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...Today's younger generation is under attack from an unlikely source: news it can't adequately process. According to an international study released Monday, people aged 18 to 34 are bombarded by news, facts and updates to the point where they now suffer from "newstritional disorder," according to anthropologist Robbie Blinkoff, who headed the study. Symptoms can include a diminished attention span, news fatigue, distraction, and even agitation, which can affect how people communicate in their personal and organizational relationships...
...commissioned by the Associated Press and carried out by the Baltimore-based Context-Based Research Group, tracked news consumption by young adults in Houston, Silicon Valley, Philadelphia, Kansas City, Brighton, U.K. and Hyderabad, India. Researchers found that a near-constant barrage of facts and updates makes it harder for younger people to access in-depth stories than it appears to be for older generations. Indeed, many of them might find it tough sledding to get through the study's findings, presented in a 71-page report...
...with 4.05 kills per game, the 19th-highest mark in the country. Weintraub was No. 1 in the country with an average of .564 serving aces per game.“You really hate to see starters leave you, but when seniors leave, that opens up the opportunity for younger guys to step it up, and I have 100 percent confidence in our rising sophomores and incoming freshmen,” Weintraub said.—Staff writer Courtney D. Skinner can be reached at cskinner@fas.harvard.edu...
They may have been younger and smaller than usual, but the Harvard women’s swimming and diving team still managed to be a dominant force in the Ivy League. The Crimson finished the season with a 6-1 dual meet record, a second-place finish at Ivies, a No. 2 ranking among mid-major teams, and nine new school records. Harvard handily beat every team in the Ivy League except Princeton, who handed the team its first loss in the season’s final dual meet and then claimed victory again at the Ivy League Championships...
...does that mean the state will go for Obama in November? Despite the excitement among younger Montanans, polls give Montana to McCain in the general election - and the state hasn't gone Democratic in a presidential race since...