Local Ice Cream Shops That Didn’t Let COVID-19 Melt Them Away

Ice cream is many people’s favorite sweet treat and as the pandemic of COVID-19 has been warping our society, just a simple ice cream cone could put a smile on anyone’s face. Multiple ice cream shops around the Pittsburgh region did not let COVID-19 take away the smiles from their customers. Windy Ridge Dairy located…

“I Think We Have Found The Love”

This blog post was referenced by-channel 4 news, Thursdays, June 11th march downtown Pittsburgh  https://www.wtae.com/article/peaceful-protest-being-held-in-downtown-pittsburgh/32770538#   All rights soley for student use @ Chatham University  Do not copy or redistribute without consent   samnealstudios.com  

Nature and Technology: More Related Than We Think

Many of us have been holed up inside for months now, and many of us want to get out in the world again. Personally, I’ve never wanted to be in nature more. While the general public knows of the adverse effects of such accessible technology and the positives of being in nature, the two correlate…

Manufacturing Plastic Alternatives

Where does your plastic go after you toss it in the recycling?  The recycling is far from a perfect solution to single use plastics. More than 300 millions tons of plastic waste is produced every year and less than 10% of that is actually recycled. Prices in the plastic market varies and it is often cheaper to use…

Environmental News

Melting ice reveals an ancient, once-thriving trade route  (Lendbrreen, Norway),(Image from OneNote licensed under Creative Commons)  It has recently been discovered deep in the tallest mountains of Norway amongst the global warming ice, a path has appeared. The once all ice and glacier is now exposed to trail markers and ancient artifacts perhaps dated back…

Tear Gas: The Long and Short Term Dangers

As we look at the protests of today and the past, there is a striking similarity in many of them- the use of tear gas to disperse the crowds. While many know of the stinging sensation that comes with the use of tear gas, there is another more dangerous and less known effect of this…

The Biggest Change in Our Lives- Face Masks

The Center for National Disease Control stated early on during this pandemic that the overall public must wear face masks. However there is one major problem with this call to action. Providing masks to the entire public population is very challenging. The recourses required to create these safely and efficiently are getting scarce.  The recourses…

No Mask. No Service. Did Giant Eagle Over Step Boundaries?

For the past three months the Coronavirus has caused stress and anxiety to individuals throughout the world. With the many restrictions that individuals still have to follow such as practicing social distancing and wearing masks into public places their stress and anxiety has not decreased. Even though the population is grateful to have essential businesses…

The Night Sky: More Beautiful Than We May Know

As far as pollution goes, many of us have heard of the adverse effects it has on our oceans, forests, and air, but did you know that our use of light is polluting the earth as well? Light, while not as harmful to the environment and human health, still has adverse effects on our environment….

Protect Their Paws: Could the Coronavirus Affect Our Pets?

As the Coronavirus continues to sweep through our nation we have been taking precautions as human beings to keep healthy the best ways possible. As we have been taking care of each other and ourselves a question came to my mind: Could the Coronavirus affect our pets? Not to add to the list of worries…