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green building, {FEATURES} February 15, 2012

EARTHSHIP HOMES: A blueprint for the green life

Earthships - Green living in Ecohomes

They say home is where the heart is, but let’s face it, from an environmental perspective, home is where the waste is. Indeed, there’s something terribly wrong…

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green building, {FEATURES} June 26, 2008

PASSION FOR PASSIVE SOLAR: The DIY home building experience

Passive solar DIY home builders

As lifelong activists, my partner and I have always been uncomfortable using nuclear-generated electricity. When we decided to move a few years ago, our…

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essays February 11, 2012

WHAT CHOICE?: How men affect women’s rights in the abortion debate

THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE - The ongoing abortion debate

There’s something terribly wrong with older men holding the power when it comes to state laws regarding abortion. This is clearly reflected in the recent bill…

music February 6, 2012

YOUTH BRIGADE: Giving a voice to young DIY punk rockers

YOUTH BRIGADE - reviving DIY punk rock

As the 1980s approached, the punk subculture exposed a generation of youth who were searching for a musical outlet to a “do-it-yourself” attitude. California band…

poetry January 24, 2012

THE USE OF SYMBOLISM: Joyce’s “Araby” and Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”

Through an open window from The Story Of An Hour by Kate Chopin - geanine.files.wordpress.com

Symbolism is a literary device used in the short stories “Araby” and “The Story of an Hour”. In “Araby”, symbolism is used to illustrate the meaning of several…

transformative travel January 23, 2012

THIKSEY MONASTERY: Ladakh offers respite from India’s busyness

Fifty monks sit cross-legged in long rows. Their prayer books, narrow strips of thick paper bound by string, sit open in front of them. They chant the Buddhist sutras…