Special Issue

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  Special Issue

  Education Resources

  Andrew Brennan – Published November 6, 2012

  Want free textbooks? A tuition-free online degree? This guide has your whole timetable covered—and most of the Dewey Decimal System, too.

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  At the Head of the Table

  Julia Wolfe – Published November 6, 2012

  Dr. Yogendra P. Chaubey pauses as he considers the question of optimism. “There is a feeling coming from every corner that anything is on the table,” he says slowly.

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  Funding Your International Experience

  Megan Dolski – Published November 6, 2012

  You sustain yourself on a diet of ramen noodles and walk around your house decked out in full-on winter gear to keep your heating bill low—how the hell are you supposed to fund a flight to a different continent and sustain yourself there, while still going to school? Impossible, right? Maybe not.

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  Four Is the Magic Number

  Jane Gatensby – Published November 6, 2012

  Throughout the strikes, protests and general commotion of last spring, access to education was the concern du jour among all those who donned red squares to protest tuition hikes.

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  Is Computation Arts a Model for the Future?

  Julia Wolfe – Published November 6, 2012

  When I arrived at Concordia, I had no idea what “Computation Arts” was.

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  Restructuring the Ivory Tower

  Hilary Sinclair – Published November 6, 2012

  Universities stand like pillars in our society.

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  Why We Need To Rethink Journalism and Education

  Megan Dolski – Published November 6, 2012

  I’m four years in and only six credits away from getting a degree specializing in both print and broadcast journalism.

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  Long Division and STIs

  Katie McGroarty – Published November 6, 2012

  Typically, proper condom use isn’t discussed after a history lesson, and—in most high schools—you won’t see teachers following up a math quiz with a brief discussion on sexuality.

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  Huffin’ and Puffin’

  Andrew Brennan – Published October 10, 2012

  In case you missed it, last week the American military reclassified Julian Assange and his whistleblowing organization Wikileaks as enemies of the United States. He’s being placed into the same box as al Qaeda terrorists and the Taliban.

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  The Web Democracy Issue

  Corey Pool & Colin Harris – Published October 9, 2012

  Online activity is ever-increasingly ingrained in all of our actions, but education on the issues implicit in such a shift is often met with indifference or ignorance.