Topic: Long Island University

NCAA tournament: Shaka shocks the Shockers and a Friday night preview

Shaka Smart coached his VCU Rams to an impressive victory over Wichita State Thursday night in Portland, Oregon. Second round NCAA men's basketball tournament action continues tonight on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV.

Difference Maker Judith Heumann: from 'fire hazard' to top advocate for disabled people

Judith Heumann learned early on that if she was going to be part of society she'd have to fight for the right.

Opinion: Mobile technology is turning us all into feudal serfs

Mobile technology is essentially dematerializing all forms of capital into cloud-based commodities. It sounds so futuristic, but the reality is feudal: Our money, our friends, our whereabouts, even our thoughts and desires, are being siphoned into corporate servers, turning us into digital serfs.

Swiss Embassy attack in Athens follows discovery of six Greece 'parcel bombs'

The Swiss Embassy attack came after authorities discovered six Greece 'parcel bombs' addressed to French President Sarkozy and foreign embassies across Athens.

Suspicious packages from Yemen highlight cargo screening weaknesses

US authorities have ramped up screening of cargo on passenger and freight-only flights since 9/11. But explosive materials in suspicious packages from Yemen, found aboard two cargo planes, suggest that terrorists might be seeking weak points in the cargo-screening system.

Opinion: What happens when Google thinks for you?

The Google Books Settlement marks an end of self-directed inquiry and the beginning of self-referred intelligence, where our thoughts become just artifacts of Googlified experience.

Opinion: Obama death group on Facebook shows the dark side of digital culture

The Obama death group, the South Park Muhammad episode, and even the Supreme Court case about a Christian student group point to a common lesson for today’s social-media age: We cannot foster freedom from a veil of anonymity.

Opinion: The ultimate Christmas gift

In an age of instant gratification, Advent’s penitential design trains our hearts and minds for the bigger hope to come.

Opinion: Facebook's shadow culture

Self-promoting apps on Facebook are deceptively displacing the gold standard of trust with a fiat currency of clout. We need a renaissance of intimacy and commitment.

Opinion: Kindle e-reader: A Trojan horse for free thought

Opinion: What golf and the financial crisis have in common

Freedom entails the freedom to fail. But instead of taking responsibility, we've grown accustomed to covering up mistakes with mulligans – do overs.

Opinion: Who needs a good memory when there's Google?

As it becomes easier to rely on technology, we've got to 'use it or lose it.'

Opinion: Let's be surprised – don't put so much faith in personal technology

It is the blind and roundabout route that often gives life its richness.

Can Postum fans revive their beloved beverage?

Consumer campaigns hope to restore the decaf hot drink to store shelves; it's worked before, with other 'orphan' products.