16 January 2013
By Andrew Owens
Lennay Kekua, the girl believed to have been former Irish linebacker Manti Te'o's girlfriend and who was reported to have died of leukemia in September, never existed, according to a report published by Deadspin.com.
16 January 2013
By Katelynn McCollough
President Barack Obama released his plan titled, "Now is the Time," to reduce gun violence and signed 23 executive actions toward the same goal in a speech on Wednesday.
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16 January 2013
By Becky Metrick
Oregon head coach Chip Kelly is leaving the Ducks to become the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.
16 January 2013
By Amira Francis
With Boston named the “drunkest” city in America by the Daily Beast for the second year in a row, health professionals said the drinking trend is a cause for concern.
16 January 2013
By Troy M. Hawkins
Student loans are near and dear to all our hearts. You like them a lot more than I do at this point, I promise. Making payments is not nearly as fun as receiving refunds. Refunds end up as new laptops or tablets, nights out with friends, and a spring break trip we never forget. Repayment means box wine at home instead of bar tabs, Netflix instead of cable, and stay-cation instead of vacation.
16 January 2013
By The Oracle Editorial Board
Renowned ex-cyclist Lance Armstrong is expected to appear on the Oprah Winfrey Network this week to admit his use of banned performance-enhancing drugs before his memorable seven Tour de France victories.
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16 January 2013
By Jack Hefferon
Santa was a little late for hockey fans in America, but the gift of sanity finally arrived in the form of a new NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement about two weeks after Christmas and after several months of missed games — 510 in all.
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16 January 2013
By Nathan Brown
During the Tom Crean era in Bloomington, the Indiana men’s basketball team has surpassed several hurdles, but Hoosier fans may have to wait another year before IU can take down Wisconsin with Crean at the helm.
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16 January 2013
By The Tech Editorial Board
The death of Aaron Swartz hit MIT hard. The Institute suddenly finds itself confronted with deep and important questions: What kind of role did MIT play in the prosecution of the 26-year-old prodigy?
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16 January 2013
By Anne Cai and Deborah Chen
Internet activist Aaron H. Swartz died by suicide in his Brooklyn apartment on Friday, Jan. 11, according to his uncle, Michael Wolf, in a comment to The Tech. Swartz was 26.
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