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Peckin’ on the Acquisition of Instagram

April 16, 2012• Opinions • One Comment

Reconsidering the Criminalization of Drugs

April 16, 2012• Opinions

Though a few American states have been grappling with the issue of whether or not to legalize marijuana for recreational use, a more...

No Fun Raised

April 10, 2012• Opinions

I should start this by saying that I sympathize with the people who set up tables in Cro and Harris in order to promote events, sell...

The End of Times (As We Know It)

April 10, 2012• Opinions • One Comment

A Jew’s Lament on the Commercialization of Passover

April 9, 2012• Opinions • One Comment

Sometimes when I think about Passover I get frustrated. Like many holidays observed by the world’s popular religions, Passover has become...

The Entitlement Generation

April 9, 2012• Opinions • 3 Comments

This past weekend, I was asked by my Relay for Life team leader to volunteer with a group at a fundraiser to try and raise more money...

Where’s the Beef?

April 9, 2012• Opinions • 5 Comments

Classism at Connecticut College

April 2, 2012• Opinions

In recent years, there has been a growing discourse in the United States about social class and inequality. The Occupy Wall Street movement...

Homeless Hotspots at SXSW

April 2, 2012• Opinions

A few weeks ago at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas, the advertising agency BBH Labs put a radical new idea into...

Stand Your Ground: Picking Up the Pieces of the Trayvon Martin Case

April 2, 2012• Opinions • 4 Comments

“Could You Enter Your Username and Password, Please?” Employers’ new trick with Facebook

April 2, 2012• Opinions • 3 Comments

Would you give out the keys to your house in order to get a job? Would you let someone go through boxes of personal belongings, mail and...

#Trending: Tracking Annoying Internet Phenomena

March 5, 2012• Opinions

During the past decade or so, the landscape of social networking has been completely revolutionized in its function and impact on society...