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Spookiest traditions across the world, part 2

Marshall Kuriakose

Welcome back to part two of spookiest traditions across the world. This week, let’s take a look at some of the most interesting rituals people celebrate in Asia, Africa and…

Survival of the fittest: toad edition

Autumn Hawkins

Cane toads (Rhinella marina) were brought to Australia from the Americas in the 1930s. Their introduction to the Australian ecosystem was a shock to the local flora and fauna. The…

The coiling beast

Chase Duncan

Recent footage captured by a research vessel deep below the ocean surface off Australia’s western coastline may have captured the longest recorded sea creature to date. Scientists aboard the research…

Wide, Wide World of Basketball

Gabby Gardner

On Friday, Feb. 28 in Dina’s Place, the international center sponsored a cultural event, Wide, Wide World of Basketball. The event was held to inform students of the regional and…

Australia ablaze

Beneshia Wadlington

Since September of 2019, Australia has been hit hard with bushfires all across the continent. Blazes have burned through bushlands, the Blue Mountains, and wooded areas. The fires have damaged…

Social media spreads the word

Victoria Howard

Since early November, bushfires have been ravishing the countryside of Australia, causing devastation that is hardly imaginable. According to recent reports through the BBC, the fires have caused the death…

Hardware for the Home Team

La J’ai Reed

At age 11, Kyle Zunic made the decision to chase his athletic dreams on the basketball court instead of on the rugby field. This summer Zunic had the opportunity to…

Just getting started

The Johnsonian

Xavier Cooks talks playing basketball abroad and the team’s upcoming season Xavier Cooks has been interviewed a lot, considering he’s a two-time All-Big South Conference Selection, and averaged 19.7 points…