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"The Cat Who Can Predict Death."  Sounds almost as spooky as "The Boy Who Lived."

Oscar the Cat, owned by Warren Alpert Medical School Professor David Dosa,  has appearted in several newspapers across the country for his... MORE »

Does this need an explanation? Yes.

Does this require additional commentary?  No.

From Craigslist's missed connections:

all right, we can't figure it out.

was it you who left a baby wrapped in purple fake fur in our stairwell? we did figure out that the baby was full of hummus. we trusted it to not be poi... MORE »

What could be more moving, more awe-inspiring, than a bunch of campfires in the middle of the river?  Nothing, absolutely nothing.  

Waterfire, an "art installation" by Barnaby Evans ('75), has been called "the most popular work of art created in the capital city's 371-year history," acco

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The internet community is known for being a benevolent, upstanding group of people--just look at all those 40 year-olds trolling the internet for sex from 13 year-old girls.  That must be why Nato, a Junior Member of CollegeConfidential.com (whatever that means), has posted a ne

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It can't be: Harvard has asked to reschedule the football game against Brown because the original date (Septemer 21) is the first night of Yom Kippur.

Wake up, Brunonians!  Why didn't we accuse them of anti-semitism before they figured out their error?  How can we claim to be the most cultural

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Neurotic parents rejoice: for just $175, you can possibly keep your child safe from harm's way with a bulletproof backpack, courtesy of MJ Safety Solutions.  Apparently, these bookbags pack the same defenseive power as a bulletproof police vest, but at 1/10th of the weight.

Well, hurrah!  Jus

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Former Brown University President Gordon Gee has recently accepted a second stint as President of The Ohio State University, where he was “OMGz, it’s Gordon Gee *excited squeal*” from 1990-1997. His triumphant return from Vanderbilt, his most recent employer, has worked local papers into... MORE »