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Stop SOPA

New bills could severely censor social media

Where the English Wikipedia homepage stood now looms an ominous black page with a frightening message: "Imagine a world without free knowledge." Wikipedia, like many other sites including WordPress and Reddit, is participating today in 24 hours of blacked-out content to simulate the effects that two new bills might have on the Internet. Full story

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Santa Shrugged

Santa Claus shrugged: Dissecting the war on Christmas

It’s that time of year again. The weather becomes nippier, the holiday specials invade our television sets, and the sounds of sleigh bells and political rhetoric dance like sugar plums in our heads. Full story

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Butterfly Silver Screen

Butterfield "winds up" smashing success on silver screen

When I leave a movie theater with the airy feeling that everything around me is wonderful, I know I've seen a good movie. "Hugo," in 3-D, was such a movie. I was somewhat skeptical at first- thinking that the last time I saw a 3-D movie, I came out feeling nauseous- but I was pleasantly surprised by the great camera work of Robert Richardson (Director of Photography for films like "Inglorious Basterds" and both "Kill Bill" volumes), and how well the 3-D aspect enhanced his shots. Full story

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Tough Mudder

It's Tough to be a Mudder

"If you've got what we call that mental grit then give me a loud hoorah!" said a man pumping up the crowd of racers for the start of the recent Tough Mudder competition in Tampa.  The crowd echoed the mantra as a wave of excitement washed over the group. Full story

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SOPA

SOPA and PIPA go cold, Megaupload.com owners busted

Smith, Reid pull bills from floor consideration; NZ police raid mansion

The battle is over, but the war may have just begun. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), author and co-sponsor of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), announced Friday that he would postpone the bill from floor consideration in the House. Full story

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LGBT

To better represent LGBT spectrum, acronym must be expanded

Over thirty years ago the rainbow flag was adopted as a symbol for both LGBT movements and community pride. Full story

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Rising band gives free mixtape download

New artists enter the music scene every single day.  Usually the artists will release a CD or mixtape with one or two good songs and the rest is nothing but filler.  To create an album that can be listened to without skipping a single song is very rare, especially for an up-and-coming act. Full story

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Volleyball caps Sweet 16 season

It was truly a year to remember for Eckerd College Volleyball, coming off a disappointing 9-18 season in 2010 that broke a streak of 4 straight NCAA tournament appearances. Full story

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