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	Ending the gender pay gap By Morgan Macfarlane April 25, 2013 - 11:55pm Did you know that on average women make 77 cents for every dollar a man makes, according to Employee Benefit News? Shocking right? Why do women who have the same experience, and work the same amount of hours in the same job as their male co-workers make less? It just doesn’t make sense, and it isn’t fair. READ MORE
	Control your stress: Finals Edition By Hannah Ball April 15, 2013 - 8:00am It’s that time of the college-school year when the weight of finals looms over all of us like a smelly fart that just won’t dissipate. The atmosphere becomes overwhelming, it’s hard to breath, and you just can’t get enough fresh air. The key is to not panic when someone lets one rip. Instead, calmly call them out to embarrass them (because that’s always fun), open a window and let the smell out. (If you aren’t following along with this awful, drawn-out metaphor, the smell is a symbol for stress.) READ MORE
	Science facts that will change how you see the world (and yourself) By Michelle Schmitt April 10, 2013 - 5:22pm 1.There’s no such thing as a ‘solid’ object. Or not in the definitive sense, anyway. All objects are made of atoms and atoms are almost entirely empty space. That includes you, your cat, your boyfriend, your brain, your professors- everything. That’s why things like X-rays are able to pass through our skin and look inside us- our skin wasn’t solid to begin with. According to an article in the Telegraph written by Tom Chivers, all of the matter that makes up the human race could be packed into something the size of a sugar cube. READ MORE
	Ever Evolving Knowledge of the Sports Bra By Sara Czarnecki April 9, 2013 - 5:36pm As soon as young girls develop breasts, we are told to wear a bra. That’s it. Just put a bra on and you’re set, but make sure it fits properly. Now you’re set. Oh yeah, and always wear a sports bra when you’re being active. Sound good? Not quite. It’s not that our mothers have failed entirely by simply setting us free in the bra department of Target once they recognized that we have breasts. It is setting us free with only the knowledge passed down from their mothers in the bra department that is the problem. READ MORE
	Spring Fashion Trends According Two WMU Students By Hannah Ball April 8, 2013 - 1:17pm With spring just about here--- just kidding, it’s still snowing. It’s April and it’s still snowing. Mother Nature might be pulling an awful April Fool’s joke on the people of Michigan and we are not taking it lightly. Snow has over stayed its welcome and green grass and leaves on the trees are sorely missed. We’re tired of wearing big, clunky snow boots; we want sandals and tank-tops now. This winter, studded boots and leather jackets were very popular. Big comfy sweaters and leggings also hung on for the ride and even though the ride isn’t over yet, style planning for spring is as crucial as the internet for a social media junkie. READ MORE
	How to Get Closer to Your Significant Other By Megan Bierhalter April 3, 2013 - 3:21pm Girls, have you ever been in a spot in your relationship where you wish you and your boyfriend were closer than you are, and you wish you had a bond like you were best friends? Well, here are some tips in order to achieve that: READ MORE
	The Favorite Renaissance Man By Sara Czarnecki April 2, 2013 - 8:00am READ MORE
	Periods...Not the end of sentence kind By Hannah Ball April 1, 2013 - 12:00pm "Periods." "That time of the month." "God's punishment for Eve's mistake." No matter what you call it, it's messy, agonizing, and it just sucks. Symptoms include chocolate cravings, rolling around in bed in agony, and maybe a little self-hatred. Most girls start their periods in late middle school or early high school, and by the time we’re in college we’re pros at dealing with the civil war that happens inside our bodies. There are also ways that guys should handle them as well as the girls having them. READ MORE
	Kalamazoo Community Welcomes Spring...With Beer! By Sara Czarnecki April 1, 2013 - 8:00am It’s always interesting to see how different communities welcome the changing of the seasons. That’s one of the best parts about living in Michigan, you get to see the visually magnificent change of four seasons and you also get to see how it affects the people around you. READ MORE
	Who Would you Date from Game of Thrones? By Hannah Ball March 30, 2013 - 11:10pm Who Would You Date? Game of Thrones Version People who know me say I’m obsessed with Game of Thrones. My good friends will defend me, saying I’m just passionate. But I am obsessed. I will delightfully admit my obsession to anyone and then we can nerd out together about how amazing Game of Thrones is and become bestest friends five-ever. One topic that often comes up when discussing this phenomenal series is which character we would date. Even though we know which male character we’d get with and which female characters we want to be or be on, this article will be about the hunky and not so hunky men. The ladies will have to wait. READ MORE