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<3 UVM.Typo Eradication League Brought to Justice, But Lives to See Another Day
By Teddy Bear Mafia (08/22/2008 11:55 AM) Tags: Typo Eradication Advancement League, virginia men banned from park, typos, typo, benjamin douglas herson, jeff michael deck
Typos – the bane of every blogger, student and editor’s existence.
There’s nothing more embarrassing than having a professor or overly critical reader call you out on a misplaced comma, misspelled word or misused diction. No on
... MORE »UVM Recruits 14-Year-Olds
By Teddy Bear Mafia (08/18/2008 2:54 PM) Tags: uvm hockey team, thomas forgione, uvm catamounts, tom forgione, UVM hockey recruits
The US jumped all over China when reports broke out that their Olympic gymnasts weren’t exactly 16 years old. We condemned the Chinese for pushing their little girls into intense training sessions just to add a few medals to China’s Olympic medal case. Well, it seems that thi
... MORE »Bigfoot Press Conference Yields Squat
By Teddy Bear Mafia (08/15/2008 5:30 PM) Tags: bigfoot, bigfoot found, bigfoot press conference, curtis nelson, matt whitton, rick dyer
Bigfoot guys tell the press what they expected to hear-- nothing.
The Asian Dilemma: To Be or Not To Be Smart
By Teddy Bear Mafia (07/05/2008 08:35 AM) Tags: Universities, SATs, Ivy League, Racism, Asians, Discrimination
A new joint study between the College Board and NYU has found that not all Asian-Americans are academic geniuses. Wait -- some stereotypes aren't accurate? Shocking.
Calling All Refugees to UVM
By Teddy Bear Mafia (06/24/2008 12:42 PM) Tags: Iraq, Myanmar, Burma, VRRP, Burlington, Vermont
Vermonters are notorious for taking on global causes, some make more sense than others.
This summer Burlington, Vermont may have displaced refugees from Iraq and Myanmar chilling out on the UVM campus through the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program (VRRP). The housing on
... MORE »Ripe Produce: Six Must Read UVM Stories
By Teddy Bear Mafia (06/20/2008 09:03 AM) 
Yes, Burlington, Vermont gets a lot of sunshine and a nice breeze from Lake Champlain, but there seems to be a shadow cast on the UVM campus. No worries, the auditors are taking care of it as we speak.
*We reported it to you first -- the millions of dollars being she
UVM Recruits Urban Minority Students
By Teddy Bear Mafia (06/18/2008 07:52 AM) Tags: minority, new york city, urban, environmental studies, rural, green
David Lucero, a University of Vermont senior, has been sent to New York City schools in efforts to recruit minority students into the environmental studies field at UVM. Although his efforts are admirable, the point is moot.
UVM is tucked away in the rural corners
A friend of mine ran across your post and forwarded it to me. I do agree for the most part. Schools are trying very hard to recruit minorities into ... MORE »
Ripe Produce: Six Must Read UVM Stories
By Teddy Bear Mafia (06/17/2008 11:50 AM) Tags: Mania Day, NCAA, Joe Serafin, Nudists, Holocaust Museum, Robert Costanza
Keeping it crisp, fresh and green at UVM over the summer?? Don't worry we have you covered. The hippie nudists may be having a bad week, but the campus still has a scandal ripe for protest in the fall.
*Just in case you were planning on visiting the nude beach at Southwest Cove, your bare all days
... MORE »What Goes Into a PRIVATE Cover Shoot?
By Teddy Bear Mafia (06/16/2008 09:26 AM) Tags: christina havemeyer, fashion shoot, PRIVATE fashion, stylist
University of Vermont alum Christina Havemeyer explains what goes into a cover shoot.
Drunk Couple Caught Having Sex in Church
By Teddy Bear Mafia (06/12/2008 2:49 PM) Tags: sex, church confessional box, Reuters, public obsenity, Rome
An Italian couple who were caught having sex in a church confessional box while morning Mass was being said have repented and made peace with the local bishop.
The couple, in their early 30s, were detained by police earlier this month after they had ma
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