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Second Life: Let's not let it replace the first
Last spring, when The Santa Clara previewed the latest and greatest among technology at the university, professors and administrators hailed Second Life as a veritable educational revolution. Indeed, Second Life seemed to teem with virtual creative possibilities. In one class, students even made use of Second Life for a group project, using the game to create a short film "about how technology can distance you from human interaction."
Getting my fix on a Sunday night
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Late last Sunday, as my roommate was getting ready to walk over to Mass and the butt of my last cigarette sparked off the pavement, I was presented with a conundrum: Should I walk over to the Mission Church, or head to 7-Eleven for a fresh pack of smokes?
Nuclear energy: cheaper, cleaner and better
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It is a question that has been met with much controversy over the years. It has gone quiet recently, but it is time to invite the topic back into the limelight. With insecure oil prices, environmental ramifications and political tensions, nuclear energy is becoming a likely and efficient solution to meet our energy demands.
The varied symbolism of wearing a head scarf
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As an Iranian-American, I've had the privilege to be exposed to different cultures and societies -- that of the U.S. as well as that of Iran. I was born here with parents raised in a different country, which has subsequently caused me to become immersed in a clash of tradition and modernity.
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Confessions of a college escape artist
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It happens on party nights. It happens on weekends. It even happens in the relative safety of my own dorm room.
