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Black Friday's Best Deals

Black Friday's Best Deals

For those dedicated enough, "Black Friday", the day after Thanksgiving shopping extravaganza, can hold amazing deals and price cuts. The only catch? Waking up as early as 4 in the morning and fighting the huge crows that will inevitably form.

 

If you've never shopped on Black Friday, it's something you should probably experience at least once i...

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Tons of Students Arrested At Florida State Football Game, University Must Be So Proud

Tons of Students Arrested At Florida State Football Game, University Must Be So Proud

FSU is really earning its reputation as Florida State Penitentiary. Just after a brawl between football players and frat boys cast an unsavory light on the school, state officials went ahead and announced a slew of arrests that occurred at FSU’s football game Saturday.
 

A whopping 36 people were caught on charges of possession of alcohol by an ...

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Florida State Football Players Take on Fraternity Members in Epic Brawl

Florida State Football Players Take on Fraternity Members in Epic Brawl

It’s like a scene from the movies: The football players taken on the frat boys. But if it was going to happen anywhere, doesn’t it make sense that it would be at FSU?
 

Members of the Florida State football team allegedly rumbled with the guys of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. And when I say rumble, I don’t mean a couple punches were thrown… th...

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From Hook 'em Horns to the Gator Chomp: The Hand Signs of College Sports

From Hook 'em Horns to the Gator Chomp: The Hand Signs of College Sports

Last week a picture surfaced showing George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, flashing the shocker with some students from Arizona State University. Hilarity ensued. Except, it turns out, that the “shocker” was really just the ASU hand sign, symbolizing the Sun Devils’ pitchfork.
 

With that, OTR was inspired to examine other s...

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Tallahassee Native T-Pain Releases New Album, Thr33 Rings

Tallahassee Native T-Pain Releases New Album, Thr33 Rings

Tallahassee's most famous native, grammy award winner T-Pain, released his new album Thr33 Rings on Tuesday. The album features more of his usual catchy beats, addictive lyrics, and collaborations with uber famous hip-hop artists.

 

The title and continuous circus imagery woven throughout the album represents the idea that the music industry is ...

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Florida State Football Player Myron Rolle Proves That Every Once In A While Jocks Can Be Smart

Florida State Football Player Myron Rolle Proves That Every Once In A While Jocks Can Be Smart

Florida State has somewhat of an anomaly on its hands… a football player that’s actually smart. And at FSU, not UF, no less!
 

Myron Rolle, one of the team’s top defensive players, may soon have to choose between NFL glory or academic advancement. Rolle, a 3.75 pre-med student, is a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship... you know, only the most ...

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CBS to Broadcast from FSU on Election Night

CBS to Broadcast from FSU on Election Night

As any FSU student has witnessed from the bombardment of each campaign's flyers and voter registration stands, our campus has been extremely involved in the 2008 election.

 

The big day is quickly approaching, so make sure you leave yourself plenty of time to vote and read up on the local issues as well. Now FSU and its politically active studen...

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Classes at FSU You Never Knew Existed

Classes at FSU You Never Knew Existed

It's that dreaded time of year again.. Registration.

 

There's nothing more irritating than waiting for you registration period to open only to find that the class you need to fulfill requirements for is full. Sometimes the problem is just that you want to put off graduating and enjoy the college life as long as possible. Often it's just that yo...

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Fox Sports Anchor and FSU Alum Danyelle Sargent Forgets Dead People Don't Talk

Fox Sports Anchor and FSU Alum Danyelle Sargent Forgets Dead People Don't Talk

Sometimes it’s hard remember stuff like whether someone is alive or not, at least if you’re Danyelle Sargent. Recently while interviewing new San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Singletary, Sargent said that she’d heard Singletary called his deceased mentor Bill Walsh to tell him about the promotion.


According to the San Jose Mercury News:

Dur...

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Top 10 Scary Movies Sure to Freak Out FSU Students

Top 10 Scary Movies Sure to Freak Out FSU Students

We're finally feeling the effects of a season change in Tallahassee. Along with the cooler weather October brings the opportune time to watch scary movies; a plus if accompanied by pumpkin carving and spiked apple cider. Scary movies can be cheesy and have poor special effects, but sometimes they're so bad that they're good.

 

Even if you're not...

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