Too Much Information
By Jade McDowell – The Daily Universe, Brigham Young U. UWIRE – The English language is full of common phrases that just don’t go together. Jumbo shrimp. Boneless ribs. Almost exactly. I propose a new addition to the oxymoron list: Internet privacy. Every day, there are new articles addressing the issue, and this week’s [...]
University of Iowa Researchers Develop Program To Check Wikipedia
By Alison Sullivan The Daily Iowan UWIRE – University of Iowa researchers are developing tools to better detect inaccuracies on Wikipedia. Though the website has a system that is able to weed out wrong information, the information has to be entered manually; the new automated system is able to catch smaller vandalism. The system [...]
You Might Not Be as Vegan as You Think
By Becky Radolf – The Daily Campus, U. Connecticut UWIRE – Making the switch to being a vegan – someone who does not consume or use any products that contain animal products – is undoubtedly a huge lifestyle change, and an admirable one at that. Walking by those big tubs of ice cream, leaving [...]
Finance and Politics—Now How About a Solution?
By: Jonathan Neuber Why should you care about our nations finances? For one, we have already accrued $395 billion dollars in interest owed for floating the public debt this year which now stands at over $13 trillion —and you thought last semester’s bill was high. Social Security and Medicare and their unfunded liabilities are fairing [...]
