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6 Congress Strikes Again with CISPA - Zoë Nuyens
While supporters of the unregulated Internet rose up against bills like SOPA and PIPA that threatened cyber freedom, now Congress has another trick up its sleeve: the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). The bill, introduced by Reps. Mike Rogers and Dutch Ruppersberger in November, aims to increase Internet . . . (Continue Reading)
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8 Researchers Announce ‘Universal Cancer Vaccine’ - Risa Hammel
A new vaccine, dubbed the "Universal Vaccine" by researchers, has recently proved itself to be potentially useful in the treatment of cancer victims.
The vaccine, developed by Vaxil VioTherapeutics Ltd., targets a molecule known as MUC1, which has been found in 90% of cancerous tumors, and is considered to be associated . . . (Continue Reading)
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7 Holi: A Celebration of the Indian Culture - Ross Dairiki
On Apr. 7 and 8, thousands participated in Stanford's version of the Holi festival, an annual celebration of the Indian culture. Traditionally, the celebration is to remind believers that if they love God they will be saved, while if they do not they will be reduced to ashes. It derives from the . . . (Continue Reading)
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11 But Beauty Takes Time… - Alison Myoraku
In the hours leading up to M-A's 2012 Born to be Wild prom, the attendance office, teachers, and students alike witnessed a drop in class size and general attendance as students opted out of school to prepare for the big night. Maria Lombera, the sole clerk in M-A's attendance office, remarked . . . (Continue Reading)
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24 InstaFace: Facebook Buys Instagram - Lauren Diamond
Facebook's recent purchase of the popular iPhone app Instagram, a photo sharing app that lets users stylize photos with different filters, allows it to control users' photo sharing experiences. Facebook announced Monday that the company acquired Instagram and its 30 million active users for $1 billion in both cash and stock. . . . (Continue Reading)
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13 Oaksterdam Raided: Federal Government Seeks to Crack Down on Medical Marijuana Facilities in California - Lindsay Keare, Amy Kim, Becca Sanchez, Allison Silverman, and Katie Woods
A recent federal raid on , a medical marijuana “college” in Oakland, brings to light increasing tension between medical marijuana-friendly state laws in California and harsher federal laws. An investigation by the Internal Revenue Service and Drug Enforcement Administration prompted a federal court to issue a search warrant for Oaksterdam. Despite . . . (Continue Reading)
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4 Google Introduces Nintendo-Inspired Maps - Lauren Diamond
Google showcases their sense of humor once again by introducing Google Maps 8-bit for NES, a video-game style way to view . For those who don’t have extensive gaming knowledge, NES stands for “Nintendo Entertainment System,” an 8-bit videogame console that was released by Nintendo in 1985 and became one of . . . (Continue Reading)
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2 Morgan Hill Teen Goes Missing - Hannah Ellefritz
On March 16, reports were released of a missing teenage female from Morgan Hill. Sierra LaMar is 5-foot-2 and 15 years of age, with dark hair and a petite build. LaMar’s mother last saw her around 6:00am in their Morgan Hill home, where her daughter was getting ready for school and . . . (Continue Reading)
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6 Pedestrian Wounded in Alma Street Stabbing - Gavin Rea
This morning commuters were left staring at over 200 ft. of police tape cordoning off the block at the North end of Alma Street, for what police reported as "a stabbing." The crime occurred during the night, in front of 1100 Alma St. in Menlo Park, and was discovered the following . . . (Continue Reading)
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14 Getting on the AP Track - Megan Kurtz
Finding the right balance in your class schedule may be a difficult task to accomplish. Class placement plays an important factor in doing so, and knowing the requirements for the advanced classes is a huge help in deciding the academic rigor of your schedule. For most of the AP classes, a . . . (Continue Reading)
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13 Sight for the Blind - Amy Kim
Gene therapy may now be used to improve eyesight in people with a rare form of blindness. In clinical trials in Philadelphia and London, doctors used gene replacement therapy to treat patients suffering from Leber’s congenital amaurosis. By injecting millions of working copies of a synthetic version of the gene damaged . . . (Continue Reading)
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12 Last Minute Activism: The Rise of Kony 2012 - Zoe Nuyens and Becca Sanchez
Developing countries have long had consistent struggles with radical power groups. For years, many of these groups have taken to violent tactics to instill their regime, noting civil wars, genocide, and illegal killings. To accomplish these individual missions, the leaders have, for hundreds of years, developed child militias that train . . . (Continue Reading)
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15 One Year Later: Japan Remembers the Tsunami - Hannah Ellefritz
Monday March 11 marked the one year anniversary of Japan’s 9.0 earthquake and tsunami, recorded to have been the strongest in Japanese history. On March 11, 2011, a tsunami reaching up to 100 feet in certain places along the coast swelled inward and swept with it the Japanese within six miles of . . . (Continue Reading)
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9 Chemotherapy Deemed Safe for Pregnant Women - Charlotte Lee
Recent studies indicate that chemotherapy may now be a viable possibility for pregnant women with cancer. On Feb. 10, a report published by Dr. Elyce Cardonick in the online medical journal The Lancet announced that European researchers have found that chemotherapy during the middle and end of a pregnancy, after the first . . . (Continue Reading)
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5 High School Shooter Charged for Deaths of 3 Students - Annalise Deal
Last Monday, Chardon High School located just outside of Cleveland, experienced a traumatic shooting that left three dead and two others injured, the 30th U.S. school shooting in the last two years. The shooter was T.J. Lane, a 17-year-old boy who admitted to entering the school cafeteria around 7:30 a.m. Monday . . . (Continue Reading)
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