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...State University. “Although this study has investigated an area totally outside of my realm of specialization, I was greatly intrigued by the interplay of Facebook and academics,” she said. Recently, many news sources have cited Karpinski’s findings when making the claim that Facebook itself is a cause of lower academic performance. But Karpinski’s data only demonstrates correlation, not causation. Kevin Lewis, who is a Ph.D. Candidate in the sociology department at Harvard and has studied Facebook interactions, wrote in an e-mail statement, “What this...
...injury has been with her since the eighth grade, and her allergies have been with her since she was only seven years old. Learning how to cope and progress with these ailments have been crucial in her success as a collegiate athlete.In spite of her many ailments, Merritt claims the school record in both the 100 meters, at 11.82 seconds, and the 4x100 meter relay, her two favorite events. She also picked up the Pappy Hunt Award her sophomore year for improvement, and the Women’s Most Valuable Performer Award last year.Merritt’s diet...
...Others argue that the deployment of troops will only invite more violence by creating new targets and posing a threat to Mexican security. Yet this claim is a defensive one, suggesting that America should only respond once violence has actually spread and that we should avoid inciting or contributing to conflict in any way. Deploying the National Guard to the border, however, is a preventive measure aimed at limiting violence before it is able to extend to the border. Delaying action will leave Americans unprotected when conflict does inevitably spread, and the risk of providing more targets is outweighed...
...show," Costas said in a press conference, adding it could also be the government's way of deflecting attention away from a bomb that exploded outside the Santa Cruz house of a Roman Catholic Bishop, Julio Terrazas, who is a vocal critics of Morales. Costas and the opposition claim that pro-government forces planted that explosive...
...flotilla of some 500 boats that had blocked the ports of Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk since Tuesday weren't protesting the recession as such, but rather European Union fishing quotas that the fishermen claim further undermine already slumping business. Still, their move to bring trans-Channel traffic to a creep - and shut down ferry service altogether - paralleled similarly muscular action by workers across France who have taken the law into their own hands to protect their jobs. (See pictures of France on fire...