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Etsy brings vintage, crafting community together Online store offers unique, one a kind finds to Drake students Emma Wilson
works.” They hope that in the future, small business will become more successful and influential in order to create a more sustainable Tired of the mall? Stop by Etsy, economy. an online vintage and handmade Etsy is organized well, which store. Etsy is “a community of artleads to easier shopping. They’ve ists, creators, collectors, thinkers created seven ways to search such and doers.” as, colors, treasury, local shops, In 2005, Rob Kalin started shop search, people search and Etsy to exhibit prototypes. Etsy’s and sell his art clothing stores online. Some have two sides — people compare some sell parts to Etsy to Ebay, but enable people to Kalin found it difcreate their own ficult to sell his clothes and crafts products on Ebay and others sell the and that’s why he finished products. created Etsy. Etsy is becomOther arting more and ists and crafters more popular agreed that their on college camwork often got puses. It provides lost on Ebay and students with a joined with him to convenient alcreate an online ternative to conshop to sell their ventional vintage products. Etsy has stores. become an online First-year Almarketplace for — Sophia Wilson, Etsy shop owner lison Trebacz said the crafting comEtsy is her “favormunity, a sort of ite online bouonline craft fair. It tique.” She loves is especially popthat the store ular with younger is “so available generations. to artists all over Today Etsy has over 800,000 the world.” Trebacz also appreactive shops and over 19 million ciates how it gives artists a just members. They have approxistart to start their own businessmately 42 million unique monthly es and promotes the economy. visitors to their site and serve For crafters like Sophia Wilson, over 150 countries. Etsy’s mission Etsy is a great place to get inspiis to “empower people to change ration as well as sell their goods. the way the global economy Staff Writer emma.wilson@drake.edu
“I didn’t know there was a way to make money off of crafting other than craft fairs until I heard about Etsy.”
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ETSY is a website that caters to vendors wishing to sell crafts or goods to craft. Started in 2005, creator Rob Kalin was looking for a way to make his products stand out from others on online shopping sites. Wilson makes knitted stuffed animals for children. “I didn’t know there was a way to make money off of crafting other than craft fairs until I heard about Etsy,” Wilson said. Wilson also enjoys the clothing section of Etsy. She thinks the clothes are unique and a great way to support other artists. Etsy’s headquarters is located in DUMBO, Brooklyn, which adds
to their “hipster cred” so to speak as the neighborhood is an up-andcoming trendy area. Becoming part of the Etsy community is easy, just go to www. etsy.com, click on “sell” and create an account. From there, you can upload pictures of your products and start marketing! If buying is more your style, simply go to www.etsy.com and start shopping.
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Health News
Food cleanses focus on ridding the body of additives
Weight loss trend allows for natural, healthy food consumption Brayton Deprey
Staff Writer brayton.deprey@drake.edu
Everyone wants to shed those last few unwanted pounds, but lately, trendy new “food cleanse” diets are emerging and promising quick and easy weight loss. And while these tight regimens are jam packed with healthy food, are there methods healthy and safe overall? Livestrong.com joined the widespread trend by posting almost 20 new cleanse diets, but included an informational warning as well. The purpose of a cleanse is to eat mostly natural foods and rid the body of chemical additives for, on average, seven days. While many people claim to see
results, the research is not backed by modern day science and professionals urge potential cleanse users to talk to a doctor or nutritionist before beginning. Dieticians, like Sina Teskey, of Region’s Hospital in St. Paul, Minn., have issued their concerns online as well. Teskey explained that a lot of cleanses subject dieters to nutritional deficiencies and other health problems because of lack of calories and protein. Junior Mikhala Stutzman tried a seven-day cleanse she found on Pinterest that listed a specific food group for each day of the week. “It was so hard to stick to it. I wanted a buffalo chicken wrap and everything, even Hubbell (Dining Hall), started to smell
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good,” Stutzman said. “I definitely saw results though. I feel so much better and healthier and lost weight too.”
“It was hard to stick to it. I wanted a buffalo chicken wrap and everything, even Hubbell (Dining Hall) started to smell good.” — Mikhala Stutzman, Drake junior
The key to Stutzman’s success was not her cutting out calories or shrinking portions, like most
cleanses require, but simply substituting chemical-ridden and unnatural food with all naturals, like fruits, vegetables, soups and beef. But is this trend really onto something new? Care2makeadifference.com, a website devoted to providing healthier home alternatives, and Bon Appétit, an acclaimed food magazine, would say “no.” There really isn’t anything new about losing weight by eating healthier. Everyone has experienced their mother pushing them to eat an apple instead of a cookie, change out that can of soda for a bottle of water. Care2makeadiffernece.com, instead of adding pages of cleans-
ing diets, instead posted articles about foods high in antioxidants that help cleanse the body by themselves, such as avocados, cranberries, garlic and lemons. By introducing healthier foods into the diet, while mixing in with possibly less healthy alternatives, the results won’t come as fast, but will stay for the long run. Cleanse diets, whether a fad or not, although not healthily sustainable for more than their suggested weeklong experience, are introducing younger demographics to the benefits of eating healthy. The key is being informed. .
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