How I use my cell phone

June 8, 2010 Leave a comment

This blog post was published on USA TODAY Social Media on July 12, 2010.

I was fourteen when I got my first cell phone. It was huge, had a bright green Celtics case, the Snake game, and t9 texting—by far its most exciting feature.

Since getting our first cell phones, my friends and I have spent the last decade or so evolving into adults, with these evolving devices always at our sides. In fact, most of us would agree that by this point, our “cellies” have become something like another bodily appendage, ones we simply can’t live without. Read more of this post

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Eight tons of crawfish and free music: Crawfest draws thousands

April 23, 2010 Leave a comment


This article was published in The Hullabaloo on April 23, 2010.
An estimated crowd of 7,000 celebrated Tulane’s fourth annual Crawfest Saturday, consuming all 16,000 pounds of crawfish by 3 p.m. The musical performances continued until 9 p.m.

Featuring 10 local bands, 11 local art vendors, five food vendors and 10 non-profit stands, Crawfest attracted a larger crowd of non-Tulane affiliates this year than ever before.

The Crawfest Committee, an elected group within Undergraduate Student Government, spends from $130,000 – 150,000 to put on Crawfest each year.

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Honduran President to Visit Scott Cowen

April 23, 2010 Leave a comment

This article was published on April 23, 2010 in The Hullabaloo.

President Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo Sosa of Honduras is set to meet with Tulane President Scott Cowen this weekend.

It is estimated that more than 120,000 Hondurans live in the New Orleans area, making the Crescent City the fourth most populous Honduran community in the world.

Mayra Pineda, former Consul General and current liason between the Honduran government and New Orleans city officials, said there is a broad range of issues on Lobo’s agenda, including education, healthcare, security, infrastructure and tourism. Read more of this post

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Mexican author Carlos Fuentes on Catholicism, marijuana, globalization, and love

April 16, 2010 Leave a comment

FuentesThis article was published on April 16, 2010 in The Hullabaloo.

Mexican author Carlos Fuentes came to speak at Tulane April 12. As the fourth speaker in the English department’s annual Great Writers Series, sponsored by the Creative Writing Fund, Fuentes spoke to an estimated crowd of 1,000 at McAlister Auditorium.

Famous for his magic realism style, Fuentes is one of the most widely acclaimed writers in the Spanish-speaking world. He is also known as a prominent social commentator and an international diplomat for Mexico.

Fuentes’ speech touched on a variety of topics, from education to death to creative writing to social justice, all connected through his theme of alphabetical order. Read more of this post

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Student loans to help pay for healthcare reform…AND lower the deficit?

March 26, 2010 Leave a comment

This article was published on March 26,2010 in The Hullabaloo.

Along with the major health care reform bill, the House of Representatives passed legislation Sunday that will completely revamp the student loan industry.

Under the new plan, students will borrow money directly from the government, eliminating middle-man private lenders that currently profit by approximately $70 billion each year from college student loans. Read more of this post

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Chile Quake Rocks Tulane Students

March 12, 2010 Leave a comment

This story was published in The Hullabaloo on March 12, 2010.

All four Tulane students studying abroad in Chile have been accounted for, following the massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the country Feb. 27. Read more of this post

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Argentine Media Law Thesis

December 7, 2009 Leave a comment

Naomi Martin

25 octubre 2009

Investigación de los Derechos Humanos

La Universidad de Buenos Aires

 

 

 

¿Mordaza Gubernamental

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Democratización de los Medios?

 

La Nueva Ley de Medios en la Argentina y su Impacto en

los Derechos Humanos

 

Llamado por algunos la “Ley de la Democracia,” y por otros la “Ley de Medios K.” La nueva ley de medios en la Argentina, y su poderoso impacto potencial en los derechos humanos, ha incitado a un gran debate en todo el país. Los cuatro derechos esenciales que están en el corazón de la discusión a escala nacional, son fundamentales para la democracia: la libertad de expresión, la libertad de prensa, la libertad de empresa, y el derecho al acceso de la información.

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