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Web Censorship Stifles Creativity

Fiona Modrak  —  Nov 29, 2011

Fiona Modrak '13 argues against Congress's latest attempt to enforce copyright law on the Internet.

Scholastic Satire

James Rainis  —  Nov 15, 2011

Alexandra Post ’12, a senior in the College of Human Ecology and humor enthusiast, is the regional manager of Cornell Campus Basement, a website devoted to satirizing Cornell current events and campus culture. She sat down with The Sun to talk satire, Facebook etiquette and her (admittedly petty) beef with The Sun.

Yenta's Retired

Ben Koffel  —  Aug 30, 2011

Ben Koffel grad shares his online dating experiences from this summer. 

Students Call for End to University Internet Charges

Liz Camuti  —  Aug 30, 2011

Students protest the administration's monthly Internet cap and demands free, unlimited bandwidth. 

Study Shows Facebook Ups Self-Esteem

Maria Minsker a...  —  Mar 9, 2011

Recently, a study conducted by a Cornell professor and Ph.D. student revealed Facebook usage can increase self-esteem.

Daily Syllabus: Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011

Feb 16, 2011

Click to see The Sun's guide to Wednesday's life and news.

Information Deprivation: Cornell’s Online World

Jon Weinberg  —  Nov 11, 2010

Jon Weinberg '13 addresses the disparity in the sites Cornellians visit the most and the sites that offer the most relevant content.

Advanced Search: How Do You Make Search Engines Even Smarter?

Tajwar Mazhar  —  Nov 10, 2010

Like a best friend, movie buff, a website like Netflix can give users recommendations based on their search histories.  According to Thorsten Joachims, computer science, Netflix is one of many “systems that act smart.” Smart systems pick up information from a large amount of people and consolidate that information into regularity. 

No Such Thing as Privacy

Rahul Kishore  —  Apr 29, 2010

For the final Tech Bytes for the spring of 2010, Rahul Kishore discusses the disappearance of privacy on the internet — and whether that's entirely a bad thing.

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