As December continues to roll on by, out comes the holiday decorations, winter jackets, and textbooks. Yes, you read that right, textbooks.
The Stute
In the intricate tapestry of neurodevelopmental disorders, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) stands as a challenging puzzle, its pieces evolving and multiplying over time.
Bias is infused into the modern currency that drives daily and institutional structures: technology. As we pass off machine learning and AI as objective systems, the developers behind everything from phone apps to complex predictive algorithms carry biases that exist within our society.
As we wrap up the semester with The Stute’s 121st volume, I am excited to reflect on the incredible year we’ve had so far, producing 14 issues that surpassed my expectations.
This year has been imperfect and chaotic, and the biggest changes of my eighteen-year-old life have happened within these twelve months.
So far this semester, Off the Press has been getting all kinds of wacky stories, from smart people taking over the world to discovering why Pierce food is bland and that the sky is blue, to stopping spies from other colleges and evil wizards, to celebrating Christmas with Atilla the Duck.
The fitness-tracking and wearables industry is generally considered to have begun in 1965 with Dr. Yoshiro Hatano’s Manpo-kei, a pedometer otherwise known as the “10,000 steps meter.”
It’s officially December, so get ready for the onslaught of holiday cheer; it’s about time to talk about the winter holidays.
With the end of the semester approaching, I feel like the senioritis is finally kicking in. I am ready to wrap up classes, take a step back from some clubs on campus, and spend some more time enjoying myself.
In the heart of Virginia, farmer Jim Gehlsen tends to his miniature pines and spruce trees with meticulous care every spring.