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The day after Valentine's is the real holiday
Today is a day for celebration. Break out the fireworks and pop some champagne — it’s the day after Valentine’s Day! Other holidays, such as Halloween or the Fourth of July, usually...
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The Rathskeller Tower
The Rathskeller Tower — our plans for the new apartments above our "favorite" bar. ...
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We're earning straight A's, but real learning is optional
Last semester, I took an interesting, enjoyable and insightful history course with a great professor. I wish I had instead taken a different one — a class that I would have found...
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The next battlefield in the piracy war
As the human race catapults its way through the technological age, new controversies arise with each breakthrough we happen to stumble upon. Some notable disputes: stem cell research, whether or not robots...
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A definition of 'time' is hard to come by
The sun is about to set. It’s 3:53 p.m. Oh wait, never mind, it doesn’t turn dark in the early afternoon anymore. Maybe by 6 p.m these days … Is it already...
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The Divine Right of Kings
Three alumnae from Jersey are suing BU because they paid out-of-state tuition. Yes, we're with them. ...
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A snow day lost, a snow day found
Conventional wisdom says that locales in which snowfall is normal and frequent are well-equipped to handle the inclement conditions. Syracuse is still a functioning city under a foot or more, but all...
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These days, senioritis may actually be fatal
Whoever said senior year would be fun had no idea what they were talking about. Underclassmen, enjoy your spare time while you can. Senior year isn’t all it’s cracked up to be....
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What a cock-blocker taught me about circumcision
I recently learned that dating a friend of a friend can be what I like to call a “double-edged dildo.” While getting insider information on a potential hookup reduces investigative work (i.e....
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How to fix your Tomagotchi-friendships
You can’t go a day without seeing them, you get dinner every night together, you text constantly and then go your separate ways and don’t think too much of it. No, this...