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  • Healthy Habits: The effects of diet soda

    Healthy Habits: The effects of diet soda0

    Last year, concern over the artificial sweetener aspartame suddenly flared up. Most often seen in diet soda, this sweet substance was accused of exhibiting carcinogenic properties. While this situation died down as suddenly as it started, the panic raised an intriguing question: Do diet sodas pose health risks?  A reasonable place to look for the

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  • Video game review: Gestalt Steam & Cinder

    Video game review: Gestalt Steam & Cinder0

    Something I often mention is the necessity for certain games to make themselves noteworthy. Metroidvanias—and rogue-likes—with buttery-smooth pixel art can feel like they’re a dime a dozen at times, and someone’s hard work could easily get lost in unstable digital marketplaces.   I highly praise games when they take new approaches to commonplace mechanics, as they

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  • Video Game Review: Cave Story

    Video Game Review: Cave Story0

    The most popular games of all time almost always have incredible teams behind them. Chrono Trigger featured the best talent Square-Enix could get their hands on, and now the turn-based role-playing game is rightfully heralded as one of the best games in its genre and of all time. However, one of these all-time classics was

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  • Exercise and its benefits for the body

    Exercise and its benefits for the body0

    While everyone understands that exercise can keep one’s well-being high, most people presumably do not understand every contribution exercise delivers. People understand exercise can help you become more flexible, energetic and stronger, but what about the effects it has on the brain, skeleton and one’s mood? Exercise strengthens the entire body in more ways than

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