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Reaching the limit of the debt ceiling

Introduction

The U.S. has hit the debt ceiling, meaning that “the total amount of money that the United States government is authorized to borrow to meet its existing legal obligations, including Social Security and Medicare benefits, military salaries, interest on the national debt, tax refunds, and other payments.”

Walker Gymnasium: innovative gym for the innovation university

Across America, there are countless colleges, universities, and other educational institutions; at nearly all of them, there is some building or complex named after a great contributor that houses the school’s athletic center.

Hinge, #corecore, and Waffle House

I got my eyebrows done for the first time in over a month when I went home for the long weekend.

New Jersey’s role in the history of recorded music

New Jersey may not be the first or most glamorous place you think of when considering places important to music history, but Thomas Edison’s phonograph was the first time music was able to be recorded and distributed, rather than only experienced live.

Broadcom-VMware deal extends close date by 90 days

Originally announced back in May, cloud computing company VMware and chipmaker Broadcom’s $61B deal is being pushed back an additional 90 days due to regulatory considerations. 

Sickness and sustainability

Unfortunately, a bunch of college students living in tight quarters results in a constant cycle of being sick, recovering, and getting the next illness that comes around.

What baseball means to New York City

While Hoboken may be the birthplace of baseball, New York City is credited for popularizing the sport. Back in 1846, when the first official baseball game was played at Elysian Fields in Hoboken, it was remarkably similar to the version we know today.

Apparently being sustainable isn’t very sustainable

This title definitely seems pretty illogical, so let me explain. I have been interested in environmentalism since the middle of high school when I was a member of the recycling club.