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Far from the Edge

The Gossip Girls promo team recently got people talking about their new "racy ads". The images feature the faces of the teen leads of the hit show in various provocative situations, and sultry, half-lidded eyes to match. Across the pictures in large white letters are quotes from major publications stati

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Go to Governor's School?  Have Memories?  Share 'Em!

Despite (or perhaps because of) all the controversies recently surrounding the NC Governor's School, the Raleigh News and Observer is calling for all former GS-ers to submit their memories of the six-week geek camp.

 

If you're like me, you were pretty excited just to

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DJ PM Issues an Apology, Possible Libel Lawsuit Against NBN
Last night a story broke on North by Northwestern revealing my and a fellow OTR'ers identity. First of all, I agreed to sit down for the interview only if I would be granted complete anonymity. Obviously this was not the case and the editors decided it would generate more ... MORE »
Yale Out-Crazies Columbia
Dubbed the University of Havana North by conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly, Columbia seemed to have cornered the market on liberal craziness. As of last week, Yale may have stolen our title.

For her senior project, Yale art student Aliza Shvarts went far beyond what most people accept as art. Living in
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Here's a follow up video to my previous Aliza Shvarts post.

The girl is such a typical ambitious intellectual art major.

Some call it confidence, but I say she just admires herself very, very much. The girl is also not capable of speaking too many words with too few syllables.

As much as she wants to be taken seriously, she will be remembered only as a fiasco, if anything at all.
Abortion is Art....Not
Aliza Shvarts, Yale '08, is part of the leading fine arts program in the world. Her awareness of it and her desire to be cutting edge in the cutting edge may be one of the factors that contributed to the birth (ha, pun intended) of her art project.
Latest comment by Anonymous: Why am I not surprised that this chick is a BEAST...
China creates front page drama--again
On April Fools Day, the Chron ran a gag article filled with Asian stereotypes that triggered a bunch of controversy.

Right when things started calming down a bit, drama strikes again!

Apparently, after attending a Tibet vs. China debate, one girl has been getting "some messages calling for her to be... MORE »
Latest comment by TheBookworm: so, wait, what did she do that made them so upset?
Bid Day: After the Smoke Clears
The winner, and stillll champion....

So I've now had adequate time to sift through most of the new '07 pledge classes. I'm not re-doing The List, but I'll rank the top five sororities, although each requires further explanation.

1. Alpha Phi - What can I say? Great execution. All kinds of hair colo
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Latest comment by Anonymous: go green

maria - come paint my house
To give or not to give press to University organization hell bent on bringing down Bush administration

A Project for a New American Citizen is a student -founded 'political education' organization that has brought and continues to bring controversial speakers and behaviors to the ever sizzling table of political debate at UT.

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Link: http://www.dailytexanonline.com/home/index.cfm?eve...
Regents Have Money, Votes, Lack Taste
A new dorm? F*ck that, give me some monolithic luxury boxes.

So the Board of Regents finally approved the $226 million dollar stadium renovations this week. After Stephen M. Ross and others like him coughed up millions to save themselves seats in the new boxes, the project is at long last coming
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