Brian Bartels

Dec 9, 2024 | hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu | Brian Bartels

Photo by Jannis Brandt via Uplash. If you’re anything like me, you might find it easy to fall into a boring and redundant dietary routine. Personally, I love trying new foods, but I often only think to do so when dining out or traveling—neither of which I do frequently as a full-time student with a full-time job. It was only after I read a Healthline article describing the benefits of “eating the rainbow” that I truly realized how dull and colorless my diet had become.

Nov 27, 2024 | hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu | Brian Bartels

Do you know how much time you spend each day staring at a screen? If not, perhaps it could be worth it to go ahead and check. Earlier this year, I did just that and was shocked to learn I spent an average of 8 hours per day looking at a screen! Before this discovery, I had always thought of myself as a moderate user. Well, it turns out I am! On average, college students spend on their smartphones.

Oct 9, 2024 | hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu | Brian Bartels

Photo by Frugal Flyer via Uplash. Picture this: You’ve recently graduated from college and are looking for your first rental home. You’ve spent the last 6 months saving up to cover your first month’s rent, last month’s rent and a security deposit. You haven’t landed a career position yet, but you work a steady job and bring in more than three times the cost of rent at your first-choice property. You’re a shoe-in! Except that you aren’t, actually–because your credit score is indeterminable.

Sep 10, 2024 | hilltopmonitor.jewell.edu | Brian Bartels

Photo by Drew Hastings via Uplash. “Falcon’s Flight,” a product of the Liechtensteiner manufacturer Intamin, has been advertised as the longest, fastest, and tallest roller coaster in the world. First announced by Six Flags on Aug. 26, 2019, the record-breaking coaster is currently under construction and projected to open as part of the Six Flags Qiddiya grand opening in Saudi Arabia.

May 19, 2024 | sweetpaulmags.com | Salvador Dali |Linda Collister |Brian Bartels |Maud Hacker

Paul “Sweet Paul” Lowe is guided by his grandmother, Mormor’s, motto: “fullkommenhet er kjedelig” -- “perfection is boring”. Born in Oslo, his Mormor and Great Auntie Gunnvor instilled in him a love for cooking and crafting that carried over to his career in New York as a food and props stylist, and eventually the creative guru behind the quarterly Sweet Paul Magazine.