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TechnoLogical: Face-to-face with Facebook

By Grace Hill | Jan. 24, 2013, 1:38 p.m. | In News Blog »

Facebook's newest product, the Graph Search, promises to revolutionize the social network. The idea of personalized search, however, is nothing new.

SilverStyle: Vogue's fashion spread distorts Hurricane Sandy relief

By Caroline Gabriel | Jan. 23, 2013, 1:22 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »

While many were mourning after Superstorm Sandy hit, Vogue was having a photo shoot.

The "fiscal cliff" in a jiff

By Aanchal Johri | Jan. 17, 2013, 6:11 p.m. | In Connections Blog »

After the Dec. 21 end-of-the-world scare passed, the next fear that overtook Americans was that of falling off the fiscal cliff.

SilverStyle: Toasty toes

By Sarika Ramaswamy | Jan. 17, 2013, 4:43 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »

We're pushing straight on through winter and the chilly days literally make you shiver in your boots. We've all heard it: heat escapes from your body through your head and feet.

News Chips: Marriage without love

By Lily Gates | Jan. 10, 2013, 8:18 p.m. | In News Blog »

During the past few days, many human rights groups and activists have been outraged at a forced marriage between a 70-year-old Saudi Arabian man and a 15-year-old girl.

SilverStyle: New year, new fashion

By Melissa Arias | Jan. 9, 2013, 1:22 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »

Here are SCO's predictions of the upcoming year.

TechnoLogical: Social media: a crime stopper

By Jack Estrin | Jan. 7, 2013, 12:37 p.m. | In News Blog »

Many police forces all around the country are using social media pages to investigate criminal activity.

NewsChips: Rape of Indian woman causes protests around the world

By Sarika Ramaswamy | Jan. 4, 2013, 3:17 p.m. | In News Blog »

On Saturday, a 23-year-old female student in India died from the injuries inflicted upon her after she was gang raped. The men accused of raping her go on trial this week.

TechnoLogical: Extend alternative energy tax credits

By Urvi Banerjee | Dec. 31, 2012, 5:31 p.m. | In News Blog »

Congress needs to vote to extend the PTC in order to ensure that such an economically and environmentally beneficial industry remains afloat in 2013.

NewsChips: Know the basics to LASIK

By Aanchal Johri | Dec. 27, 2012, 5:34 p.m. | In News Blog »

The idea of waking up every morning to a crystal-clear world is endearing, but unfortunately not possible for everyone.

SilverStyle: Dapper outfit ideas for New Year's Eve

By Caroline Gabriel | Dec. 26, 2012, 5:15 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »

New Year's Eve is right around the corner, and whether you are staying home or going out, it is always nice to look well dressed and put together for the occasion.

TechnoLogical: Sprint's turmoil points to a stable future with Clearwire

By Sam Lewando | Dec. 24, 2012, 10:48 p.m. | In News Blog »

The Now Network has been through turmoil in the last several years. They bought Nextel in 2007 and rolled out the first 4G network in America based on the network of another company, Clearwire.

Steroids in Cooperstown

By Michael Gerbasi | Dec. 20, 2012, 10:22 p.m. | In Sports Blog »

Who really owns Major League Baseball (MLB)? The owners? The players? No. The game of baseball belongs to the fans. What the fans say goes.

Guns and violent crime have been a problem in Prince George's (PG) County for years. That being said, the county looks genuinely interested in revamping its image, and making crime stopping a key priority.

SilverStyle: Anne Hathaway's style transformation

By Aanchal Johri | Dec. 18, 2012, 10:41 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »

Any Anne Hathaway fan can easily recall her enormous transformation from a bushy-haired, uniform-clad schoolgirl to a fashionable, ball-gown-wearing princess in the first "Princess Diaries" movie. But Hathaway has made much larger transformations since then.

TechnoLogical: Dogs can drive too

By Temi Ibirogba | Dec. 17, 2012, 9:42 a.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »

The video, "Meet Porter: The World's First Driving Dog," has gained over five million views in a little over a week.

TechnoLogical: Made in the U.S.A.

By Sam Lewando | Dec. 10, 2012, 9:46 p.m. | In News Blog »

Apple recently began shipping their new 2012 iMac desktop computers and they came with a surprise in the packaging; the new iMacs are "assembled in the U.S.A.," which is a huge step forward for the tech industry.

NewsChips: Raising awareness of food stamps

By Emma Yeager | Dec. 6, 2012, 6:43 p.m. | In News Blog »

As Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Cory Booker represents over 250,000 New Jersyans. Booker is putting himself in the shoes of the 850,000 New Jersyans living on food stamps, even as Congress considers a $16 billion cut to the program.

SilverStyle: Nothing better than sweater weather

By Lily Gates | Dec. 5, 2012, 5:10 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »

As the days become shorter and the temperatures become colder, there's one thing to make this period prior to winter break more enjoyable: sweater weather.

TechnoLogical: Anonymous fights for democracy

By Grace Hill | Dec. 3, 2012, 8:40 p.m. | In News Blog »

When imagining a hacker, people are typically inclined to picture a 20-year-old computer nerd breaking through firewalls and posting nasty messages on company websites simply for their own pleasure.

Don't look back

By Hannah Lynn | Nov. 29, 2012, 9:24 a.m. | In News Blog »

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will decide whether or not to take on the case of Proposition 8. If the court does choose to hear the case, they could make a decision that would affect not just California, but the whole country.

TechnoLogical: How to protect your privacy on the Internet

By Richard Chen | Nov. 26, 2012, 5:04 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »

With sites such as Google monitoring every click we make, computer viruses evolving and becoming more difficult to get rid of, our privacy is in no doubt at risk if we don't know how to protect ourselves.

NewsChips: Hostess coverage ignores strikers' side of the story

By Emma Yeager | Nov. 22, 2012, 11:02 p.m. | In News Blog »

On Wednesday, Judge Robert Drain ruled that Hostess Brands, the baker of Wonder Bread, Twinkies and many other well known snacks, may liquidate, giving the company permission to shut down and sell its assets.

SilverStyle: Hot outerwear for the cold weather

By Sarika Ramaswamy | Nov. 21, 2012, 7 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »

As the weather drops to (literally) freezing temperatures, you're probably ready to hide inside your house, blasting the heat. However, when you do want to venture out of the house and into the cold, you will want to look fabulous!

TechnoLogical: $500 a text message

By Aanchal Johri | Nov. 19, 2012, 7:39 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »

We all know that students get in trouble for text messaging during class, but imagine having to pay a $250 million fine for texting.

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