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Staff profiles: Jordan Achs
Jordan Achs is a student at the University of Tennessee majoring in Journalism and minoring in Spanish and Business.
TheAggie: Undergraduate to launch online shopping platform for Greeks
Eidlin, a member of Delta Sigma fraternity, decided to start his own company, GreekDrop, using this strategy of product sampling.
GoldenGateXpress: Photo of the week
The Golden Gate Xpress will feature a photo every week in print and online from SF State students — and it could be yours! Email your photos: xpressnewsstaff@gmail.com
TheWesternCarolinaJournalist: Southern Independent film circuit presented “Eating Alabama”
Up before the crack of dawn. Up before the rooster crowed, while the night mist settled over green grass to become morning dew. Up before the milk cow shifted uneasily from the weight she carried in her utters. Up when the creak of leather harnesses and horses’ breath were the sole sounds accompanying the crunch of boots over hay and the moan of a barn door opening.
TheGoldenGateExpress: Overconsumption of food wastes money, creates more pollution
Since the beginning of the 21st century, American consumers have been buying hundreds of calories more than those who lived in the 1950s, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. The total food supply in 2000 delivered 3,800 calories per person per day. The USDA states, of those 3,800 calories, roughly 1,000 calories were lost due to spoilage, plate waste, cooking and other losses. The average family of four wastes about 20 pounds of food each month, nearly $2,275 a year.
TheAggie: Sequester cuts to hamper research, student aid
Higher education can expect to be hit in two major ways because of the sequestration — cuts in financial aid and research funding. Pell Grant awards will begin to lose funding after one year, affecting over 1 million California students, and funds for new research projects will decrease by millions.
The Aggie: Camp Kesem comforts children of cancer patients
At UC Davis, a group of dedicated students are using their time to not only raise money for all-expenses-paid children-care camps, but also provide emotional support to the children who need it.
UT to acquire White Avenue houses for new lab building
By Jennifer Brake The Tennessee State Building Commission recently granted the University of Tennessee approval...
Architecture students give disabled family home makeover
Architecture students at the University of Tennessee put their skills to the test as they...
