Yesterday, baseball fans around the country sat through, and struggled to stay awake during, the longest All-Star Game in Major League Baseball history. Fifteen innings later, the American League emerged victorious once again.

 

This feat of endurance and extreme lengthiness got us at OTR thinking about other utterly-too-long records. As a resul...

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The directors on this list are some of the most intelligent, innovative, and influential, yet by the standards of academics, they would be less than average. Yes, it's true that genius is not only found in a sound high school or college career, but these guys either failed at each attempt, or screwed something up along the way. Here's a look at ...

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Of all the extra curricular activities to pick up during your undergraduate career, other than snorting coke and falling on the floor from intoxication, these Hollywood stars chose... a cappella?? Take a look at the stars who stuck with harmony as opposed to raucous cacophony.

1. Anne Hathaway 

This gorgeous starlet majored in English with a

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In the "Higher Education" section of Forbes.com, we have "The Billionaire Universities." Andrew Farrell, a Forbes contributor, sifted through all of the billionaires and found their alma maters to compile a list of the top schools with that flare for cranking out the billionaires.

If you're lucky enough to get into any of these schools, you ma

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8. "Pork and Beans" by Weezer
It may not jump out and say summer to you, but Weezer is an essential for any music mix. "Pork and Beans" brings back some of that youthful music of Pinkerton.

7. "Honey" by The Hush Sound
The Hush Sound is a band you should check out. "Honey" offers a less commercial rock, a break from the norm.

6. "4 Minutes" by...

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This summer, a number of us will take on (multiple) jobs and internships, in hopes that we will be able to not only "better ourselves", but hopefully gain some sweet cash to party it up come night time.

Some of us, however, have Summer School classes they need to take. After seeing what some school's offer for Summer, we here at OTR began to w

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Between getting an education and pursing their dreams, many celebrities chose the latter. To encourage students to stay in school, a number of stars created scholarships to help fund students' continuing education. Below is a list of the eight greatest.  

1) Alicia Keys’ Open Doors Scholars Program. Students from Jacksonville, New Orleans, Atl

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Last week Indiana Jones came out. This week The Strangers comes out. Here are eight other great movies you cannot miss this summer!

8. Hellboy 2 - July 11th
The red superhero is back for another movie. Ron Perlman and Selma Blair return to make the sequel in what should be a Sci-Fi thriller.

7. Wall-E - June 27th
It's alright to admit you like

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Contributed by the umdblogger.

1. Quincy
By far, the best drinking game you've never heard of, and my personal favorite. I've heard rumors that it was started at Michigan, and I have a friend who swears it began at NYU, but either way, you should be playing this game. A mix between quarters and flip cup, once you play Quincy you won't be able

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Fraternities and sororities across the US are getting involved in everything under the sun from inhumane hazing practices to cocaine dealing. As we continue to see these Greek tragedies gracing the front pages, university administrators are starting to raise eyebrows at Greek life on campus. 


8. UC Berkeley Stabbing: Christopher Wootton, a 21-

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8. Pay Off Your Credit Card Debt
This may not be the most fun, but studies show more than 50% of college students are in credit card debt. Pay off the whole balance or knock out a huge chunk of the outstanding balance. When the bill comes next month, you'll be glad you did it.


7. Pay the Interest On Student Loans
Again, not exciting, but most

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1. Former Iowa State University coach Larry Eustachy was caught drinking with students and kissing coeds. The pictures were splashed all over Des Moines, Iowa papers.


2. USC financial aid directors held shares in college loan companies recommended by the university. The suspended advisors may have funneled $85 million dollars out of the dea

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CollegeOTR did us all a favor and dug up these lovely professor from colleges across the United States. Let's just say they leave an indelible stain on academia.

To find out what they did to qualify, give the photos a good click and read the captions.