Claire Boyd '12

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Wind Energy, Blown Away by a Fertile Idea?

Yesterday, President Obama visited a Siemens plant, where wind turbine blades are constructed, in Iowa

Profits up for Investment Bank, Suit Filed

What generally would be a hip-hip-hooray for market-watchers worldwide has been questioned this week by the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) suit, filed last week, against investment banking giant Goldman Sachs.

What’s a Pole to Do?

Last Saturday the Western Hemisphere awoke to the shocking news of the deaths of the Polish President Lech Kaczyński and 95 of his senior government officials.

A Crime of Local Concern

Nine South Hadley High students were recently indicted on adolescent bulling charges, which led to the suicide of a classmate.

Rove Proud of Waterboarding Technique

Karl Rove deputy chief of staff under former President George W. Bush’s administration, was quoted recently saying that he was “proud” of the U.S. for waterboarding multiple terrorist suspects.

Iraq’s Deadliest Polls

As Iraqis journeyed to the polls on Sunday, thousands of citizens were affected by insurgent efforts to destabilize the growing democratic government.

The Politics of Poverty in Times of Natural Disaster

The earthquake in Chile’s created nearly 500 times more seismic energy than the earthquake that ravaged Haiti only six weeks ago.