By Danielle Robinson Have you ever read something online that contained a word that you didn’t quite know the meaning of? Or maybe you’ve heard a friend use a term that seemed completely out of context. Well, you’re not alone in your confusion. Urbandictionary.com is a crowdsourced website created to give meaning to slang terminology,…
Black Millennials May Be Leaving the Church, But Not the Faith
Lukas Hartmann/Pexels By Rebecca Johnson Millennials across all races are attending church less, but black millennials’ church attendance has gone down the least out of all racial groups, according to a Pew Research Center study. Thirty-eight percent of black millennials attend church on a weekly basis, which is 12 percentage points lower than older black…
Amid the Music Streaming Rush, a Vinyl Revival
By Spencer Green After nearly vanishing from store shelves and most households, vinyl records are making a strong comeback. More than 16 million vinyl albums were sold in the U.S. in 2018, producing vinyl’s highest total revenue in 30 years, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Of course, the $419 million…
Has Daylight Saving Time Outlived Its Usefulness?
By Josyana Joshua This week, most of the United States moved their clocks back one hour as Daylight Saving Time ended. People look forward to getting that extra hour of sleep in the fall, and they complain about losing an hour in the spring, even though they gain an extra hour of sunlight. But where…