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...which everyone was trying to watch movies at the same time and no one could access their homework at that time,” said Palfrey. While Zimmerman said that the Internet is “more or less a neutral network,” he added that some practices??such as ESPN 360, which is only made available through certain Internet service providers—make the Internet less neutral. Other examples of network regulation in violation of net neutrality include Comcast’s alleged restriction of uploads for peer-to-peer sharing applications such...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Obama Strong on Internet Neutrality | 11/11/2008 | See Source »

...with the SAT are not limited to score gaps based on race and socioeconomic status. As Richard C. Atkinson, former president of the University of California school system, said to the American Council on Education in 2001, the SAT also tends to “[distort] educational priorities and practices??is perceived by many as unfair, and…can have a devastating impact on the self-esteem and aspirations of young students.” While some argue that the SAT is an important tool for large state schools to comb through their many applicants, publicly expressed...

Author: By Robert G. King | Title: Ditch the SAT | 10/3/2007 | See Source »

...this ritualistic nine-day forced-starvation last Friday, citing that the University had consented to “two key student demands.” In a vain attempt to save face, SLAM greeted these so-called concessions—to audit AlliedBarton and subsequently to meet about labor practices??with exultation...

Author: By Christopher B. Lacaria | Title: The Politics of Drudgery | 5/18/2007 | See Source »

...Mattison, a task force member, pointed to the University’s disregard of height limits and its real estate practices??the University has continued to acquire property in the area in ways Mattison said are less than transparent—to show a disconnect from the original plan...

Author: By Laura A. Moore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Living Up To the Town Gown Promise | 4/17/2007 | See Source »

...research, writing, and publication. Though scholarship is no doubt vital to any modern research university, it cannot function as such without quality instruction from devoted researchers. Still other achievements include her work to ensure that all Ph.D. students have adequate dissertation funding, to unify “best practices?? from the highly modular and disconnected graduate programs, and to improve access to financial and tracking data...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: An Unfortunate Departure | 4/4/2007 | See Source »

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