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Last Decade filled with turmoil, uncertainty

Opinion, Sections // 15.01.2010

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Last Decade filled with turmoil, uncertainty

It’s been 10 years, and I still remember it. The awkward tension in the room as the crystal ball fell behind the backdrop of fluorescent lights, illuminating the larger-than-life “2000” in Madison Square Garden.

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Following a dream

Opinion // 18.12.2009

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Following a dream

I want to be a rock-star, and I have no shame in saying that. It’s a dream I’ve harbored ever since I can remember. If I could perform for thousands every night, record in the studio and travel to city after city…

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Just a little closer

Opinion // 18.12.2009

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Just a little closer

At 7:20 a.m. students stand in the hallways, goofing around as they wait for class to begin. As soon as a faculty member walks down the hall, the students press up against the lockers, thigh to thigh, as if they were young children recognizing their…

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Out of tune with Auto-tune

Opinion, Sections // 18.12.2009

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Out of tune with Auto-tune

I just finished listening (“subjecting myself” might be more accurate) to Owl City’s new hit single and have come to the realization that it’s time for the music industy’s current obsession with the auto-tune effect to end.

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Santa needs more than cookies and milk this year

Opinion, Sections // 18.12.2009

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Santa needs more than cookies and milk this year

This year, because of dire economic times, there will be fewer Christmas presents under the tree. We should embrace the bad news and use this holiday season to remember how much our family means to us.

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The case for limiting educational technology

Opinion, Sections // 18.12.2009

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The case for limiting educational technology

Some say that this is just a new way to prepare us for the real world, but what they don’t realize is that they are just feeding the need for new technology. Modern technology makes things easier in some ways, but it should be limited in the classroom.

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