The University of Chicago Law School has blocked wireless Internet access in most classrooms “in order to ensure the value of the classroom experience,” a press statement released by the school reported earlier this month.
As much as this election cycle is a TV saga of its own, it’s the viewers tuning in on the Internet who are turning its wheels. The Obama campaign, in particular, has capitalized on the strong tie between technology and youth.
An artist, who gained notoriety for a Nicaraguan exhibit in August of 2007 for tying a stray dog to a wall in an art gallery and starving it to death, believed his exhibition was a tribute to a Nicaraguan burglar who was killed in Costa Rica by two guard dogs.
The projection of politicians through comedy is actually quite important to candidates’ election hopes. Today, the Pennsylvania commonwealth primary is going to be important to both of the Democratic hopefuls. And with 7 percent of Pennsylvania voters still undecided, last minute choices could greatly impact the election.
A love for nature is the only thing that can truly motivate real and lasting environmental change. I am filled with a supreme sense of serenity and wonder when I watch water running in a brook, or observe the various contours of a tree. I feel as though my soul is connected to them, which makes sense when one remembers that we all originate from the earth.