Author / Nick Hinsch
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Cortex Aims High
BY NICOLAS HINSCH Of all of the neighborhoods in the City of St. Louis, few are changing faster than the area of midtown between the Washington University Medical Center and Saint Louis University. Previously pockmarked by post-industrial ruins, it is rapidly becoming a new hub for the science and technology industries in St. Louis. Its…
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The Misunderstood SAT
BY NICOLAS HINSCH No obstacle along the college admissions gauntlet attracts so much criticism as the SAT. Scores on the SAT or ACT are second in importance only to grades in determining college admissions decisions, and by the time students take the test, there is little they can do to dramatically improve their performance. It…
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Here We Go Again…
BY NICK HINSCH The current Supreme Court has not been kind to advocates of campaign finance reform. Since the Court’s blockbuster decision in Citizens United in 2010, they have watched with dismay as spending on the 2012 elections skyrocketed to over $6 billion and Super PACs flooded the airwaves with anonymous advertising. Now the Court…
