Science

By Liz Drumheller The following passage was taken from a Cornell University student’s essay on his experiences as a fraternity pledge: “We were not allowed to use the restrooms or ask for a water break, and if we needed one or the other we could pee our pants or pass out…we were not even allowed to brush our teeth, and if we were caught trying to sleep in a library, sneak … [Read more...] about Don’t Haze Me Bro

Eating disorders hardly qualify as a new phenomenon, as documented cases date back to the Middle Ages; however, these disorders have become a prevalent and unique healthcare problem in the United States. Eating disorders prove difficult to conquer due to the social stigma surrounding the affected individuals, preventing open discussion, acknowledgement, and treatment of the … [Read more...] about Binge on Science, Purge the Blame

by Siavoche Siassi With the rapid progress of modern-day medicine, one would be hard-pressed to find a scientific advent that has not brought with it a number of far-reaching implications for society as a whole. Recent developments in the human genome project have yielded a number of scientific procedures which only half a century ago would have been considered outlandish. A … [Read more...] about Pre-Implantation Diagnosis: An Inevitable Quest for Human Perfection?