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I Used Math To Make the Highschool Football Team
The title probably has you thinking about the movie Moneyball. Or maybe you thought about the girl who used math to win a figure skating competition. She was so smart, she could calculate trajectories and figure out the best angles and timing or something.
By Alex Tucker5 years ago in FYI
"Saint" Patrick's Day: Why Ireland's patron was never canonized by the Catholic Church.
Erin go bragh! It's St Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of the patron saint of Ireland. Every year, the people of Ireland and around the world celebrate their heritage and culture on St Patrick's Day, with the day being more of a commercial festivity -to a downright beer binge session- rather than a religious event in recent times.
By Jake Murphy5 years ago in FYI
Who’s Laughing Now?
Like many of us, we grow up trying to fit into a patriarchal world. We’ve been told how to and not to behave – “pink is for women and blue is for men,” they say; women have to cross their legs, cannot show their bodies, their only job is to raise children; while men should focus on their profession and financial success, they cannot show many emotions, cannot play with barbies, etc.
By Daniel Toth5 years ago in FYI
The Incredible Story of the Irish Orphan Abduction
“Arghhhh. Not again!” I groaned as I buried my face into my pillow. It had been twenty YEARS since I had worked as a nursing assistant. Yet I continued to have dreams where I would show up at a nurse’s station, get my assigned rooms, and get to work taking care of my patients.
By Eidolon Schreiber 5 years ago in FYI
Vampires are real!
Forget Edward Cullen—the first time I felt the seductive lure of the undead was when I saw Tom Cruise on the movie poster for “Interview with the Vampire.” It was 1994, and I was not quite nine years old. Cruise starred in the film as the vampire Lestat, the dark anti-hero of Anne Rice’s classic horror novels. Lestat’s electric blue eyes seemed to stare out at me and pierce my soul, the same way his fangs pierced a succession of necks in the movie. Edward Cullen, the brooding young hero of the “Twilight” vampire sagas, didn’t come along until later. Cullen captivated my little sister’s generation, while I stayed stuck on Tom Cruise’s Lestat and his blood-sucking protégé, Louis, played by Brad Pitt in “Interview.”
By Ashley Herzog5 years ago in FYI
Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner
Last year, I wanted to transform the afterschool classroom for the kids at my job into an extremely low budget museum, exhibiting people of color they may have never heard of. February was a showcase of Black men and women who deserve more recognition for their impact on the world. For March, I got started on the next exhibit, honoring solely women, predominately women of color. The goal was for the children to get inspiration. To see that their current circumstances do not automatically determine how their lives are going to turn out. To ponder the existence of their own greatness.
By Jada Ferguson5 years ago in FYI
Happy birthday, James Madison. Did you know...
Today, March 16, is James Madison's birthday. He was our 4th President and has rightly been called the "father of the Constitution," but did you know he had studied for the clergy before entering political life? Here's a short description of his life journey that included his fight for liberty of consciousness and religious freedom.
By Bill Petro5 years ago in FYI
Dramatic Origins: The Can-Can
Everyone’s heard of the Can-Can. We all know it as the upbeat tune that a group of women in long skirts dance to and do lots of high kicks. To us, it’s fun, sexy, and even comical. But back when it first rose to fame, it was called salacious, scandalous, and raunchy.
By Jaye Ruggiero-Cash5 years ago in FYI
