To end off the year, Bishop Carroll‘s Mental Wellness committee did a project on labels. We asked various people to finish the sentence “There’s more to me than…”. From some people we received one word answers, and from others we were able to film them telling us what’s truly on their mind. It’s amazing how insightful teenagers and…
As a girl growing up in a society where being beautiful is often defined as being tall and thin, I have often found it hard to accept myself. While many search for entertainment in magazines and television, I couldn’t always find the same enjoyment others did. I didn’t see curvy girls as often as I saw…
I’d like to draw your attention to how the word “diet” includes the word “die”. Yes, I know that “diet” can simply mean the food you eat, but I’m talking about when “diet” means restricting your intake, generally as a means of weight-loss. This post was inspired by some personal experiences I/people close to me have…
Foooooooooood. A common object of love. I mean, really, who doesn’t like it? Yet, for numerous reasons, we often reject the most important serving of it. That’s right, breakfast. School nurses, doctors, parents, they’ve probably told you this already. For some people, it’s a lack of time. For some, it’s a watchful eye on their…
Raise your hand if you’ve ever seen someone eat something off the floor because of the five-second rule. I am. But according to this post by the New York Times, the five-second rule is actually a myth. When you drop food on the floor, and it touches germs, the germs stick to the food immediately.…
Your textbook has too much potential to just sit in a corner and gather dust (you’ve got your print dictionary for that). There’s so much you can do with it… here’s just a few of the many extraordinary ways to use an ordinary textbook.