"Pick of the Week" This guide lists previous "Pick of the Week" selections for the CRS module. • AY09-10 Semester 2 • AY09-10 Semester 1 • AY08-09 Semester 2 • AY08-09 Semester 1 • AY07-08 Semester 2 • AY07-08 Semester 1 • AY06-07 Semester 2 • AY06-07 Semester 1
AY09-10 Semester 2 Pick of the Week (9 - 15 Nov 2009) Feature article • Social Security Feature topics • Copyright and Intellectual Property • Piracy at Sea • Generation Y
Pick of the Week (2 - 8 Nov 2009) Feature article • You Buy A Book But Don't Own It? Feature topics • Text Messaging • Second Wave of H1N1 • Road Pricing
Pick of the Week (26 Oct - 1 Nov 2009) Feature article • Unnatural Disaster Feature topics • Online Advertising • Impacts of Minimum Wages • Animal Adoption
Pick of the Week (19 - 25 Oct 2009) Feature article • Surveilled To Death Feature topics • Teens & Technology • Ecoterrorism • Stem Cell Research
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AY09-10 Semester 1 Pick of the Week (17 - 23 Aug 2009) Feature article • Google (Still) Loves YouTube Feature topics • Honour Killings • Obesity • U.S. Mortgage Crisis
Pick of the Week (10 - 16 Aug 2009) Feature article • Addressing The Teenage Pregnancy Trend Feature topics • Elderly Rights • Street Children • North Korea: Famine & International Aid
Pick of the Week (3 - 9 Aug 2009) Feature article • Iran's Twitter Revolution? Maybe Not Yet Feature topics • Racial Profiling • Journalism & the Blogosphere • Social Enterprise
Pick of the Week (27 Jul - 2 Aug 2009) Feature article • "Voluntourism": See the World--And Help Conserve It Feature topics • Cyberwarfare • Criminal Justice • Poverty
Pick of the Week (20 - 26 Jul 2009) Feature article • In Search of Ourselves Feature topics • Bottled Water • Prisoner Abuse • National Identity
Pick of the Week (13 - 19 Jul 2009) Feature article • Japan's Netbook Effect Feature topics • AIDs Orphans • Riots in China • Internet Control & Security
Pick of the Week (6 - 12 Jul 2009) Feature article • The cracks opened up by the flu Feature topics • Mental Health • Arctic Ownership • Consumer Product Safety
Pick of the Week (29 Jun - 5 Jul 2009) Feature article • On Net, Mind Your Footprints Feature topics • Medical Isolation & Quarantine • North Korea's Nuclear Threat • Internet Filtering
Pick of the Week (22 - 28 Jun 2009) Feature article • Nike Goes Green. Very Quietly Feature topics • Population Issues • Climate Change • Cyberbullying
Pick of the Week (15 - 21 Jun 2009) Feature article • Don't Sacrifice Privacy When Digitizing Medical Records Feature topics • Water Pollution • War Crimes • Emissions Trading
Pick of the Week (8 - 14 Jun 2009) Feature article • One Man's Answer Feature topics • Zoonosis • Myanmar Uprisings • Trade Protectionism
Pick of the Week (1 - 7 Jun 2009) Feature article • Battling Information Overload in the Information Age Feature topics • Endangered Species • Religious Freedom • Sustainability
Pick of the Week (25 - 31 May 2009) Feature article • Recession Puts More Pressure on Japan's Workers Feature topics • Sri Lankan Civil War • Carbon Footprint • Access to Health Care
Pick of the Week (18 - 24 May 2009) Feature article • Dying for Space Feature topics • International Adoption • Sex Education and Homosexuality • Medical Tourism in Asia
Pick of the Week (11 - 17 May 2009) Feature article • Screen test Feature topics • Vaccines • Torture and Interrogation • Electronic Eavesdropping
Pick of the Week (4 - 10 May 2009) Feature article • Turn teen texting toward better writing Feature topics • Swine flu • Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia • Ecotourism
AY08-09 Semester 2 Pick of the Week (9 - 15 Feb 2009) Feature article • Text Much? Feature topics • Emotional Abuse • Currency Devaluation • Traffic Accidents & Cellular Phones
Pick of the Week (2 - 8 Feb 2009) Feature article • Generation Y Goes To Work Feature topics • Youth & Conservation • China & Internet Censorship • Freedom of Speech
Pick of the Week (25 Jan - 1 Feb 2009) Feature article • The Young and (Very) Restless Feature topics • Barack Obama • Avian Flu • Tax Evasion
Pick of the Week (19 - 25 Jan 2009) Feature article • Beating the Cyberbullies Feature topics • Airline Security • Child Soldiers • Suicide Bombers
Pick of the Week (12 - 18 Jan 2009) Feature article • Investing in the Future Feature topics • Teenager & Violence • Tattoos • Plagiarism
Pick of the Week (5 - 11 Jan 2009) Feature article • Star Power Feature topics • "Detox" Diets • Drunk Driving & Accidents • Youth & Debt
Pick of the Week (29 Dec 2008 - 4 Jan 2009) Feature article • Fundraising During Crisis Feature topics • Muscular Atrophy • Homosexuality Legislation • Layoffs & Retrenchments
Pick of the Week (22 - 28 Dec 2008) Feature article • Beyond The Diploma Mills Feature topics • Sexuality & Teenagers • After Mumbai • Effectiveness of Smoking Ban
Pick of the Week (15 - 21 Dec 2008) Feature article • Too Much Information Feature topics • Corruption in Government • Garbage & Waste • Internet Dating
Pick of the Week (8 - 14 Dec 2008) Feature article • India's Terrorism Dilemma Feature topics • Home Education • Terrorism • Consumer Spending & Recession
Pick of the Week (1 - 7 Dec 2008) Feature article • Show Me The Money? Feature topics • Dress Codes in Schools • Dating Violence • Working Youth
Pick of the Week (24 - 30 Nov 2008) Feature article • Cut Down In Size Feature topics • Social Entrepreneurship • Credit Card Debts • Advance Medical Directives
Pick of the Week (17 - 23 Nov 2008) Feature article • First, I Want Unlimited Painkillers Feature topics • Mis-selling • Business Ethics • Economic Impact of Bailouts
Pick of the Week (10 - 16 Nov 2008) Feature article • Home-Schoolers, Under New Scrutiny, Pushing Back Feature topics • Gifted Children • Labour Crunch • Global Crime
Pick of the Week (3 - 9 Nov 2008) Feature article • Why Did a Dad Unload His Nine Kids? Feature topics • Assisted Suicide • Racism & Racial Discrimination • Recession & Unemployment
Pick of the Week (27 Oct - 2 Nov 2008) Feature article • Formula for Disaster Feature topics • Teenagers and Eating Disorders • Influence of Virtual Worlds • Ethics of Euthanasia
Pick of the Week (20 - 26 Oct 2008) Feature article • Race to Judgement Feature topics • Quality of Palliative Care • Financial Crisis • Foreign Students and Higher Education
Pick of the Week (13 - 19 Oct 2008) Feature article • Hitting Where It Hurts Feature topics • Animal Welfare • Sweatshops • Sex tourism
AY08-09 Semester 1 Pick of the Week (11 - 17 Aug 2008) Feature article • The Panda Paradox Feature topics • Charities & Social Responsibility • Child Pornography • Plastic Surgery for Teens
Pick of the Week (4 - 10 Aug 2008) Feature article • Turning Piracy Into Profitability Feature topics • Karoshi (Death by Overwork) • Hackers & the Law • Foreign Talents
Pick of the Week (28 Jul - 3 Aug 2008) Feature article • Organ Donation: Did a Doctor Speed a Patient's Death? Feature topics • Consumer Protection • Cost of Living & Inflation • Teen Suicide
Pick of the Week (21 - 27 Jul 2008) Feature article • Talkin' Bout My Generation Feature topics • Motivation & Incentives • Internet & Politics • Aging Population & Economy
Pick of the Week (14 - 20 Jul 2008) Feature article • An Uplifting Power Feature topics • Carbon Footprint • Sportsmanship & Youth • Extraterrestrial Life
Pick of the Week (7 - 13 Jul 2008) Feature article • Taking Risks With Security Feature topics • Sexual Abstinence • Laboratory Animal Experimentation • Organ Transplant & Ethics
Pick of the Week (30 Jun - 6 Jul 2008) Feature article • Fear of Feature-itis Feature topics • Success & Intelligence • Peer Pressure • Teenage Pregnancy
Pick of the Week (23 - 29 Jun 2008) Feature article • Hunger Strikes Feature topics • Crime Prevention • Cyberspace & Youth • Human Rights
Pick of the Week (16 - 22 Jun 2008) Feature article • Our Armies, Ourselves Feature topics • Globalization & Culture • Teenagers & Automobile Driving • Baby Boomers & Generation Y
Pick of the Week (9 - 15 Jun 2008) Feature article • The Family Way Feature topics • Polygamy • Effects of Increase in Fuel Price • Activism
Pick of the Week (2 - 8 Jun 2008) Feature article • Behind China's Anti-Foreigner Fever Feature topics • Food Inflation • Online Social Networks & Privacy • Youth & Gambling
Pick of the Week (26 May - 1 Jun 2008) Feature article • Marketing To Teens Feature topics • Sports Betting • Natural Disasters • Family Violence
Pick of the Week (19 - 25 May 2008) Feature article • Playing To Win Feature topics • Right To Die • Unsolicited Email Messages • Energy Shortages
Pick of the Week (12 - 18 May 2008) Feature article • Don't Judge Me by My Tights Feature topics • Child Athletics • Natural Disasters & Relief Management • Tracking Systems
Pick of the Week (5 - 11 May 2008) Feature article • Forced to Choose Under Pressure Feature topics • Shortage of Food • Youth & Social Networking • Energy Conservation
Pick of the Week (28 Apr - 4 May 2008) Feature article • Doctors Who Kill Themselves Feature topics • Video Games & Rating Systems • Politics & the Olympics • Mental Disorders
Pick of the Week (21 - 27 Apr 2008) Feature article • Spot The Benefits Feature topics • Asia's Water Suppply • Music Therapy • Sports & Youth
Pick of the Week (14 - 20 Apr 2008) Feature article • How Grim Is My Valley Feature topics • Human Genetic Engineering • Criminal Rehabilitation • Psychological Warfare & Terrorism
AY07-08 Semester 2 Pick of the Week (14 - 20 Jan 2008) Feature article • Thumbs Down: It's Not About Earning Feature topics • White Collar Crime • Time Management & Work-life Balance • Women & Wage Discrimination
Pick of the Week (7 - 13 Jan 2008) Feature article • Let Them Eat Cake Feature topics • Ageism • Income Inequality & Education • Inclusive Education for Disabled People
Pick of the Week (31 Dec 2007 - 6 Jan 2008) Feature article • China's Me Generation Feature topics • Movie Violence • Legalizing Torture? • Mandatory Retirement
Pick of the Week (24 - 30 Dec 2007) Feature article • A Question Of Honour Feature topics • Online Music & File Sharing • Gun Control • Teenagers & Drunk Driving
Pick of the Week (17 - 23 Dec 2007) Feature article • Honey, iBricked the New Mobile Phone! Feature topics • Unmarried Couples • Corporate Social Responsibility • National Security & Civil Liberties
Pick of the Week (10 - 16 Dec 2007) Feature article • Do Students Learn Better in Single-Sex Classrooms? Feature topics • Teen Suicide • Eating Disorders • Divorce and Children
Pick of the Week (3 - 9 Dec 2007) Feature article • The Nightmare Scenario of Organ Donation Feature topics • Home Schooling • Self-image & Women • Violence & Video Games
Pick of the Week (26 Nov - 2 Dec 2007) Feature article • Indecent Exposure Feature topics • Vegetarianism • Financial Management & Teenagers • Same Sex Couples & Adoption
Pick of the Week (19 - 25 Nov 2007) Feature article • Why I Love It... Feature topics • Energy Conservation • School Discipline • Smoking & Teenagers
Pick of the Week (12 - 18 Nov 2007) Feature article • Multitasking Madness Feature topics • Stereotypes In Mass Media • The Digital Divide • Teenage Delinquency
Pick of the Week (5 - 11 Nov 2007) Feature article • Using Blogs To Humanize Our School Leaders Feature topics • Biological Warfare • Endangered Coral Reefs • Birth Control
Pick of the Week (29 Oct - 4 Nov 2007) Feature article • What's Different About The Ys Feature topics • Plagiarism • Intermarriage • Right Of Privacy
Pick of the Week (22 - 28 Oct 2007) Feature article • Cheating -- or Postmodern Learning? Feature topics • Abuse of Domestic Workers • Religious Discrimination • Online Pornography
Pick of the Week (15 - 21 Oct 2007) Feature article • The Parent Trap Feature topics • Girl Gangs • Dysfunctional Families • Artificial Insemination & Medical Ethics
Pick of the Week (8 - 14 Oct 2007) Feature article • Stay Vigilant - Microsoft Feature topics • Censorship & Libraries • Gays and Lesbians Rights • Aging
Pick of the Week (1 - 7 Oct 2007) Feature article • The Teen Drinking Dilemma Feature topics • Teenage-Parent Relationships • Social Networking On The Internet • Cruelty To Animals
Pick of the Week (24 - 30 Sept 2007) Feature article • Consumed By Guilt, I Just Stopped Eating Feature topics • Casinos and Gambling • Cultural Conflict • Outsourcing
AY07-08 Semester 1 Pick of the Week (6 - 12 Aug 2007) Feature article • Sex, Pranks and Reality Feature topics • Bias In Mass Media • Cheating In Examinations • Censorship & Internet
Pick of the Week (30 Jul - 5 Aug 2007) Feature article • Reality TV Shows Encourage Immoral Behaviour Feature topics • Bullying In Schools • Work-Life Balance • Food Safety
Pick of the Week (23 - 29 Jul 2007) Feature article • Trying To Do Too Much? Feature topics • Self-image & Teenagers • Reproductive Technology & Ethics • Nuclear Energy
Pick of the Week (16 - 22 Jul 2007) Feature article • The Hidden Burden On Young Shoulders Feature topics • Sexual Abuse of Children • Domestic Violence & Women • Police Corruption
Pick of the Week (9 - 15 Jul 2007) Feature article • No One Talks Of "Crying Burglary" Feature topics • Child Labour • Suicide Terrorism • Money Laundering & Drug Trafficking
Pick of the Week (2 - 8 Jul 2007) Feature article • Binge Drinking Among Youths Is a Serious Problem Feature topics • Drugs & Athletes • National Security • Teenagers & Mental Depression
Pick of the Week (25 Jun - 1 Jul 2007) Feature article • The Urge To Lose Money Feature topics • Happiness & Wealth • Obesity & Teenagers • Stress & Students
Pick of the Week (18 - 24 Jun 2007) Feature article • Take Your Planet To Work Feature topics • Cults • Unmarried Couples • Slavery & Prostitution
Pick of the Week (11 - 17 Jun 2007) Feature article • Crime & Punishment & Technology Feature topics • Teenagers & the AIDS Virus • Interracial Adoption • Stem Cell Research
Pick of the Week (4 - 10 Jun 2007) Feature article • Are Our Lives Safe In Their Hands? Feature topics • War & Children • Ethnic Relations • India's Caste System
Pick of the Week (28 May - 3 Jun 2007) Feature article • How To Change A Personality Feature topics • Cyberbullying • Teenage Sexual Behaviour • Protection of Endangered Species
Pick of the Week (21 - 27 May 2007) Feature article • Internet Use Decreases Social Interaction Feature topics • Influence of Fast Food • Working Women • Single Parent Family
Pick of the Week (14 - 20 May 2007) Feature article • Adopting A Teenager Feature topics • Juvenile Drinking • Youth & Homelessness • War Crimes
Pick of the Week (7 - 13 May 2007) Feature article • A Taste Of Freedom Feature topics • Divorce • Gay & Lesbian Hate Crimes • Overpopulation
Pick of the Week (30 Apr - 6 May 2007) Feature article • Keeping Marine Mammals Captive In Theme Parks Is Cruel Feature topics • Adoption • School Violence • Women Soldiers
Pick of the Week (23 - 29 Apr 2007) Feature article • Advertising Is Harmful To Children Feature topics • Effect Of Antidepressants On Teenagers • Smuggling & Human Trafficking • Global Warming & Mankind
AY06-07 Semester 2 Pick of the Week (22 - 28 Jan 2007) Feature article • You Can't Bury The Truth Feature topics • Animal Rights • Juvenile Offenders • Online Gambling
Pick of the Week (15 - 21 Jan 2007) Feature article • Declining Population Is A Serious Problem Feature topics • Medical Ethics • Child Prostitution • Mental Health
Pick of the Week (8 - 14 Jan 2007) Feature article • Media Violence Causes Aggression in Children Feature topics • Youth Gangs • Internet and Privacy • Recycling
Pick of the Week (1 - 7 Jan 2007) Feature article • Teaching Tolerance or Attacking Religion? Feature topics • Homelessness • Nuclear Weapons • Sex Education for Teenagers
Pick of the Week (26 - 31 Dec 2006) Feature article • Golden Gadgets Feature topics • AIDS Disease • Global Warming • Food Shortages
Pick of the Week (18 - 25 Dec 2006) Feature article • Make A Gratitude Adjustment Feature topics • Alcoholism • Personal Appearance & Self Image • Racism
Pick of the Week (11 - 17 Dec 2006) Feature article • Anorexia Is Becoming a Problem in Asia Feature topics • Human Cloning • Teenagers & Alcohol Use • Women's Rights
Pick of the Week (4 - 10 Dec 2006) Feature article • Adolescence: Setting the Stage for Eating Disorders Feature topics • Casual Sex In Youth • Biological Weapons • Peer Pressure
Pick of the Week (27 Nov - 3 Dec 2006) Feature article • The Pornographers v.s. The Pirates Feature topics • Genetically Modified Foods • Environmentalism • Child Labour
Pick of the Week (20 - 26 Nov 2006) Feature article • Governments Must Protect Child Domestic Workers from Abuse Feature topics • Date Rape • Feminism • Brand Conscious Teens
Pick of the Week (13 - 19 Nov 2006) Feature article • Keeping Cyberteens Safe Feature topics • Hate Crimes • Emigration & Immigration • Gambling
Pick of the Week (5 - 12 Nov 2006) Feature article • What Natascha Should Not be Asked Feature topics • Sex in Mass Media • Global Warming • Child Abuse
Pick of the Week (30 Oct - 5 Nov 2006) Feature article • Survey: Opening The Doors Feature topics • Violence in School • Smoking & Youth • Youth Materialism
Pick of the Week (23 - 29 Oct 2006) Feature article • Drugs' Deadly Kid-friendly Face Feature topics • Nuclear Terrorism • Suicide Prevention • Right of Privacy
Pick of the Week (16 - 22 Oct 2006) Feature article • Indecency in the Media Should Be Restricted Feature topics • Premarital Sex • Transplantation of Organs and Law • Is War the Answer to Peace?
Pick of the Week (9 - 15 Oct 2006) Feature article • Gangs Present a Serious Threat Feature topics • Euthanasia • Impact of Ban on Smoking • Teenage Pregnancy
Pick of the Week (2 - 8 Oct 2006) Feature article • Online Gaming: Korea's Gotta Have It Feature topics • Race Discrimination in Mass Media • Should Internet Gambling Be Legalized? • Youth and Drug Abuse
Pick of the Week (25 Sep - 1 Oct 2006) Feature article • Frightening and Fantastic Feature topics • Increasing Popularity of Internet Television • Ethics of Cloning • Eating Disorders
AY06-07 Semester 1 Pick of the Week (7 - 13 Aug 2006) Feature article • The First In The Family To Be Supersized Feature topics • War on Terrorism • Doping in Sports • Youth Volunteers
Pick of the Week (31 July - 6 Aug 2006) Feature article • Mom? Dad? I'm Home! Feature topics • Influence of Music on Young People • Animal Testing • Youth and Interpersonal Relationship
Pick of the Week (24 - 30 July 2006) Feature article • Born Digital, Not Yesterday Feature topics • Tattoing and Body Piercing Among Teenagers • Youth and Sex Education • Youth and Reality Television Programs
Pick of the Week (17 - 23 July 2006) Feature article • Suffer The Little Children Feature topics • Youth and Social Conditions • Corporal Punishment and Youth • Teen Marriages
Pick of the Week (10 - 16 July 2006) Feature article • The Proof Is In The Podding Feature topics • School Violence • There should be Censorship on the Internet • Impact of Unemployment on Youth
Pick of the Week (3 - 9 July 2006) Feature article • Grandpa Goes To College Feature topics • Impact of Media Violence on Youth • Youth and Crime • Youth and Alcoholism
Pick of the Week (26 June - 2 July 2006) Feature article • Don't Bet On It Feature topics • Drug Abuse Among Young People • Use of Drugs and Steroids in Sports • Use of Animal Experimentation in Cosmetics
Pick of the Week (19 - 25 June 2006) Feature article • Lethal Objection Feature topics • Beauty and Plastic Surgery • Censorship and the Internet • Gay Marriages
Pick of the Week (12 - 18 June 2006) Feature article • Weapons Of 'Mass Self-Destruction' Feature topics • Reality Television Programs • Dangers of Abortion • Youth and Advertising Campaigns
Pick of the Week (5 - 11 June 2006) Feature article • When Colleges Go On Suicide Watch Feature topics • Violence in the Media • Ethics of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology • School Discipline - To be Harsh or Lenient?
Pick of the Week (29 May - 4 June 2006) Feature article • Embryonic Stem Cells Promise New Cures Feature topics • Impact of Internet on Youth • Is Euthanasia the Right Choice? • Same-Sex Marriages
Pick of the Week (22 - 28 May 2006) Feature article • It's The Links, Stupid Feature topics • Animal Experimentation • Is Genetically Modified Food Safe? • Pornography on the Internet
Pick of the Week (15 - 21 May 2006) Feature article • We All Have A Lot To Learn Feature topics • Organ Donations • Should Smoking be Banned? • Plastic Surgery and Self-Image
Pick of the Week (8 - 14 May 2006) Feature article • Google Under The Gun Feature topics • Single-Sex Education or Co-Education? • Is Capital Punishment a Must for Murder? • Use of Performance-enhancing Drugs in Sports
Pick of the Week (1 - 7 May 2006) Feature article • Today Tehran, Tomorrow The World Feature topics • Reality TV - Good or Bad? • Abortion and Teenage Pregnancies • Should Cloning be Banned?
