and security. Recently, Silicon Valley has ramped up their response to the wary public.
Daniel Barabasi | Thursday, October 9, 2014
The best part about being a millennial is listening to what our futures hold based on the expertise of the pre-iPhoners. We’re lazy. We don’t have a work ethic. Time agrees. Fox News agrees. CNN agrees. I guess the bipartisan divide really isn’t as bad as they say it is. At least 25 percent of
Daniel Barabasi | Wednesday, October 8, 2014
With a disappointing summer blockbuster season, it might be hard to renew one’s faith in the film culture. Fortunately, the fall movies are coming along to transition our hyped-up expectations of summer into the winter season of loneliness and romance flicks. With autumn comes a darker, more thought provoking angle to the big screen,
Caelin Miltko, Maddie Daly, Daniel Barabasi and Erin McAuliffe | Monday, October 6, 2014
We now live in an age where Saturday morning cartoons no longer exist. This last weekend was the first weekend in 50-some years that there were no Saturday morning animation blocks. The CW ran its last showing of Vortexx cartoons and then replaced it with live-action educational programming. In commemoration of all the memories of