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Opinion
In lieu of recent events, myself, being an avid gamer is troubled by the seemingly endless dispute over “always-on” video games. DRM or Digital Rights Management, is an access control technology used by video game and software developers to limit the use of content after an initial sell; “always-online” is a DRM used to inhibit…
Facebook has lit up red with supporters of marriage equality showing their support with a single image of the traditional “Human Rights Campaign’s” logo depicted in red being used as profile pictures. The image originally shared by the HRC has caught on recently, as droves of activist protest during the beginning of two major same-sex…
As the possibility of fracking in Michigan becomes increasingly more likely, citizens are banning together to prevent what they believe to be a catastrophic degradation of the environment. But are they just buying into politicized hype? Fracking is a method of obtaining natural gasses, such as methane, and oil using hydraulic pressure. Unlike vertical drilling,…
Ah yes, college; a product that many people have purchased, in hopes to one day receive a paper that will give them access to better employment, better finances and, most importantly, more fulfilling lives. Whether it be SC4, SVSU, GVSU or any other conglomeration of numbers and codes, it is certain that either through one’s…