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Internet Addicts Anonymous
On this week’s Opinion Podcast, we discuss the entertainment provided to us courtesy of the Internet. A recent report by Pew Research Center shows that most 18- to 29-year-olds go online for no apparent reason — as if we didn’t realize we spend entirely too much time aimlessly searching the web. We talk about the Internet getting in the way of our daily activities and how short our attention spans have become.
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Semester in review
As part of our semester in review edition, members of The State News are taking a look back at some of the notable stories from this school year in this week’s opinion podcast.
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Audio-Opinion Podcast, 4/18/13
In an article posted on BuzzFeed this week, author Anna North describes a
phenomenon she refers to as ‘the fear of missing out on grief,’ referring to the pressure people feel to broadcast ...
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Freedom of expression
Do you think crimes against alternative subcultures — such as goths, punks, emos and skaters — should be treated as hate crimes? Well police in Manchester, U.K., think so, and they’re cracking ...
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Audio Interview-Community Outreach with Broad Museum Curatorial Program Manager Tammy Fortin
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum Curatorial Program Manager Tammy Fortin shares her thoughts on the museum?s collaborative outreach efforts with the MSU and East Lansing ...