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E-Readers to Replace Text Books (Right or Wrong)

Submitted Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 10:49 by admin

I admit I am a gadget junkie, anything I can find to make my life easier I am all about. I have to have a new laptop about every 2 years or at least an upgrade to the newest operating system as soon as the announcement is made. I have yet to wait in line, I am more of a pre order send it to my house so I don’t have to do any extra work kind of person.

The one thing I have not bought yet is an electronic book reader. I keep seeing ads every time I go to Amazon about what the latest and greatest Kindle can do and I think to myself what would I do with it. I am a traditionalist when it comes to newspapers and books. I want something I can hold in my hands, turn the page and get ink on my fingers.

My final grad school tasks take up a large part of my non work time, the chance to read anything other than a textbook is minimal. I do indulge in my weekly People magazine pleasure or pick up a newspaper when I ride the train. I could easily read both on Kindle I suppose.

I read an article about how some schools are switching from standard textbooks to iPads or Kindles. The student can have all of their textbooks in one place; it saves them from dragging a book bag of books home. It also benefits the school, the books are expensive and this way they can be upgraded on a frequent basis.

I went to a very small school with limited resources and the school would use the books until they were falling apart. In the 90’s the most recent chapter of our history book was from the early 70’s, needless to say I am sure I missed out on the Regan years.

Do you think students will take care of their Kindles? Will it end up costing schools more in long run? Is an electronic reader better than a physical text book?
Until next time…

Should Disneyland's Dress Code Cater to Religious Beliefs?

Submitted Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 15:04 by admin

Disneyland is being sued by a Muslim employee who is upset she is not allowed to wear her head covering, a hijab, while working. The employee, Imane Boudlal, had previously been employed by Disneyland for 2 years and in those 2 years did not once wear a hijab. Boudlal was working on her citizenship and once earning it decided it was important to her to wear the head covering. Disneyland authorities offered a number of temporary solutions that would not conflict with the park’s dress code policies while they worked on a permanent solution for Imane Boudlal.

Disneyland is known for its strict dress code standards. Male employees were not allowed to have mustaches until 2000! They also do not allow visible tattoos, unnatural hair colors, long finger nails, polished nails that are not neutral in color and men aren’t allowed to sport ear piercings while on the clock.

Disneyland offered to allow Boudlal to wear her hijab and work in the back offices of the hotel she worked in out of public view until an agreement could be reached. While this might sound bad, Boudlal signed a contract when she started working for Disneyland that she would abide by their rules and dress code standards. If Boudlal had made this request upon employment Disney stated that she would have been placed somewhere where the dress code would have allowed for it. Boudlal instead chose to continue wearing her hijab to work not taking the offer to work elsewhere and was sent home.

Do you think that Imane Boudlal is right or wrong to sue Disneyland? Is Disneyland right or wrong to enforce its dress code despite religious restrictions? Comment below with your thoughts.

Public Beta Launch!

Submitted Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 15:40 by admin

It's been a looong wait for some of you, and certainly for us. The plan was initially to launch a private beta version, where we could gather feedback in order to perfect the site before launching to the public. Well in the interest of getting this thing off the ground, we've axed that plan in favor of a public beta release and we couldn't be more excited!

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