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Science & Technology
Building a Better Hard Drive
By Daniel Oppenheimer
Published: Dec. 10
Professors Grant Willson and Chris Ellison worked with students to develop a new technique for creating hard drives to serve the growing "cloud" and users with massive movie collections.
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- Hookem said on Dec. 11 at 3:48 p.m.
  Perfect example of how the knowledge gained within a university campus benefits all of society. Not sure why legislators of late don't understand this.
Science & Technology
Building a Better Hard Drive
By Daniel Oppenheimer
Published: Dec. 10
Professors Grant Willson and Chris Ellison worked with students to develop a new technique for creating hard drives to serve the growing "cloud" and users with massive movie collections.
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- Hookem said on Dec. 11 at 3:48 p.m.
  Perfect example of how the knowledge gained within a university campus benefits all of society. Not sure why legislators of late don't understand this.
Science & Technology
Massive Black Hole Devours Headlines
Published: Dec. 3
Astrophysicist Karl Gebhardt made international headlines in late November with the discovery of the largest black hole in the universe, a behemoth that’s 17 billion times heavier than the Sun.
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Vintage Research
By Kaine Korzekwa
Published: Nov. 30
A chemistry professor and his team of undergraduate researchers are benefiting from $165,000 in funding from an unusual source: a class-action lawsuit over fraudulently labeled wine.
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- Bill said on Dec. 9 at 4:51 p.m.
  I'll drink to that!
Campus & Community
Volleyball’s Eckerman Named Big 12′s Top Player
Published: Nov. 27
Haley Eckerman and her teammates celebrate their Big 12 championship with a Tower lighting Tuesday, then host the early rounds of the NCAA tournament this week.
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- Power to women said on Nov. 29 at 8:34 p.m.
  Congrats to Haley and team!
- Jon Bernis said on Nov. 29 at 1:29 a.m.
  Very good player, she deserves to be on top because of her perseverence and hard training.
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