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COVID vaccines: Will Novavax be next?

A welcome sign as we continue to fight this pandemic
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, April 6, 2021

By Christian Stang
Student Pharmacist with Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of ONU HealthWise
As we move into the early months of spring 2021, things look quite different than they had a year ago. 

The masking and social distancing has stuck around (and rightfully so), but we are moving forward with the goal of regaining that sense of normalcy that may mean something different for each one of us.

In the past few months, we have entered a new stage of this ever-changing and unprecedented pandemic with the introduction of vaccines authorized for emergency use.

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Icon music review: Five songs people wanted to cancel

Including “Puff The Magic Dragon” by Peter, Paul, And Mary?
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, April 4, 2021

Reviewed/Written by Craig Hoffman 
“Let’s cancel it!” A polarizing phrase that appears to be a product of the social climate and times in which we live.

Everything from TV shows, movies, books, and, yes, music is now under the microscope of the “woke” public eye. But in music, songs and artists meeting with criticism for their so-called lack of a moral compass is nothing new. 

Here’s a look at five iconic songs that people wanted to say sayonara to, despite the issues they sing about remaining front and center in 2021. 

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You are what you eat

This saying also goes for the information that we consume
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, April 1, 2021

By Amelia Alexander
We live in an age of information, but unfortunately, we also live in an era of misinformation. 

 Fake news spreads like wildfire. Fake news is information that is false or completely misleading that is presented as news. Fake news travels about 6 times faster than regular news on social media. This is extremely concerning.

Many of us consume news online, via social media. About 86% of adults admitted to at least getting some of their news through social media. 60% recorded that they often get their news from social media, according to a Pew research center study, conducted Aug. 31-Sept. 7, 2020.

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Icon music review opens the church hymnal

The top 5 church hymns that should be retired today
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, March 28, 2021

Reviewed/written by Craig Hoffman 
In another century we won’t be singing many of the hymns we’re screeching out on Sundays. While some will have lasted a week, perhaps, others even for a few years, there are several that should be retired from regular use right now! 

Do you agree with the following candidates for overdue retirement? Let the Icon know in the comments!

“Onward Christian Soldiers” (1865) - Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould

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Icon book review: Dean Koontz "Devoted"

A spine-tingling plot that keeps you turning pages to the very end of the story
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 22, 2021

Reviewed by Robert McCool
Dean Koontz devotes his latest to a remarkable boy/dog combination.

I never cared much for Dean Koontz as a horror book writer. I have found him to be tepidly spiritual, a weak Stephen King wannabe. But this latest, Devoted (ISBN 13: 978-1-4328-7662-3), grabbed me when I was looking for a quick read.

Kipp is a dog with a genetically modified human smart brain, lacking only thumbs and vocal chords in order to write or talk to humans, he communicates with a gift of telepathy to other dogs of his kind,in an organization called “the Mysterium”.

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Growth mindset vs. fixed mindset

These mindsets are based on our perception and response to failure and challenging tasks
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 18, 2021

By Amelia Alexander
As I promised in an earlier article, I’m writing an article about the growth mindset. In school, I learned about this mindset, and it has given me some perspective.  

This may be oversimplified, so be sure to take what I say with a grain of salt.  

There are two different mindsets. The growth mindset and the fixed mindset. These mindsets are based on our perception and response to failure and challenging tasks.

People who have a fixed mindset do not grow nearly as much as people who have a growth mindset because people with a fixed mindset believe that their abilities/intelligence is “fixed” or stagnant.

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