EDIT: The power of voting
In one of the most recent challenges to Roe v. Wade since President Obama’s re-election, North Dakota lawmakers passed a measure Friday allowing the public to determine whether life begins at conception. While it is not surprising that another league of Republicans have proposed such a measure, the continuing idea that American voters should have […]
EDIT: B.Y.O.T.
Educational policy-makers are experimenting with B.Y.O.T. — that’s “bring your own technology” — a recent trend that integrates devices such as smartphones and tablets into public school classrooms to modernize traditional learning methods, according to The New York Times. The idea is already popular in areas of Florida, Georgia and Texas, where large school districts […]
EDIT: Aaron Swartz’s father demands transparency
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has suffered a slew of technological harassments and threats since Internet activist and Reddit cofounder Aaron Swartz’s felony conviction and eventual suicide in early January — hackers have repeatedly tried to harm computer networks in his memory. According to The Boston Globe Wednesday, Swartz’s case has become a rallying point for […]
INTERROBANG:
This week, Kate Upton got asked to prom by a high school senior in Bel Air, CA. So the Ol’ Free Press was thinking … what celebrity would the schools of BU ask to that last special dance? CGS: Big Bird. COM: Anderson Cooper. CFA: Too cool; they’re having an anti-prom in Allston. ENG: A […]
EDIT: CVS requires employee health information
A new CVS policy requires workers who use company health insurance to report their weight, body fat and glucose levels to the insurer or pay a $600-a-year penalty, according to The Boston Herald. The Herald also reported that privacy groups are calling the requirement “coercive” and “invasive,” a breach in employee privacy. CVS has said […]
