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Guest Column: Smartphones detract from learning

The Newtonite • September 16, 2012

by Elena Schwartz It has finally arrived: the first day of school. Students crowd the hallways and cluster around lockers, admiring their friends new shoes, new backpacks and, sadly, new smartphones.

Student designs, releases Apple game application

The Newtonite • December 6, 2011

by Perrin Stein After spending over a 100 hours working on his Apple game application, sophomore Eli Bock will unveil "Spacekiwi" Tuesday, Dec. 13. People will be able to purchase the full game for 99 cents or get the lite version for free. Orro Apps, a company developed by Bock, manages the production and dissemination of the game.

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