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...notoriously behind the times. Problems ranging from its limited storage space to the webmail interface’s unwieldy design have caused many students to simply use their school-issued account as a forwarding address to third-party accounts. But recent Undergraduate Council (UC) legislation has highlighted a flaw of a different nature entirely, one that has long gone unrecognized: a threat to student privacy. According to the current wording in the Handbook for Students, administrators may access student email at will in order to “ensure compliance with…University rules...
...causes of autism remain largely shrouded in mystery, but there are some types of the disorder that can be traced to specific gene defects. The most common of these - responsible for roughly 5% of autism cases - is a flaw in the X chromosome that causes a condition known as Fragile X Syndrome. Because the defect has been studied on a molecular level, it provides a unique window into understanding autism - and treating it. And that is why a paper published in this week's issue of the journal Neuron is bound to generate excitement, even though the work was done...
...hopes of a smaller government, more stringent immigration laws, or the criminalization of abortion. They are the Augustus Gloops of this election: Just as Gloop was eliminated from the contest first because of his excess, these candidates will drop out early (or already have) because of a similar flaw. Next is former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, who, as the son of a former Michigan governor grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth, much like Dahl’s Veruca Salt. Romney is definitely the most blue-blooded and aristocratic of all candidates, and has shown a penchant...
...feel the breakneck speed and confusion of the seamy underbelly. And unlike his other films, Ritchie uses this one to to analyze the philosophical aspects of crime. Namely, he delves into what makes a “winner,” primarily through a chess allegory. But the primary flaw of Ritchie’s more philosophical approach is that he fails to incorporate the lessons. Many pieces of advice, especially, “You can only get smarter by playing a smarter opponent,” are repeated incessantly, boring the viewer to tears. Contradicting this maxim...
...outspent him in Iowa by about 20 to 1--hasn't hurt him yet, but he will need millions if he hopes to keep going. So he is devoting precious days to raising cash outside Iowa, making it harder to win converts on the prairie. It is the old flaw in the Iowa breakout strategy: How can anyone survive the abrupt transformation from guerrilla to gorilla? One day you're the Lone Ranger; the next, you're in the middle of the Battle of the Bulge. Unless you can morph into Patton and conjure up the Third Army double-quick...