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...kind of as if you took all the biggest skyscrapers in the U.S. and like jam-packed [them] into one square block.” Fitts says. “Every building that is going up is taller than the next, and they are all being built within a year...

Author: By Sirui Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Pursue Programs in China | 5/14/2010 | See Source »

Setting volume limits is a good idea, but it won't block outside sounds. In-ear monitors (IEM) are better at isolating noise than earbuds are because they are inserted into the ear canal. Several mass-market brands, which range in price from $39 to $399, use gummy-bear-like coverings that can be squished into place. But the sound quality still isn't perfect, in part because, like earbuds, IEMs are too small to house complex audio circuits. (See the 50 best inventions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Custom-Made Headphones: Listen Up Before It's Too Late | 4/26/2010 | See Source »

With Glee picked up for a second season, Sue will do a whole lot more than that in the future. For now, Lynch is enjoying every minute - with a fervor that Sue would never tolerate. "I've been around the block. I know it doesn't happen all the time," says Lynch of Glee's success. "It's kind of a blessed thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best in Show | 4/26/2010 | See Source »

After quickly passing legislation to issue Phillips Brooks House Association annual block grants of $20,000 over the next two years, the Undergraduate Council general assembly erupted into a long debate about the current UC Executive Board re-election policies...

Author: By Janie M. Tankard, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: UC Discusses Change to Election Policy | 4/26/2010 | See Source »

According to UC Treasurer Brad M. Paraszczak ’11, the Council—which currently dispenses funding to PBHA-affiliated programs on a case-by-case basis—felt that the allocation of funding in yearly block grants will be in the best interests of both PBHA...

Author: By Janie M. Tankard, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: UC Discusses Change to Election Policy | 4/26/2010 | See Source »

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