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Students question whether technology is friend or foe

Students question whether technology is friend or foe

Christopher Perse, Staff Writer February 8, 2011

Technology has made the world we live in faster and more efficient. Never before has so much of a student’s life been impacted by technology. But is there a point at which people depend on their technology...

New headphones prevent ear damage

Allie Hallebo, Staff Writer February 8, 2011

Ever since the release of the iPod Classic in 2001, users have turned the volume all the way up on their music player. Dean Garstecki, a Northwestern University audiologist and professor, reveals that...

New test gives hope for cancer recovery

Azmae Fahmy, Staff Writer February 7, 2011

Hope might be just a blood test away for the cancer community, thanks to a new test that can spot one cancerous cell amidst a plethora of healthy ones. Physicians from the Massachusetts General Hospital...

New video games hit market with a bang

New video games hit market with a bang

Jonathan Perez, Staff Writer December 14, 2010

Rock stars, soldiers and an undercover assassin. What do these characters have in common? All the characters are found in sequels of their respective video game series. These games are expected to sell...

Students’ holiday wishlist goes high-tech

Jenna DeNight, Staff Writer December 14, 2010

Holiday cheer will soon be here and Panthers are getting an early start on their holiday shopping. The iPhone 4 includes new innovations such as Face Time. Face Time allows the consumer to video chat...

MacBook Air: smaller means better

Erin Maroon, Staff Writer December 14, 2010

Apple has done it again. This time, MacBook Air has gotten even thinner, making it the thinnest notebook Apple has made so far. At well under an inch at its thickest point, the Air offers a thin design...

Palmetto feels the heat with AC policy

Palmetto feels the heat with AC policy

Rebecca Kobert, Copy Editor November 12, 2010

The sun, the sand, the heat and humidity. Palmetto’s South Florida location makes air conditioning a necessity for the comfort of the school’s populace and the preservation of school property. However,...

Battle of the Smartphones: iPhone vs. Blackberry

Battle of the Smartphones: iPhone vs. Blackberry

Daniel Schleien, Staff Writer November 11, 2010

Ever since the introduction of the iPhone, Smartphone popularity continues to surge as manufacturers release the latest advanced technology.  In the past few years, the U.S. Smartphone market has grown...

Annual flu season takes a ‘shot’ at students

Natalie Rodriguez, Staff Writer November 9, 2010

At the height of flu season this year, students worry about becoming sick after last year’s encounter with the H1N1 illness. The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the new 2010-2011...

Hurricane predictions spin out of control

Danny Schleien, Staff Writer October 11, 2010

Since the 2005 hurricane season, tropical storm activity in the Atlantic Ocean has severely decreased. Some believe that meteorologists have overestimated the number of hurricanes that will form in a given...

Colleges do not like “scandalous” Facebooks

Jenna Denight and Natalie Rodriguez, Staff Writers October 11, 2010

Walt Disney would have never imagined that his idea of a “small world” would be realized through Facebook, a social phenomenon with no geographical boundaries. Launched in 2004 by Harvard student...

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