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iPhony Friends: “Smart” Phones Are Making You Socially Dumb

By Jordan Blackburn ♦ May 20, 2013

Here’s a fun new game (or social experiment, depending on your point of view): count the number of people with smartphones in a crowd. At Tam, this won’t be too hard to do. This diversion has become...

Letter to the editor: Is wireless the new lead paint?

By Lisa Miller ♦ Dec 8, 2011

Dear Tam News, I have been suffering from migraine headaches that began shortly after a wireless utility “SmartMeter” was installed on my home in the fall of 2010 by PG&E. I saw many doctors,...

Smartphones: Finding a Balance

By Aaron Newman ♦ Sep 29, 2011

Smartphones are prominent on campus nowadays. Devices such as the iPhone and the Blackberry are potent, versatile machines of interaction, information, and entertainment. But do they make us happier? Evolved...