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stretchable Batteries Recharge independently Hannah Thornton, staff writer Example of a stretchable battery via www.bbc.co.uk The development of a stretchable battery has people asking; Are we closer to a cyborg future? Do we need to call in the help of John Con ner? Should we start watching Termi nator with a different eye? The new battery is reported to be made of a stretchy material able to power “bionic eyeballs, brain wave monitoring devices and robotic skins” as research states, according to LifeScience. What makes this battery different from the Duracell or Energizer bat teries that you see in the store? The device is made up of very small lithium- made batteries at tached to a silicone sheet. This sheet can stretch up to three times its starting size and can wirelessly recharge to be used again. One challenge scientists have faced is making the battery as small as pos sible without significantly Stuebenville Rape Controversy Rachel Pratl, staff writer If you have watched the news or vis ited Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr at any time in the last 48 hours, I’m sure you’ve read the word “Stuebenville” or heard about yet another unbelievably horrible rape trial. In the small town of Stuebenville, Ohio, two high school football players, Trent Mays, 17, and Ma’lik Richmond, 16, were both found to be ‘delinquent’ (the juvenile court version of ‘guilty’) of the rape of a sixteen year old girl on March 13, 2013. Both men were accused of raping a 16-year-old West Virginia girl identified as Jane Doe last year. They were both sentenced to at least one year in juvenile jail but they could be held there until they reach 21 years of age. A link to CNN’s coverage can be found on upworthy.com, where Upworthy writer Adam Mordecai’s explanation of its offensive content can be found below: “CNN took an interesting angle on the Stuebenville rape verdict. They focused on the convicted rapists, and their lost potential, in what I can only assume was an attempt to milk the drama for ratings. The rapists may have to do a WHOLE YEAR in prison, just because they and some of their buddies drugged and repeatedly raped a 16-year-old girl, then dumped her in a yard and urinated on her. (Had they been tried as adults, they would have gotten 5-12 years, which also isn’t nearly enough, but I digress.) You’ll notice how little they actually mention the victim. Sigh.” Basically, CNN’s coverage of the event was spun to make its audience pity the two rapists. That’s where social media comes in, demanding change and a public apology from the broadcasting company. On change.org, the following peti tion can be found. It is addressed to CNN. “Your coverage of the Steubenville rape trial’s verdict Sunday morning was a complete disgrace and a breach of journalistic ethics. To have three of your personalities blatantly portray the rapists as the victims in this situation while not so much as acknowledging the actual rape victim and what she has had to put up with since — death threats and the hostility of that entire football-crazed town — is nothing short of disgusting. I request that you apologize on- air, several times over the course of the next week, at the start of every hour, for your shameful coverage that only served to perpetuate a culture in which young people will grow up not understanding the concept of consent and in which rape victims are blamed, ostracized and threatened. Start with Candy Crowley, Poppy Harlow and Paul Callan themselves issuing their apologies several times, then extend that to the rest of CNN’s staff and Jeff Zucker himself. Admit that your coverage was ex tremely off base and tell us why it was off base. Use the content of this letter as a starting point if you need to. A culture that s}Tnpathizes with rapists and encourages them while shaming rape victims can no longer be considered socially acceptable, and that change must start with you. As journalists for a major network that reaches millions of households in the United States and worldwide, it is your responsibility. Accept it.” If you agree with this statement, join the nearly 200,000 who have also signed. Be a part of the effort to change this “rape culture.” decreasing the energy capability. While the development of this bat tery is not meant to create a real world Terminator, it would make them pos sible. Instead, scientists imagine the battery’s primary uses to be wearable gadgets, implantable brain-wave monitors and other bionic devices. The power of the battery proved enlight ening when researchers demonstrated a red light-emitting diode (LED) while they stretched and twisted the battery. Although the innovation accom plished has made incredible steps in the scientific world, the battery does not have the ability to power a laptop or even a large light bulb. Therefore, low- powered devices, for now, would be the only beneficiaries of this battery. Ultimately, the world can rest assure that a cyborg future has not come upon us, but is merely a small glimmer in the future. For now, this battery will only help with low-energy, wireless necessities. “One challenge scientists have faced is making the battery as small as possible without significantly decreasing the energy capability/' MEREDITH C O L L JK G Jody Williams Nobel Laureate Chair of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines The Lillian Paikei Wallace Lecture Ap«il2,2013 7 p.m. Jones Auditorium free and Open to the Public Book Signing to FoSow Additional Opportunity; Q&A in Jones Auditorium 3:30 p.m. iwit guilXiei js AcademlcXdltml £iiim la Bemil iOiicittoa. -tP3-a.
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