Today we are in the midst of a paradigm shift when it comes to technology. As an avid reader, I am concerned about what impact it will have on print media. Many, including myself, love the feeling of a crisp, new book in our hands. Or rather, we love the worn binding and folded over pages found on a used, aged book that has been devoured by other readers. As I continue my undergraduate degree as a mass communications/ journalism major, this topic is directly relevant to my future endeavors. However, we must all pay attention to how we obtain our news because it seems that this will affect all of us in the next several years as the digital age continues to transform and overpower print media.
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Let's take a break from Charlie Sheen and read about say...Libiya
Charlie Sheen's drug-related antics, incoherent banter, and home life have been circulating among most of the media networks and newspapers, sweeping more important events such as the crisis in Libya under the rug.
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Does it Seperate Education
From watching a CNN debate "Anderson Cooper 360: Ethnic Studies Ban Racist?" it seems that ethnic studies are highly discouraged by policy makers and educational administrators. Arizona Superintendent Tom Home and Sociologist Michael Eric Dyson debated whether ethnic history and culture should be included in the classroom, and what it would mean for the American system of education. This debate represents a dialectic struggle between those who recognize the importance of race in history and education, and those who refuse to acknowledge it.
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Will E-Newspapers Cause the Demise of Free Internet News?
Since the 1990's news has been available for free, to anyone with access to the Internet. Recently news organizations are trending more towards online subscription news and away from paper and free Internet forms. In the near future it is possible that free Internet news could be a relic of a bygone age. The consequences of paid news may be far greater than they immediately appear.
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Justified or Unreasonable?
Every part of the world has experienced an idea to overthrow government for the sake of establishing the freedoms found in democracy. With a series of overwhelming and unexpected clashes, protesters near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt quickly join Damascus, Syria and others cities as this century's examples of the people's quest for a life of freedom.
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What New Technologies will do for the Environment
Light bulbs are not usually at the forefront of our minds. However, incandescent light bulbs might not be available in the near future. The Canadian province of British Columbia has already ordered all retailers to stop restocking the most popular sizes of incandescent bulb ahead of a national ban that will go into effect in nationwide in 2012.
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Our world has evolved to the point where even the most mundane tasks are handled with electronic devices. However, most of our everyday tasks can be achieved without the help of advanced technology, without much inconvenience. Checking the time has now become a reserved function for cell phones, not watches or wall clocks.
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Take a look around you when you sit in a classroom. You will see students with laptops on their desks, presumably taking notes, but most likely doing something else. You will see people texting when the teacher is not looking, maybe with a friend in a different class.
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Ambivalance among young voters affects who we elect
It is a tragedy that a country which prides itself on being the "protector of democracy around the world" has raised a generation of the most uninformed citizens in a time where information is so easily accessible. A possible cause for this alarming realization is a growing disinterest by our nation's youth in the issue that affect us the most, politics.
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Why electric cars and plug-in hybrids are not really environmentally friendly
It is a startling fact that our modern society is destroying the environment. Pollution from the burning of fossil fuels is one of the major contributors to environmental degradation. Finding ways to reduce pollution is an important undertaking, especially when it comes to transportation.
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Legalizing marijuana could benefit the state financially
California's Proposition 19, officially known as the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act, was voted down this past Election Day. The proposal originated as a way to help alleviate the state's growing debt. Cannabis, also referred to as "weed" in its most natural form, while being a psychoactive drug, contains no addictive element, unlike alcohol or cigarette tobacco, which contains high amounts of nicotine for the sole purpose of creating an addiction in the user.
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Behind the “I love boobies” bracelets
Support has become more than a friendly high five when a teammate scores a long awaited goal. It's grown to be a way of life for so many individuals, whether it regards to race, religion, sexual orientation, or even a life threatening disease. However, I can't help but question, do people really support all they say they do, or maybe it's that they strive for the attention they get by "supporting" these causes? Let's talk about breast cancer awareness month.
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Justices should be interpreting the law, not serving the political agenda of others
Controversial issues and decisions have become a staple of the Supreme Court of the United States. From Marbury v. Madison and Dred Scott v. Sanford, to Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka and Roe v. Wade, the highest court in the land has not shied away from controversy.
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Some students believe it’s the only way to move forward
Cheating has always been a contentious issue on college campuses nationwide. Some students claim that cheating is a personal failure because it signals an inability to attain individual success. Other students feel that in certain circumstances, such as during times of familial troubles, cheating may be necessary.
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Early admits are motivated, capable, and intelligent individuals, why can’t they play?
As students, we have all been bombarded throughout the years with the importance of getting involved in extracurricular activities. Joining clubs and teams has endless physical and emotional benefits. So I was shocked to discover that early admit students do not have the privilege of playing on an RCC sports team until they have earned their high school diploma.
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Pollution, inhumane conditions, and genetically modified organisms
Despite the growing concern around America for the environment, one area that is often overlooked is factory farming. When most Americans think of a farm they have in their mind the image of a cow grazing on green pastures or a pig playing in the mud.
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I paid $10 for the pack, now let me smoke it
For the past year, there has been a ban on smoking on school grounds. Outraged students have started to cluster by the county graveyard, claiming it to be county property and not the school's, and therefore they are able to smoke unimpeded. Are the students right? In 2009, a meeting was held by the college to vote on whether or not smoking should be banned on campus.
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Empty roofs are being filled with fresh, hydroponic produce
Agriculture is changing. Instead of large industrial farms that grow food hundreds of miles from the location of its eventual consumption, small farms that grow for a local area are becoming more prevalent. The realization that our current agricultural system is not sustainable has led to the resurgence of locally grown food.
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For incoming freshmen who can’t seem to find their way around campus, or figure out where to get tutoring help, or just need a friend to talk to, the peer mentoring program might be just what you’re looking for. So often, students need help with various different things on campus, but are too afraid to talk to their professors about it.
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For our society to change, we need to be consciously aware of the words we speak, and understand and recognize the power that words have. When I say the word “gay” to people they automatically feel uncomfortable or start laughing. Why do we look at a sexual preference as something to laugh about? I am certain that most people are not homophobic and do have anything against gay people.
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Depends on Who and When You Ask
The center has been described as a celebratory monument to a deadly act, or a "peaceful relations ambassador"; the imam of the mosque has been called a radical jihadist or a peaceful, tolerant community leader.
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The efforts to bring civil unions to the esteemed level of marriage have been springing up across the country. To many it was a surprise when in 2008, California amended its state constitution with Proposition 8, which recognized marriage as between a man and a woman.
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Should marriage be a constitutional right? When answering this question we need to ensure that moral objections do not color our thinking. Although we traditionally swear in our government officials on the Bible, as a nation we have a strict divide between church and state.
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