By Georgi DeMartino | Opinion Editor – About 31% of people who try e-cigarettes quit smoking within six months, according to statisticbrain.com. With a statistic like this, should e-cigarettes still be considered a trend, or is there some real method to the madness? E-cigarettes have become a revolutionary piece of technology that have grown increasingly popular all over the countryRead More

By Young Marsh; Mosaic Staff Writer Regardless of your love for all things Star Wars, chances are you’ve heard the big news.  About three months ago, Disney bought Lucasfilm studios, and in doing so, the rights to the Star Wars Universe.  With the $4 billion dollar purchase, Disney has announced their plans to create a new trilogy, with the firstRead More

By: Young Marsh; Mosaic Op-ed Editor, On Tuesday, Dec. 4, Comedian Mo Mandel performed in the Bazarsky auditorium, hosted by the Campus Activities Board.  When my roommates and I heard there was free pizza involved, we jumped at the chance to feast and have a laugh.  We made our way to O’Hare twenty minutes before the show to ensure ourRead More

By Brittany Lauro; Mosaic Co-Editor-in-Chief– ‘Twas 39 days before Christmas when all through the shops, not a turkey was hung, not a pilgrim in sight. The fake snow was hung in the windows with care, in hopes that shoppers would spend their cash there. As the holiday of smoked turkey and sweet potato casserole quickly descends upon us (not quicklyRead More

By Brittany Lauro Co Editor-in-Chief Warning: Spoiler Alert ! Before you sort The Perks of Being a Wallflower into that mental filing cabinet under “another quintessential high school movie”, you might want to think again. While the movie does feature characters in their day-to-day high school lives, there are certainly no painstakingly choreographed dance numbers, sparkling vampires or “plastics” whoRead More