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New York: Robin Harper, an administrative assistant at a pre-school in Marthaâs Vineyard, Massachusetts, grew up showering every day.
âItâs what you did,â she said. But when the coronavirus pandemic forced her indoors and away from the general public, she started showering once a week.
The new practice felt environmentally virtuous, practical and freeing. And it has stuck.
A woman showers in Edgartown, Massachusetts on the island of Marthaâs Vineyard. Some people have said they started bathing less during the pandemic.
A matter of ethics
BC undergraduates advanced to the finals at the 25th annual Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl
Senior philosophy major Caroline Gillette and biochemistry major and Bioethics Society of Boston College president Angela McCarthy were among the undergraduates who made BC s first trip to the IEB finals this semester. (Lee Pellegrini)
Should some social media content be censored? How should PPE for COVID be apportioned among patients and medical staff? Ethical questions abound these days and some Boston College undergraduates have taken their interest in grappling with them to a competitive level.
Last fall, the students participated in the regional portion of the 25th annual Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl, sponsored by the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, an international organization focused on advancing scholarship, education, and practice in both areas. The BC contingent placed fifth, thereby joining teams from 35 other American colleges and universities
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WRAL TechWire spoke Dr. Anne York, Professor of Economics, School of Business, Meredith College, via email, to inquire about how Apple’s recent announcement to build a $1 billion campus in the Triangle might impact Triangle students pursuing college degrees, how North Carolinians can understand whether economic incentive packages are worth the cost, and what this move might mean for local land use policy, by email. The conversation has been lightly edited.
What does this announcement from Apple mean for the Triangle, and for students pursuing college degrees?
Announcements like this by a company held in such high regard as Apple definitely puts us on the map for other businesses to take notice of us too, especially now as a hub for tech sector jobs. For college students, this helps to provide more internship opportunities and makes it easier to find work to continue to live in the Raleigh area post-graduation.