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Washing Away Dirty Habits By the time you finish reading this sentence one more child will have died from a water-related disease. According to an official message by former U.N. Secretary Kof Annan, “water-related ... Volume 8, Issue 1 | Shelly Amieva | Saturday, 24 October 2009 Read More |
Smoke Free Stanford About twenty percent of people in the United States smoke regularly. The percentage of eighteen to twenty-four-year-olds who smoke is slightly higher—about twenty-four percent. In California, these numbers are lower; ... Volume 8, Issue 1 | Zoe Lidstrom | Saturday, 24 October 2009 Read More |
Selfish Apes, Altruistic Humans If someone asked you, “What distinguishes humans from their nearest primitive relatives--apes?” you might be drawn to one of the following distinctions: in comparison to humans, apes are quadrupedal, they ... Volume 8, Issue 1 | Elizabeth Burstein | Saturday, 24 October 2009 Read More |
Towards A State Of Well Being Problem sets, papers, midterms, and finals—most would agree these make up the standard drudgery of the college experience. But meeting deadlines and passing classes are not all the hurdles a ... Volume 8, Issue 1 | Jennifer Wang | Saturday, 24 October 2009 Read More |
Rethinking Power How can we power our 21st-century world while leaving behind minimal waste and pollution? For too many years, humans have been following the same recipe – dig, burn, bury, repeat. ... Volume 8, Issue 1 | Elizabeth Walter | Saturday, 24 October 2009 Read More |
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