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Apple released a new AI-generated emoji feature, Genmoji, in December 2024. Courtesy: Apple

Apple, who asked for this?: New Genmoji feature feels lackluster

Alyssa Agron, Reporter February 14, 2025

Just when you thought Apple was done creating useless updates, they introduced Genmoji because the thousands of emojis we already have aren’t enough. With AI-generated, personalized emojis, Apple is...

Entrepreneur Makayla Boring (left) and Alexa Reagan at the event Cool Beans attended in Old Town Spring in November  2024. Courtesy: Alexa Reagan

Inside Cool Beans Coffee Cart: Makayla Boring on taking risks and building a business

Alexa Reagan, Section Editor, Reporter February 14, 2025

Running a small business is no easy feat, especially in the beginning. Cool Beans Coffee Cart, a mobile pop-up business started nearly six months ago, is owned and run by Makayla Boring, a coffee lover...

No plans to stop funding, but students are still afraid

Joyce Hatch, Reporter February 13, 2025

The House GOP is searching for ways to save money as the new administration has entered the White House. Federal loan cutback announcements had me shaking in my proverbial boots. About 34 percent of UHD...

Courtesy: Marceline Solis and Jackie Juarez

Don’t kill them: Dreaded cockroaches are beneficial to the stability of our environment

Ryan Price, Contributor October 4, 2023

Cockroaches, despite their poor reputation, are instrumental to Earth’s ecosystem and play an important role in keeping the planet clean. There is hardly a more despised animal on the planet than...

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