Mauricio Alas

As the proverbial people-person with an eye for the creative, I have always enjoyed experimenting and trying new things. For the last few years, that has included stepping behind the camera's viewfinder where, if you ever tried it yourself, you know the world itself quickly becomes a canvas to be played with and explored.

NewsBrief Part XI: Harvard Student Plays Russian Roulette with Semi-Automatic. Dies.

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BOSTON – It was a shock to both faculty and the student body when a suspected murder case on campus was discovered to be nothing more than the self terminating, fool-hardly attempts of a law school undergraduate Michael Sanders out to prove he was still the ‘big man on campus.’ According to witnesses, on Saturday … Read more

Two Years And Counting! (Part I)

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I found Meetup.com quite by chance. Now for those who do not know, Meetup.com is a Web 2.0 social website in which like Facebook for example, members can find like-minded individuals, but unlike Facebook, then meet in the real world and, well, do whatever those interests are on an ongoing basis. You see, I was … Read more

Blogs, Blogs, Blogs, Blogs: Blogs!

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Just in case you are wondering, I can almost feel the strangle-hold of irony chocking me as I write this. You see, about two years ago I had an interesting conversation about the ‘Year of the Blog.’ My friend and I spoke about ease of accessibility and amazing technology penetration in North America. After a … Read more