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Computer Technology and Its Place in Education

As many schools struggle during the current economic recession, and as our economic flourishing has come to seem inseparable from the unceasing development of modern technologies, educators often feel compelled to update the way they teach in order to prepare students to compete in a technology-dependent working world. Educators are also understandably encouraged to develop […]

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Blue Lights: Reducing Violence in Baltimore

Baltimore suffers a violent crime rate far above the national average. The effects bleed into the youth through damaged school systems and shattered homes. Dismayed police avoid patrolling dangerous areas in concern for their individual safety. Many search for an escape through the use of illicit drugs. This is called “insular poverty,” or poverty derivative

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The Colorado Springs Homeless: Trying to Fix the Damage

The Colorado Springs homeless bring a host of obvious and well-known problems to the city. Think disease, lack of shelter/exposure to the elements, vulnerability to attacks, sexual assault, drug use, etc. The homeless also damage our environment through litter, drug refuse, abandoned encampments, and toxic run-off. They tend to congregate in public areas and covered walkways

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Minimizing Lake Erie’s Algae Bloom Impact on Ohio

The thought of algae conjures up an image of slimy green gunk covering water no one would want to touch. Or a pool not properly maintained. Or a putrid smell. However, many fail to recognize the severity of an algae bloom’s impact on human and animal health, the environment, and even a region’s economy. The

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On the Hunt for a Retirement Spot: A Day Trip to Westcliffe

I’ve had a terrible case of spring fever this year, so instead of attending my last academic meeting before summer break, I submitted personal leave on Friday so Mike and I could make a day trip to a beautiful Colorado location we haven’t seen before. We decided on Westcliffe, a town about 70 miles southwest

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