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The Price of Privacy: HIPAA’s New Rules Raise Questions

by Lauren Gailey, Op-Ed Contest Participant On January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled a “final omnibus rule” intended to tighten the privacy regulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).  This rule, HHS declared, “greatly enhances a patient’s privacy protections, provides individuals […]

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Catfish Season

Catfish Season

by Amy Coleman, Staff Writer For those that are not up to speed on the Facebook lingo, a “Catfish,” as first coined in the eponymous Independent Film, “is someone who pretends to be someone they’re not[,] using Facebook or other social media to create false identities, particularly to pursue deceptive […]

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Cuban Baseball Defectors and New Cuban Government Travel Policies

by Michael McGraw, Associate Print Editor As the third World Baseball Classic (WBC) finished last month, with the Dominican Republic winning the 16-team tournament, discussion and debate resonated over the effectiveness and relevance of this international competition. While the WBC’s American popularity suffers as a result of peripheral participation by […]

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2013: The Year of Equality?

by Cara Murphy, Staff Writer 2013 started off as a significant year for proponents of gay rights with the momentum giving no sign of slowing down. From Barack Obama’s inauguration address which stated that, “Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else […]

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