Spring Break
Countless people use Facebook as a chat room, a job search tool and a forum to express opinions. Users enter significant information and write personal comments without paying mind to who can view them. Since technology is so advanced, commenting on someone's wall is not akin to passing a note in school. (0) comments
Robert L. Birmingham, a University of Connecticut law professor, was asked to take a leave of absence, which he agreed to, for the rest of the semester due to his unorthodox teaching practices that may have offended some students. The law school, worried about its image after the highly controversial "Bullets and Bubbly" party, overreacted in its decision. (2) comments
The latest breakthrough in tailoring medicine to an individual's racial background didn't come so recently. The idea of race-based medicine has been around for a long time - in fact Science News did a short series of articles on the matter in 2005. Despite the age of the idea and the progress in the area, it has not become mainstream or standard procedure. (5) comments
For those readers without children of their own, imagine you are the parent of a child as young as five years old. You have loved and nurtured this child. You have cherished every step they have taken and every word they have spoken. You have watched with fascination as they learned and grew. (2) comments
Since UConn doesn't care about the discovery of America, do I need to care about my history class? To the kid in Eddy blasting the porn out his window - you made my day! The looks on the faces of the parents visiting campus was simply priceless! To my Thursday night hookup - thanks for the rug burn from all of the dry humping. (0) comments