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PV- Photo Illustration: Technology is so incredible, so advanced, that some photoshopped images can’t be processed as being something that doesn’t exist in real life. The reality is that many images we look at to set our beauty standards aren’t people that we could see walking on the street. This illustration shows a naturally beautiful woman who has been purposefully manipulated in photoshop to show that although we have the technology to enhance already beautiful women and men, doesn’t necessarily mean we should. Photo Illustration made on the Campus of Central Michigan University November 15, 2014.
Photo Illustration: 953,077 animals were reported to be used in laboratory research in 2012 according to the US statistics. This topic of animal testing has been an incredibly popular one both currently and in the years past. Just in the past years an incredibly graphic project in a London “Lush” storefront protested the cause by putting a volunteer through similar acts that were performed on animals in cosmetic testing on display for all to see. Protests like these have been making changes. In just 2 years, from 2010 to 2012, the number of animals used in laboratory testing has reduced 16%. November 23, 2015.
Painting with light: From the greek root “nuktos” comes a phobia that effects millions of adults and children throughout the world. Nyctophobia, or an extreme fear of the dark, can paralyze children and adults to the point of being immobile in darkness, even with in their own houses. What the exact fear is can be hard to pinpoint when the fear itself can’t be seen, possibly the fear of intruding burglars or of the paranormal. October 26, 2014.
Jessica Brockert, 19 of Macomb, Michigan is entering her second year on the Chippewa Club Softball team of Central Michigan University. Softball has been a part of her life since she was 4 years old. In addition to the current season, she has played over 20 seasons of the sport and plans to continue throughout her college years. She hopes to casually play in the “old man beer” league after college, and for see’s sharing the sport she loves with friends and family throughout her life.