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	The Collegiate Conservative: A Pro-Lifer’s Look at the Kermit Gosnell Case By Ali Swee April 29, 2013 - 2:00am **Just a warning, the Gosnell abortion case is a VERY graphic case, with VERY graphic details. Consider yourself warned. 200 pages of descriptions straight out of a horror movie. Bloodied instruments, jars of baby feet, six pound babies stuffed into shoeboxes. Reading the horrific details of the Gosnell case brought me to tears. READ MORE
	Shape-Up Rhodes: Going Bananas for Bananas- Cheap, Quick, Healthy Recipes for Busy Collegiettes™ By Annie Herman April 15, 2013 - 9:10am Why should you go bananas? Bananas are a super food! They will help to keep you fuller longer, provide over 400 mg of potassium, and contain electrolytes along with a wide variety of vitamins and minerals to fuel your body. A banana in addition to your breakfast or post workout protein source is a great way to consume natural carbohydrates. Nourish your body and your mind with this affordable, portable, and tasty fruit! Banana boredom? Bored of your daily banana or banana-peanut butter combo in the dining hall? Check out these sweet treats that take minimal time to prepare and that taste heavenly. Have an extra minute? Prep one of these sweet treats, kick back, and indulge with your friends and roommates....
	Shape-Up Rhodes: Spring Workout Playlist By Annie Herman April 1, 2013 - 1:01am Spice up your iPod this spring and keep your energy levels in check as the weather warms up. 808- Olivia the Band READ MORE
	The Rhode Less Traveled: You Might Still Be on Spring Break If... By Emily Clark March 20, 2013 - 6:33pm Do you hear that? That faint, faint sound, whispering in the wind? Almost unrecognizable? It sounds just like thousands of sunburnt, dehydrated college students whimpering simultaneously as professors hand them the rubric after rubric for their final projects. Ah, the good ole’ sound of the end of spring break. Last week was a blur of sunny, relaxing, sandy bliss: food was plentiful, sleep was often, showers were optional. Papers and classes and midterms were replaced by corn-hole tournaments and hot-dog barbeques, sweet tea and endless Lifetime movies. From Panama City to Colorado to Gulf Shores to your parent’s couch, spring break offered seven days of escape, whether you chose to spend those seven days refreshing or ordering refreshments....
	The Collegiate Conservative: Remembering A Conservative Hero By Ali Swee March 18, 2013 - 2:00am March 2nd, 2012. Do you remember where you were? I do. In fact, I remember that exact day vividly. In a small Bed and Breakfast nestled behind train tracks in rural North Carolina, our TV blared. It was turned to Fox News, as always. While smoothing my brand-new navy scalloped J.Crew skirt, my eyes fixated on the television. “Last night, Conservative activist, author and journalist Andrew Breitbart was pronounced dead at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center at the age of 43....” I whipped around, facing the bathroom, where my mom was meticulously coating her eyelashes with mascara. “Mom?” I asked, slowly setting down my hair straightener. “Who was Andrew Breitbart?” ...
	Shape-Up Rhodes: Skinny Sips and Responsible Drinking Tips By Annie Herman March 4, 2013 - 10:42am A GLIMPSE INTO YOUR FRIDAY NIGHT ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION: 5:30pm- Get ready to go out on the town. Crank up your favorite tunes, dance around with your friends, and sip on some vodka and crystal-lite to get yourself into party mode 1.5 oz or 1 shot of vodka + crystal-lite: 110 calories READ MORE
	The Rhode Less Traveled: Post-Valentine's Day Recovery By Emily Clark February 27, 2013 - 12:40am Upon deep and thorough introspection, I’ve realized in hindsight that I may have been a bit cynical, sassy, and sarcastic about the whole Valentine’s Day situation, and my “plan” to help everyone win Valentine’s Day. Maybe the steps weren’t actually real. Maybe my satire on gender norms was a little too caustic for those perfectly acceptable people who are in relationships for their own enjoyment, not, contrary to my previous belief, just to spite me. Maybe, despite my attempt to smother any genuine emotion by broadcasting my sarcastic thoughts on the internet, I woke up on February 15th in a puddle of my own tears and the wrappers of the wonderful 50-piece Russell Stover box of chocolates I purchased for myself. Maybe. But there’s no point on...
	Shape-Up Rhodes: Grocery Shopping 101 By Annie Herman February 18, 2013 - 1:29pm Feeling lost at the grocery store? Follow these tips to save money, save time, and save yourself from stocking up on unhealthy products. READ MORE
	The Collegiate Conservative: Gun Control For Dummies (Or just the Politically Uninformed...) By Ali Swee February 15, 2013 - 2:00am Since the December 14th shooting in Newtown, Conn., which tragically took the lives of 20 innocent children and six heroic adults, the nation has been abuzz with talk of gun control. This issue stretches beyond party lines, stems back to the constitution and hits too close to home for too many people. It’s complex, confusing and complicated. So many opinions and proposals: where do we even begin? What are they saying? “Not a single gun was used at the Oklahoma bombing. If there is evil, we need to figure out how to deal with it as best we can; but we cannot eliminate it." -Conservative commentator Mark Levin READ MORE
	The Rhode Less Traveled: Single Girl's Guide to Valentine's Day By Emily Clark February 12, 2013 - 2:32am For some, Valentine’s Day is filled with sticky-sweet bliss; flowers and chocolates and precious moments with your significant other fill the day, while lavish candlelit dinners, Parisian inspired menus, high-end champagne and rose petals rule the evening. It’s romantic, idyllic, and makes everyone around you jealous. Now, for everyone who isn’t an actress in a romance film, this might be a little bit of a stretch, Rhodes collegietes included. READ MORE