I've slept in the same, twin bed since junior year of high school in 2009. A weird quarter-life growth spurt hit, rendering the 'ol tried and true from holding my feet anymore. In other words, my feet dangled right off the edge! Needless to say it was time to look for a bigger bed and [...]
1. Hurricanes Back in the Playoffs 10 years. That's how long this area has waited for its NHL franchise to return to the playoffs - and it finally happened on Thursday night. By virtue of a 3-1 win against New Jersey and Montreal's 2-1 defeat to Washington, there will finally be playoff hockey in Raleigh [...]
1. Pack Swim/Dive Champs...Again N.C. State Swimming and Diving completed a sweep of the men's and women's ACC Championships in dominant fashion the past couple weeks. In case you missed it, I wrote a piece on my first ever experience at the ACCs supporting the team and my friend Justin Ress. Check it out here! [...]
In the words of J.Cole: Count it up, count it up, count it! N.C. State Swimming and Diving had a whirlwind of a couple weeks, racking up a sweep of the ACC Championships in dominant fashion. The Pack women's team brought home a program record 11 event titles to claim its second ACC crown in [...]
1. Heels Get Big Win at Cameron Indoor UNC traveled to Durham Wednesday evening to take on No. 1 Duke in another installment of the Battle of the Blues. The No. 8 Tar Heels came to play from the jump and defeated the Blue Devils 88-72. Many folks cited an early game injury to Duke [...]
1. A "Merger of Equals?" BB&T and SunTrust, two of the largest banks in the Southeast, announced a merger this week. The all stock merger, valued at $66 billion, has been touted as a "merger of equals" in a news release by BB&T. But is it really? According to Bill Chappell of NPR, the merger [...]
1. I'm Seeing John Mayer! I (finally) will cross this item off my bucket list: I get to see John Mayer live! Mayer announced dates for a 2019 solo tour, which includes a stop at Spectrum Center in Charlotte on August 9. I have always wanted to see him in concert but timing and/or finances [...]
