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iPad hype
Posted on April 24, 2010
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For nearly a decade Apple has had rumors of a tablet pc in the works and, after much development comes the iPad. Sadly, it isn’t the beautiful game changing touch screen pc that will revolutionize the entire computer market, instead... Read more »

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Curious Colleges
Posted on February 17, 2010
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Written by Alexander Shiarella

Any high school student nearing college-bound age has probably, like me, spent the past few months sorting through a barrage of computer generated emails describing green quads, dedicated professors, and exclusive sounding application... Read more »

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Those suffering from microphobia, read with caution
Posted on January 20, 2010
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The world is being taken over, in a small way. As larger and more impressive testaments to our time sprout up all over the globe, the devices and gadgets we interact with every day are getting smaller and smaller. Everything is getting... Read more »

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How to Stick to Your New Years Resolution
Posted on January 15, 2010
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Along with New Year’s come many things.  It brings people a fresh start; an excuse to change something.  It brings new opportunities and many expectations.  It also comes with fireworks, and a new number to write as the date on... Read more »

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Ten Things You Should Know About World Geography
Posted on January 13, 2010
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Written by Alexander Shiarella, Editor in Chief

Around 150 BCE, the Greek scholar Crates of Mallus created the earliest known globe of the Earth. After all these years, what has humanity learned about this planet we live on? Well, we spend our elementary school years memorizing... Read more »

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An A-Z Look Back At 2009
Posted on January 4, 2010
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Written by Kelsey Tanouye, Staff Writer

With all that happened in 2009 here’s a simplified A to Z look at what we had to look forward to, rejoice over, cry over, and just have a couple of laughs over in the year that once was. American Idol 2009 started off with the... Read more »

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I CAN HAS LOLCATS?
Posted on December 9, 2009
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Written by Sean Lambert, Staff Writer

It can be officially said that cats have invaded the internet. While perusing the pages of the web one is bound to find a picture consisting of a cat in a silly pose with block text chock full of strange spelling and erroneous syntax.... Read more »

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How to: Shop Like a Pro
Posted on December 7, 2009
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Written by Tori Wilcox, Staff Writer

As many of you know Christmas is a time of giving and recieving.  It is a time when everyone is nice and there is a sense of happiness in the air.  Unfortunately for some people it can be a crazy time of year filled with crowds and... Read more »

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Turkey Nation
Posted on November 23, 2009
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Written by Alyssa Vetter, Staff Writer

No one seems to remember the poor turkey besides for the days leading up to Thanksgiving when thousands are slaughtered. When the turkey lost out to the bald eagle in a race to represent the USA, many said that it was a good thing... Read more »

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Pirates, Corporations, and You
Posted on November 17, 2009
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Written by Sean Lambert

Ever since the advent of Web 2.0 and virtual interaction, file sharing has become an international legal battle between well known domain names and better known record labels. The core issue is deciding what the consumer can do with... Read more »

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