Movie review: ‘Battleship’
18 May 2012
By Andrew Bain
Loud. Louder. Loudest. Those are the three different volumes present in one of the first summer blockbusters of the year, “Battleship.”
From Harvard beginnings, Facebook reaches huge IPO
18 May 2012
By Fatima Mirza
The juggernaut social media website Facebook was once the property of four Harvard classmates. On Friday, it will now be shared not four ways but more than 421 million ways.
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Column: An IP address does not identify a particular person
18 May 2012
By Gabriel Stoffa
There has been a war going on regarding downloading material from the Internet. Who is to blame for what alleged crimes regarding copyrighted material, user privacy and other matters stemming from the sharing of information in the Internet is a conflict not likely soon to be resolved.
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Trayvon Martin’s autopsy reveals marijuana, could help Zimmerman’s case
18 May 2012
By Lindsey Barrett
Trayvon Martin’s full autopsy report was made public and revealed the Florida teen had marijuana in his blood and urine, which experts say could help George Zimmerman’s defense.
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Urban Meyer disapproves of NCAA football playoff system
17 May 2012
By Michael Periatt
A four-team playoff system seems inevitable for college football, but Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer said he’s not in favor of abandoning the bowl system.
Researchers to monitor UCLA, high school athletes in NCAA-funded study on concussions
17 May 2012
By Mansi Sheth
In 1948, more than 5,000 residents of Framingham, Mass., enrolled in a long-term study on heart disease, consenting to be monitored throughout their lives.
Column: Centralization is not a cure-all
17 May 2012
By Jonathan Pedde
On Tuesday afternoon, former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave a lecture on the global economy in which he argued that the world is becoming ever more interconnected and that many problems will need to be solved through greater international cooperation.
Editorial: Talk to your elected officials or don’t complain about student debt
17 May 2012
By Oregon Daily Emerald Editorial Board
It’s one of the hot topics of higher education these days. Number one, of course, is what all these “college kids” are going to do in this awful job market. But number two — student debt — is the one that sits there, stinking and festering. The Jabba the Hutt of college problems, if you will.
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Movie review: Tim Burton’s ‘Dark Shadows’ fails to rise out of its coffin
16 May 2012
By Ben Kendall
Johnny Depp and Tim Burton mob up together once again in Burton’s new film “Dark Shadows.” A film adaptation of the cult classic soap opera of the same name (aired from 1966-1971) this film has a great deal of the soul of Depp and Burton, from art direction, soundtrack and performance.
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Obesity related to lack of sleep, study says
16 May 2012
By Megan Sanderson
People often turn to exercising or dieting as ways to lose weight, but what some may not realize is getting enough sleep may be an effective way to shed the pounds, too.