Archive | Columns
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Column: Obama’s budget spells bad news
President Obama laid out his budget for the 2013 fiscal year on February 13th, and it is fair to say that he shouldn’t expect getting many Valentines from many of the Americans that employ a large percentage of U.S. workers.
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Column: Where copyright laws and business meet
Almost all copyright laws have a 70-year time limit for works of an author or artist— of any kind really. While many of you on this and other college campuses ignore copyright laws, they do have quite a bit of significance.
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Column: Apple further integrates Mac with iOS
For those who haven’t heard, Apple recently announced the newest update to their operating system. The new OS, named “Mountain Lion,” comes hot on the heels of last summer’s “Lion” update. It is certainly an evolutionary upgrade, rather than a revolutionary one.
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Column: Taming tuition
In this election year, the presidential candidates have been trying to appeal to the ever important demographic of young voters.
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Column: How the Internet is affecting our memories
Human beings love to reminisce. We live for nostalgia. Hearing a song from the “remember when” days makes our eyes glaze over as we think of the good times we had while that song played in the background. But what would happen if our ability to hold memories transformed?
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Column: Lin vs. Zuckerberg – Choosing the better model for Harvard leadership
Given that the vast majority of Harvard students aspire to enter traditional fields after graduation, it’s ironic that our most famous young graduates are Jeremy Lin and Mark Zuckerberg.
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Column: Teach for America doesn’t meet expectations
Teach for America is kind of like communism: It's terrific in theory but problematic in practice. The government-funded program employs elite college graduates to work in low-income community schools that are experiencing teacher shortages.
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Column: Higher taxes are not the answer, Mr. President
President Obama unveiled his budget for 2013 on Monday, and his message was clear: higher taxes on the rich – nearly 1.5 trillion dollars higher.
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Column: Verizon/Redbox partnership could topple Netflix
Every time someone brings up Blockbuster in conversation, I always jokingly ask, "What's that?" The video rental chain has been closing its doors store by store over the past few years. Its demise shows how the world is transitioning in terms of media consumption.