Researchers at the University of Florida found that -- surprise! -- drink specials are a really good deal for your money... if you don't plan to drive home. Of the Gainesville revelers polled, those who had taken advantage of happy hours or 2-for-1s were four times as likely to have a blood alcohol level over the legal limit as those who paid fu

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Researchers were hard at work this weekend studying a huge, mysterious increase in college bunk bed injuries. Apparently these guys have not heard of YouTube.

Science says... don't jump off the top bunk you dumbass! A nationwide study of American "bunk bed-related injuries" found an "unexpected spike" in emergency room visits for the 18-21 set.

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High school girls wrestling has tripled in popularity over the last ten years, and the sport is gaining even more international recognition and respect in the run-up to its second showing at the Olympic Summer Games. More college women actually wrestle today than compete in archery or equestrian, which the N.C.A.A. has classified as "emerging sp

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Bill Gates scored a 1590 on his SATs and enrolled as an undecided undergrad at Harvard, only to take an unfinished "leave of absence" two years later to start the tiny software company that ultimately became Microsoft. Almost thirty years later, Microsoft actually tried to recruit Mark Zuckerberg before he went off to Harvard to, oh-so-ironicall

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This Bay Area NBC-affiliate seems just a little too surprised by the prevalence of keg stand vids on YouTube.

The media loves wayward youth stories which especially appeal to the middle-aged news-watching base. And considering the high profile of crazy college kids in the news lately, from massive drug busts to tragic drunken deaths, it's no wo

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Shia LaBeouf's has been rebuffing Yale's advances for years now, despite the fact that the guy was crapping his pants until he was almost in high school. And this latest stunt (oh yeah, plus that summer blockbuster) makes it seem even less likely that he will be attending in the fall.

A fan has put Shia LaBeouf's costume from the 2006 film A Gu...

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If you can't find something cheap and awesome to do every day between June and September in the five boroughs, then you aren't really trying. But we know you're lazy, which is why we're giving away all the best secrets (seriously, this is the freaking motherload).

Live music. It's hard to get through summer without discovering some great new ba

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It's not just move-out day that's getting (a little) more eco-friendly. Colleges across the country are pouring money into new projects -- from tray-less dining halls to wood-chip power plants -- aimed at making their campus operations a little easier on their environment.

Eco-feel-goodery might just now be hitting newspaper lifestyle pages, bu

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Sure, graduation is usually a time for celebration, but not everything always goes according to plan. What about the snafus, protests and no-shows..? We've got 'em for you right here.

• Christian Dior designer John Galliano broke some fashionista hearts at Savannah College of Art and Design when he called in sick to their graduation ceremony ...

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Barack Obama announced that he'll be filling in for Edward Kennedy, the 76-year-old senator who was diagnosed this week with a malignant brain tumor. Kennedy's stepdaughter is graduating Wesleyan '08. He'll still attend the ceremony, but isn't up to the oratorical task.

"I’m looking forward to standing in his place on Sunday, even though I know

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