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AMY LARSONStaff Writer There is so much that has changed since the Baby Boomers were in their early 20s. So many of us cannot remember a time when we were not using cell phones (or the much larger car phones), sending e-mails, or visiting Web pages on the Internet; more than that, though, it’s remarkable how much smaller our world seems compared to 30 years ago. This global … [Read more...] about More religious information found online

JANE LEESports Editor Sports fans of any generation love numbers. Ten rebounds. Nine innings. Eight turnovers. Seventh-inning stretch. Sixth man. Five hits. Final Four. Three up, three down. Two strikes. Hole-in-one. Beneath those numbers, however, are numbers only Generation Y can call their own. Hold the record books, reassess Hall of Fame nominees and keep that asterisk … [Read more...] about Sports numbers gain importance

SHANNON KELLYNews Editor Generation Y’s 18-25 year olds’ are leaning left  with 39 percent calling themselves Democrats over the 28 percent that support the Republican party. Generation Y is more liberal on social issues such as abortion and gay marriage and more likely than previous generations to identify with third parties. Now that the entire Generation Y group has reached … [Read more...] about Left-leaning voters can shift to third party solutions

CARISSA MARSHA&E Editor When Elizabeth Price visited Nairobi, Kenya she met a family in which four out of the five family members were infected with HIV. The youngest, a 3-year-old girl, had not contracted it during birth and was spared her mother’s disease. While the parents of the little girl were glad at least one of their children had escaped the disease, it was a … [Read more...] about Fight to prevent aids morphs into global activism

LISA YAMADAStaff Writer Architecture is moving away from the rational to the fantastic and free. Contemporary architecture is becoming controlled chaos, where angles can jut awkwardly left or pointedly right, masses of concrete and glass can form bulbous, flowing structures. More than the aesthetics are changing, these experimental designs are also becoming increasingly … [Read more...] about Design stars concern