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Technical Brilliance

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UVA Bans Fun at Sporting Events

UVA Bans Fun at Sporting Events

The cussing, the inappropriate gyrating and the obscene gestures are soon to be eradicated from the University of Virginia's sporting events... well kinda.

 

All signs have been banned at any sporting events at the university and students are furious. All their time and effort put into ridiculing the opposing team has just been thoughtlessly di...

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Wrath of the Lich King (WOTLK) Cinematic Trailer

Wrath of the Lich King (WOTLK) Cinematic Trailer

Collegiate nerds, video game enthusiasts and World of Warcraft junkies, rejoice!

 

Blizzard, the acclaimed creators of WoW, Diablo and Starcraft, has released a new cinematic trailer for their upcoming World of Warcraft expansion pack, The Wrath of the Lich King, and it’s chilling – to say the least.

 

In the short, yet mind-blowing, three-minut...

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Breaking News: 90% of Girls Sexually Harassed!

Breaking News: 90% of Girls Sexually Harassed!

Okay guys, maybe you think that holla-ing at the ladies is harmless, but think again. A new UC Santa Cruz study has found that 90% of girls report being sexually harassed in some form or another.

 

13WMAZ reports:


Talk to girls in high schools across the country, and you'll hear similar stories about being inappropriately touched in the hallway...

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iPhone Gets Competition from the Wallet Phone

iPhone Gets Competition from the Wallet Phone

Although it’s been around for the past four years, the ‘wallet phone’ has only been available in Japan. However, thanks to new technology that now makes the cell phone compatible with global standards, the Japanese will actually start to share their stroke of genius with us; let’s hope that this puts the US 99 years behind Japan in technology ra...

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Tar Heel Wrestler Already Making Headlines

hmm - possible unusually-named college murderer? Posted 07/28/2008 3:19 PM

Unusually-Named College Criminals

Unusually-Named College Criminals

Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii might be prison-bound according to Shippensburg University. A study at the university reveals that children with uncommon names are more likely to end up in juvenile hall. Reports link unpopular names directly with juvenile delinquency.

As I dusted off the old history books and scoured the internet, I saw that ...

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V-Tech Shootings: The Video Game?!

Too soon, man. Too soon. What's next a 9-11 video game? Posted 06/27/2008 11:09 AM

V-Tech Shootings: The Video Game?!

V-Tech Shootings: The Video Game?!

An anonymous tipster pointed me towards a blog post by Manveer Heir, a Virginia Tech alum, where he details his plans for developing a video game based on the fatal shootings that occurred in 2007.

 

In his blog, this poor, misguided fool writes,

 

"I wish to explore that feeling of togetherness and understanding of what it is like to go through...

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Just Order Yours With a Bit of Fairy Dust

Just Order Yours With a Bit of Fairy Dust
Annoying hipster: Hey man, you still have that hook up for blow?
Guy #1: No man, he went under, I have a new connection now. Just go to the second bodega at the corner and ask the guy for a fairy dust pizza.
Annoying hipster: Really, alright man, thanks.
Guy #2, after hipster leaves: That's not true, is it?
Guy #1: Of course not.

-- Overhe...

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VT Widow to Head Up New Peace Center

VT Widow to Head Up New Peace Center
This undated photo shows Jocelyn Couture-Nowak, left, and her husband Jerzy Nowak. Jocelyn, a French instructor at Virginia Tech, was one of the countless victims in the Virginia Tech massacre.

ROANOKE, Va. (Article by the AP) — A Virginia Tech professor who lost his wife in a mass shooting last year will head a new peace center in the classroo

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