Archive for 'World'
The Not So ‘Real World ‘
I’ve got a bone to pick with this “real world” everyone’s always talking about. It’s not that I don’t believe that life after graduation is harder or more serious. I actually entirely believe that. It’s just that I do not feel this ultra-institutionalized, “adult” lifestyle should be considered “real”. Throughout our socialization process, many of [...]
Full Storywww.lite.facebook.com
Back in August, while still in beta mode, before much of the population knew that another version of Facebook existed, lucky Facebook users got to explore a world unseen. The site is now available by entering in the web address, www.lite.facebook.com. However, what those users witnessed once entering the “lighter side” of Facebook, remains still [...]
Full StoryObama Honored with Nobel Peace Prize
The 2009 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize has been announced and it is America’s own, President Barack Obama. In a stun¬ning decision, the Norwegian based Nobel Committee voted between a record 205 nominees. Ending in an apparently unanimous deci¬sion to award the prize to the US’s 44th president; based off of his attempts to [...]
Full StoryHIV Vaccination Breakthrough
Hopes are high as scien¬tists find a 31.2% success rate in a HIV prevention experiment.
In Thailand, 16,395 people voluntarily received a vac¬cination to potentially reduce HIV infection. The experiment was per¬formed and funded by the United States army and Thailand’s govern¬ment over a span of seven years. The participants were tested for infection every six [...]
