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The Weekly: Follow Meta’s model
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The Weekly: Follow Meta’s model

Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta-owned social media platforms will end third-party fact-checking, replacing it with community notes similar to those used on Elon Musk’s X. Zuckerberg admitted to “too many mistakes and too much censorship” in an Instagram post early last week. Meta also pledged a $1 million donation to the presidential inauguration of Donald...

After Eden: Life over health
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After Eden: Life over health

“Not dying” is the worst way to live.  Bryan Johnson has a single goal: Don’t die. The 47-year-old biotech millionaire has spent the past four years of his life as the human subject of Project Blueprint, a lifelong longevity experiment. Every aspect of Johnson’s life is meticulously recorded and analyzed by a team of more...

Central Hall | Collegian Archives
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College Adds 16 Transfer Students

Sixteen new students are joining the college this semester. They are among the 20% of spring transfer applicants who were accepted, according to Senior Director of Admissions Zachary Miller. The size of this year’s mid-year transfer class, which includes eight men and eight women from nine states and Scotland, is consistent with the size of...

Council to vote on mayoral election
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Council to vote on mayoral election

Acting Mayor Joshua Paladino plans to run. Courtesy | Robyn Beck The city council will likely vote next week to hold a special election for mayor in August, and Acting Mayor Joshua Paladino told The Collegian he will run. The move would be another consequence of former mayor Adam Stockford’s resignation in December. When the...

Union facade construction begins
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Union facade construction begins

Demolition began on the Grewcock Student Union facade over Christmas break. Catherine Maxwell | Collegian Crews began work on the façade of the Grewcock Student Union during Christmas break as construction on the classical education building moved ahead of schedule, according to Chief Administrative Officer Rich Péwé. “Substantial completion is looking more like commencement 2026,”...