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The Inherent Flaw in the Kony2012 Campaign
Friday, 9 Mar, 2012 – 12:50 | No Comment
The Inherent Flaw in the Kony2012 Campaign

Why I support THE invisible children, not Invisible Children
by Mike Griggs
If you don’t know the video I’m referring to, you may want to have a look before reading on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc
I’ve got many problems with the …

PROTECT-IP and SOPA
Tuesday, 29 Nov, 2011 – 9:37 | No Comment
PROTECT-IP and SOPA

In May and October of this year, respectively, the PROTECT-IP Act (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011) and the SOPA Act (Stop Online Piracy Act) were …

John Galliano: Fashion’s Newest Faux Pas
Thursday, 14 Apr, 2011 – 14:59 | No Comment
John Galliano: Fashion’s Newest Faux Pas

For those non-fashionistas out there, you may be unaware of the past month’s commotion over John Galliano. You may not even know how to pronounce his last name. John Galliano was the head designer for …

An Eyewitness Diary of the Egyptian Revolution
Thursday, 17 Feb, 2011 – 1:00 | No Comment
An Eyewitness Diary of the Egyptian Revolution

Ahmed Ali, Cairo
January 25 2011 to February 11 2011.
Jan 25, Tuesday.
large number of young protesters calling on facebook ,twitter and other links to gather in down town Cairo to protest against the regime ,hence that …

Egypt Faces the Future
Wednesday, 16 Feb, 2011 – 1:00 | No Comment
Egypt Faces the Future

Ibrahim Diallo ’11

There are certain historical moments that come only once in a lifetime, if ever. Moments that are indescribable. Moments of euphoria that you want to capture, freeze and keep with you forever. The …

Ice and Snow, and More Snow
Friday, 4 Feb, 2011 – 8:42 | No Comment
Ice and Snow, and More Snow

As of January 31st, a grand total of 71.2” of snow had hit Hartford. Compare this to the seasonal average of 45.3”. And that’s 45.3” for the whole winter; we’ve still got February and March …

Parenting and Unintended Consequences
Monday, 31 Jan, 2011 – 3:01 | No Comment
Parenting and Unintended Consequences

by Serena Elavia ’14
Over winter vacation, the Wall Street Journal published a controversial article about a Chinese mother and her strict parenting methods. The mother, a Yale Law School professor, raised her children with an …

Encoded Sculpture: “Kryptos” Artist Grows Impatient
Sunday, 5 Dec, 2010 – 21:27 | One Comment
Encoded Sculpture: “Kryptos” Artist Grows Impatient

Outside of the Central Intelligence Agency’s headquarters in Langley, Virginia, is a tall copper sculpture called the “Kryptos”. Created by artist Jim Sanborn, the piece contains four encoded messages, three of which were decoded by …

The Revival of the Whale
Sunday, 5 Dec, 2010 – 21:24 | No Comment
The Revival of the Whale

On September 20th, former Hartford Whalers owner Howard Baldwin announced that he had renamed the Hartford American Hockey League Team from the Hartford Wolf Pack to the Connecticut Whale.
The new name of Hartford’s AHL team …