Last year, nearly 50 million acres of Siberian taiga burned in one of the largest uncontrolled blazes of this century. Just the year before, 4.4 million acres of forest in California, and earlier a whopping 60 million acres in Australia were rocked by massive wildfires. The year before that, 2 million acres of the Amazon rainforest Read More…
Author: gcl5109
Illegal Logging in the Amazon
In my last post, I wrote about the issue of deforestation from a very general, global sort of perspective. In this post, I’d like to focus on one of the places where deforestation is the most rampant, and has the potential to create the biggest impact on the world: the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon is Read More…
Deforestation
Coffee has become one of the most popular beverages in the United States. Many people have become dependent on its energizing effects in order to wake up and have a productive day. In fact, 62% of Americans drink at least one cup of coffee every day, and on average, Americans who do drink coffee have Read More…
DP Dough
In honor of this being the final Passion Blog post, I decided to review one of the weirder forms of mac and cheese you can find downtown. DP Dough is definitely a State College staple. Their wide variety of calzones offers exactly the kind of cheap, greasy, carb-y food a hungry college student craves after Read More…
Velveeta
Velveeta has always been the go-to for any homemade dish that requires a lot of cheese, especially mac and cheese. Until recently, I thought Velveeta was only sold in the big blocks meant for cooking, so I was surprised to discover a Velveeta-branded microwaveable shells and cheese. Naturally, I bought it immediately to try later. Read More…
Sheetz
One age-old debate has pitted Pennsylvanians against each other for as long as anyone can remember: Sheetz or Wawa? These gas station made-to-order food spots have a very similar business model and exist in roughly the same geographical area, so naturally people choose favorites. Personally, I’m a member of the Wawa tribe. Though Sheetz offers Read More…
McAllister’s
McAllister’s might be one of the best places to eat on campus. Unlike the commons delis, which offer made-to-order subs and wraps, McAllister’s serves a wide selection of specialty sandwiches, salads, and even stuffed baked potatoes. And, to be perfectly honest, they’re really really good. McAllister’s is probably one of the closest things to actual Read More…
Panera
I enjoyed a very lazy snow day today. I slept in, stayed in my pajamas all day, and spent most of my time sitting around watching TV instead of doing homework. And, of course, I avoided going outside into the cold, icy wasteland of State College at all costs. However, by the early afternoon, I Read More…
Kraft
In my mind, Kraft mac and cheese is the standard for all of mac and cheese. It is to mac and cheese as vanilla is to ice cream. It is mac and cheese with default settings. So, naturally, I thought it would be fitting to write the second of my mac and cheese reviews on Read More…
Redifer Buffet
Hello, and welcome to my brand new mac and cheese review blog! Each week, I will be reviewing a different brand of mac and cheese that you can get here at Penn State, whether it be microwavable, from a restaurant, or even from the commons. Since mac and cheese was on Redifer Commons’ lunch menu Read More…