Monthly Archives: September 2013

USA’s 12 Game Winning Streak Snapped In Costa Rica

The United States men’s national soccer team has never won a game in Costa Rica. On Friday night, they had a chance to snap that disappointing streak. The United States was on a 12 game winning streak leading up to …

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Computer Virus Hits Naples

Just a few days ago, my friend who lives in Naples was browsing the internet just like any other day when his screen suddenly went white.  This happened without warning and without his downloading anything.  Then a page popped up …

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UCF Deejays Compete for Recognition

The University of Central Florida is known for its DJs, or deejays. Florida provides some of the best DJs in the world, and many are housed at UCF. Whether they run the night club scene or produce their music internationally, …

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Move over Apple! You aren’t the cool kid anymore.

Apple being one of the most creative and well know producers of computers and other electronic devices like iPhones and iPads has recently been kicked to the curb for their arch enemy: Google. This news comes from a survey of …

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Can Long Distance Relationships Work? Statistics and an Example

32.5% of current college relationships are considered long-distance, according to a study done by iVillage, a British online magazine. That means almost 1 out of 3 college students that are in a relationship are in a long-distance relationship. And approximately …

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Benjamin Jealous Announces Resignation from the NAACP.

The current president of the largest organization dedicated to resolving civil rights issues has announced his resignation from the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). Benjamin Jealous, who has spent the past five years dedicating his time …

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Seven-year-old Girl Leaves Her School after Her Hairstyle is Banned

Tiana Parker, 7, was told by her elementary school in Tulsa, Oklahoma that she was not allowed to wear her dreadlocks to school and that she must change her hairstyle. In turn, she left the school.

Deborah Brown Community School …

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Missing Van Gogh Painting Discovered

A painting from one of the world’s most famous painter’s has recently been discovered and revealed at a museum in Amsterdam. It had thought to be a painting of an unknown painter, but once carefully examined with new technology the

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Dallas Cowboys Hold on to Defeat NY Giants in Dallas

On Sunday night, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the New York Giants 36-31 at home in Dallas, Texas. Dallas Quarterback Tony Romo threw for 263 yards and 2 touchdown passes in the win. Both of his touchdown passes were caught by …

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Misguided Justice: Unsung Hero or Homegrown Psychopath?

Recently, video game developer Ubisoft Montréal-creator of the newly announced “Watch_Dogs” game-had another threat to national security type of video game in the works called “Rainbow Six: Patriots.” The game dealt with the ramifications of home-grown …

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