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“Day 1,299 of My Captivity. Darkness suits me. I await the click of the overhead lights, leaving only the glow from the main tank. Not perfect, but close enough. Almost-darkness, like the middle-bottom of the sea. I lived there before I was captured and imprisoned. I cannot remember, yet I can still taste the untamed currents of the cold open water. Darkness runs through my blood. Who am I, you ask? My name is Marcellus, but most humans do not call me that. ...I am a giant Pacific octopus.” -
Credit: Huber.Edith/Flickr (License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode)A 3.5 ounce serving of spinach contains more iron than the same sized hamburger patty. Not bad for a food that is 91% water.
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Ashragf Hussain is a Southeast Missouri State University junior majoring in Computer Science. He also serves as Vice President of the Bangladeshi Student Association. -
Ashragf Hussain is a Southeast Missouri State University junior majoring in Computer Science. He also serves as Vice President of the Bangladeshi Student Association.
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“Prologue. October 13, 2023. The baby stops fussing, settling into my arms like a sleepy puppy. The soft weight of her. She is back to sleep, her face peaceful as a porcelain doll’s. That wasn’t hard. The living room window is open; fevered voices carry in from the terrace of the apartment above. Commotion. Mania. I shouldn’t be surprised. I recognize the sound of Cassie’s screaming, obviously - I’ve heard her scream dozens of times.” -
Feta cheese -- sometimes referred to as the princess of cheeses -- is every bit as admirable as any other Greek invention, and it is surely just as ancient. It is likely as old as Greece itself. -
Cellist Julian Schwarz performs Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time (Quatuor pour la fin du temps) at Scout Hall on Saturday, April 20th at Scout Hall in Cape Girardeau. He gave a preview of the performance during Thurs. April 18th's 'Caffe Concerto', and spoke to host Mary Mims about the piece. Fellow musicians Dr. Sophia Han and Dr. Gabrielle Baffoni also talked about their experience with the piece, as well as their upcoming performance of Dvorak's symphony, From the New World, at the River Campus on Tues. April 23, 2024. -
Cellist Julian Schwarz performs Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time (Quatuor pour la fin du temps) at Scout Hall on Saturday, April 20th at Scout Hall in Cape Girardeau. He gave a preview of the performance during Thurs. April 18th's 'Caffe Concerto', and spoke to host Mary Mims about the piece. Fellow musicians Dr. Sophia Han and Dr. Gabrielle Baffoni also talked about their experience with the piece, as well as their upcoming performance of Dvorak's symphony, From the New World, at the River Campus on Tues. April 23, 2024.
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“I didn’t mean to keep count of how many people I’d watched die since Mrs. Heyland thirty-one years ago, but my subconscious was a diligent accountant. Especially since I was nearing a pretty impressive milestone - today the tally nudged up to ninety-seven.” -
Delmonico's was the first American restaurant to have a printed menu, the first to offer a separate wine list, the first to have tablecloths, the first to offer a private dining room and the first to provide an orchestra for background music. -
Sylvia Muchmore is a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting student at Southeast Missouri State University. She will perform in 'Moving Perspectives,' a student-choreographed dance recital on SEMO's River Campus. -
Sylvia Muchmore is a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting student at Southeast Missouri State University. She will perform in 'Moving Perspectives,' a student-choreographed dance recital on SEMO's River Campus.
