When my mom told my brother and me that there had been big changes over the summer, we immediately imagined a new flat screen television in the basement. We were wrong. While my brother and I were at camp, my mom went to see an eye specialist in Boston. He told her that she would no longer be able to drive. My mom has Retinitis Pigmentosa, a retinal degenerative eye disease that is slowly weakening her vision. We’d always...

During my visit, I was very impressed with the resources that Duke has to offer for a student interested in Computer Science. The Duke immersive Virtual Environment room particularly intrigued me. The room is a valuable resource that is adaptable to a variety of purposes and subjects. As a visual learner and a lover of innovative technology, it is a place where my passion and learning would come together. I hope to get involved with research while at school and...

As a prospective computer science major, I understood that the University of Michigan’s program is among the elite programs in the United States. I was inspired to look deeper into UM’s program and was very impressed with the resources that are available. Just looking at the list of courses, I really value the variety of subject areas that are covered. After forming a strong foundation, I would really be able to focus in on what sub-category of computer...

To Tweet or Not to Tweet A tweet is a form of self-expression, an outlet for anyone to say whatever comes to their mind at a given time. Twitter offers both a sense of individuality and community. Simply by clicking on a hashtag, a user can see all posts that have a theme common to theirs. In this aspect, the user can see that they are not the only one that feels a certain way. Furthermore, Twitter offers the ability...