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EMS fee not worth the money
By Saaraa Farooq | May 2, 2012, 9:59 p.m. | In News Blog »
When people already have to pay for rising medical bills and ridiculous amounts of medication, adding another fee for emergency services would seem to be excessive. However, on April 17, the Montgomery County Council reintroduced executive Isiah Leggett's proposed legislation to establish an ambulance fee. He asked the Council to reconsider the fee because of state actions that have intruded on Council taxing authority and a possibility of a shift in half of teacher pension costs.
Google on your face
By Hannah Lynn | April 30, 2012, 12:58 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »
When Google announced plans to manufacture a pair of glasses with their technology in it, the idea seemed like an invention in a sci-fi movie. When they came out with a video previewing what the glasses will eventually be able to do, the public was fascinated. Then when a Google engineer appeared on "Charlie Rose" wearing the glasses, explaining them and taking a picture of Rose as he spoke, the futuristic plan became a reality.
No "duty to retreat?"
By Langston Taylor | April 20, 2012, 1:07 p.m. | In News Blog »
In the aftermath of the Feb. 26 shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, many people and publications have analyzed and lamented the apparent racial prejudice that led to such a tragedy.
Bobby Petrino got fired, but Jessica Dorrell got wrecked
By Janvi Raichura | April 18, 2012, 10:20 a.m. | In Sports Blog »
Last Wednesday, University of Arkansas's head football coach Bobby Petrino was fired due to his fling with 25-year-old, Jessica Dorrell, Arkansas's Student Athlete Development Coordinator. The two were caught in a motorcycle accident on March 31st, which left Petrino completely damaged. Not only did Petrino suffer from a broken rib and cracked vertebra, he also lost the $24.92 million he was set to earn during his 7-year contract with Arkansas, and, of course, his mistress.
Uneasiness is a warm gun
By Hannah Lynn | March 23, 2012, 7:37 a.m. | In News Blog »
Ever since Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in Florida on Feb. 26, people across the country have been protesting that killing was based on racial discrimination or hostility towards teenagers. People are focusing on community watch-guard George Zimmerman's arrest and the legality of the whole issue, which should be done in any crime of this sort, but many are missing the big picture: why was he so scared of Martin that he felt the need to shoot?
Trashy television
By Stacy Mathew | March 20, 2012, 9:16 a.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »
Television has gotten to the point where every concept has already been done and new shows are just old ideas with different titles.
The first step to a resolution
By Rachel Auerbach | March 17, 2012, 6:48 p.m. | In News Blog »
Before last Tuesday, Joseph Kony was relatively unknown. Now, just a week later, Kony's name is plastered all over the internet and has become synonymous with evil.
Advancing in Apple
By Mimi Verdonk | March 14, 2012, 1:08 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »
Four months after the death of its founder and CEO Steve Jobs, Apple products are still all the rage.
What a "knockout" coach
By Brittany Cheng | March 11, 2012, 11:26 a.m. | In Sports Blog »
It's easy to point your finger at former New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and say, "Suspend him!"
Where some win, others lose
By Saaraa Farooq | March 4, 2012, 9:10 p.m. | In News Blog »
New regulations for the gifted and talented education system will classify and track a child as young as three-years-old.
Baseball is back
By Jacob Buchholz | March 2, 2012, 9:23 a.m. | In Sports Blog »
All is calm in the baseball world. But the tranquility will be short lived as the frenzy of the first games will begin later this week.
Death rumors aren't dying out
By Janvi Raichura | Feb. 21, 2012, 1:05 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »
Death is a natural occurrence of life and spreading rumors is a natural human instinct. But now, thanks to social media and Twitter, death rumors are becoming a normal incident.
Lin Diesel
By Eli Schwadron | Feb. 15, 2012, 12:03 p.m. | In Sports Blog »
Unless you're an avid basketball fan, it's safe to say you didn't know who Jeremy Lin was prior to this past week. Sorry, world: you can't ignore him any longer. 136 points, 48 assists, Eastern Conference player of the week, a Sports Illustrated cover and, most importantly, six Knick wins later, you'd be foolish to ignore him any longer. In the span of nine days, Linsanity has taken the world by storm.
Hats off to hats on
By Mimi Verdonk | Feb. 8, 2012, 1:05 p.m. | In Connections Blog »
For some it's a simple snapback and for others it's a beanie. The classiest among us may bring out a fedora or a beret. No matter the form they take, hats are strictly prohibited to be worn by Blazers from 7:25 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. unless it serves religious purposes. So why the cap on caps?
Ready for take-off
By Langston Taylor | Feb. 4, 2012, 11:08 a.m. | In Sports Blog »
The "Wow!!" experienced by James was felt around the world as high school students and television pundits alike freaked out over the slam.
Great textbooks…if you're the 1%
By Hannah Lynn | Feb. 2, 2012, 12:57 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »
The iBooks 2 application was launched to support the volume of textbooks will feature books from major publishers, as well as an application that allows someone to easily write and format a textbook directly for the iPad.
Old promises or new beginnings?
By Janvi Raichura | Jan. 28, 2012, 11:56 a.m. | In News Blog »
Although the State of the Union address did not pack the usual Obama punch, he outlined his plans to turn the country's ecomony around.
A slow and painful death
By Brittany Cheng | Jan. 25, 2012, 9:25 a.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »
"American Idol" (AI) suffered a deafening blow Wednesday when its 11th season premiere garnered only 21.93 million viewers. Although this is no small feat, it marks the steady decline of AI in recent years.
A victory for the internet
By Richard Chen | Jan. 22, 2012, 10:39 a.m. | In News Blog »
Since the inception of the bill in September, SOPA has received backlash from sites such as Reddit, Wikipedia and even the media conglomerate, Google.
Who's in the wrong?
By Stacy Mathew | Jan. 20, 2012, 4:29 p.m. | In Connections Blog »
A lot of students would prefer to be able to do whatever they want outside of school and not have to worry about facing the consequence of receiving punishments from school authorities.
Breezing past the records
By Janvi Raichura | Jan. 4, 2012, 9:23 a.m. | In Sports Blog »
New Orleans Saints (13-3) quarterback Drew Brees has rewritten the record books three times in a single season, surpassing many records held by present (and future) Hall of Famers.
The end of many eras: 2011
By Saaraa Farooq | Dec. 31, 2011, 4:13 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »
With 2012 peeking through the windows, we're looking back at everything that made 2011 what it was. This year has brought both epic and short-lived endings, tragedy, entertainment and success. Now, let's see what really defined 2011 as we greet the New Year.
SCO's New Year's Resolutions
By | Dec. 31, 2011, 3:30 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »
It's here. 2012. Potentially the end of the world as we know it. Some of us SCO staffers are trying to join the group of elites who actually carry through on their New Year's resolutions by putting ours out there for all to see.
While a country weeps, the world looks ahead
By Brittany Cheng | Dec. 28, 2011, 12:15 p.m. | In News Blog »
The world stood still last Monday evening, stunned by the recent news from North Korea. Kim Jong-il was dead.
It's all over: now what?
By Rachel Auerbach | Dec. 19, 2011, 8:19 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »
Those of us suffering from Harry Potter withdrawal stalk the series' actors and actresses every so often to find out what they are up to.
We found 693 results.