Biomimicry is the redesign of industrial processes and products based on new understandings of how natural systems and creatures accomplish similar ends — and it may be the most promising branch of the growing sustainable design movement.
Say it ain’t so Manny
It was like any other Thursday morning as I rolled out of bed to catch the 10 a.m. SportsCenter only to read “Manny: Suspended” as my heart simultaneously dropped and a pain struck my stomach as if I just got punched. Not Manny, I thought, maybe he’s pulling another fast one on us.
Letter: consider the possibility of satire
I also have to address the inability of the English majors on this campus to recognize Ryan Moriarty as what he is and for what he is doing. As a fellow physics major, I am saddened by your inability to see other possibilities. My first thought is that perhaps Ryan Moriarty’s opinions are just too far out there.
Say ‘hasta la vista’ to ill-conceived special election propositions
Tomorrow’s special election and its six ballot measures have been put forth as a bi-partisan effort at fiscal responsibility – but fall completely flat. Yes, we need fiscal reform, but Propositions 1A-1E aren’t the way to do it.
College playoffs need to change
As Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) took on the heads of college football this past week in a House sub-committee meeting, the debate over college football’s postseason once again became a hot topic issue among sportswriters and fans of college football nationwide.
Health care reforms not Obama’s Nov. promises
Is Obama’s most recent outline for health care reform really up to what he promised back in November? As a candidate, Obama’s health care platform was multifaceted and ambitious.
Feds seek to control even your kitchen sink
The Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) proposes to put “all ocean space” under the control of the U.N.’s Division of Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea (DOALOS).
Property rights imperative to free speech
The strongest defense of free speech, especially unpopular or unusual speech, is the right to property, the right to rent a hall and give a talk, rent a space of airtime on a television or radio show or a segment of a newspaper.
Time served, time to play again
Michael Vick has served nearly 22 months of his sentence that ends June 20. He will be released to spend the remainder of his sentence under home confinement May 20. As his release date creeps closer, a tough decision is weighing in the back of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s mind.
Is green suburbia really possible?
Forty miles north of San Francisco, on the site of a former industrial park, work is underway on the ambitious new Sonoma Mountain Village, a 200-acre development that aims to be truly sustainable.
GOP survival demands more than rebranding
National political news from both liberal and conservative sources these days is dominated by coverage of the implosion of the Republican Party. The GOP seems bent on self-destruction.