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Perspective of a Leaf

Sunlight! On my entirity, I stretch reaching as if by just mere inches I will feel the sun. Oblivious to all of my sorroundings as this viable energy warms me, filling me with feeling. Heat, my only desire. -Madison Burke

Mouthful of Forevers

Please know: Whether it's the days you burn more brilliant than the sun or the nights you collapse into my lap your body broken into a thousand questions, you are the most beautiful thing  I have ever seen. I will love you when you are a still day I will love you when you are a hurricane. -Clementine Von Radics

Elon Musk believes Artificial Intelligence may be “more dangerous than nukes”

Elon Musk, tech genius and co-founder of Tesla, Paypal, and SpaceX, warns the public to be careful of artificial intelligence as it has the possibility to self-learn and correct. We have all seen IRobot, this rebellion of robotics seems inevitable. A sort of destruction that will end human life, I mean how can you prove we aren’t in some sort of simulation like the Matrix. Elon’s solution lies in control, “there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level to make sure that we don’t do something foolish.” Supervision is key in the monitoring of Artificial Intelligence. I asked some UCR students on whether there should be some sort of regulatory system for Artificial Intelligence to which they both agreed this should be implemented. Collegiate John* believes there, “absolutely should be a guidance and over watch.” he’s afraid of the same robot revolution that occurred in IRobot. Elon Musk hopes that “we’re not just the biological boot loader...
Armpit Hair is the New Black Dyed Armpit hair is the new black for feminists all over the United States. Feminists unite in this new form of personal choice and expression to challenge the standard of beautiful shaven armpits. Traced back to Vain, a salon in Seattle, in which Roxie Hunt, the stylist, dyed her friend’s armpit hair bright blue. This feminist has created an exceptional buzz that has Tumblr in frenzy of photos. She declares, “Today this experiment becomes a movement. We would like to use our pits to start an evolving conversation about feminism, identity, body positivity, judgment, acceptance and freedom of choice.” Collegiate Anna* says she would never dye let alone grow out her armpit hair, while collegiate Jane* would dye her armpits but she believes that it is a try hard type of trend.   On Instagram #dyedpits and #armpithair has over 11,000 posts of varying bright colors. This is blowing up all over social media sites with mixed feelings; many p...