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Penn Stuff to be Thankful For

Penn Stuff to be Thankful For

You know how some families go around the table at Thanksgiving dinner and everyone is supposed to say what they’re thankful for? Though that’s a lovely tradition, it’s harder than it looks to think of something original to say – especially when you’re put on the spot just as you’re chewing a hunk of turkey smothered in cranberry sauce.

So, yes...

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How to Drink Your Way through Wisconsin

How to Drink Your Way through Wisconsin

Though finding something good to drink in Madison is as likely as finding a Coastie in Uggs, the best advice for drinking your way through this city is to find the drink deals that so many bars are offering. In Madison, every night is a going out night, whether it is the start of the weekend or that miserable Monday. The motto for drinking in Ma...

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Want to Lose Weight? Get Out Your Camera

Want to Lose Weight? Get Out Your Camera

Food diaries are nothing new. You eat meals and write down in a little notebook everything you ate and all the calories and carbs and morsels of saturated fat you consumed. And while those have been proven to be effective, a new study at UW-Madison has shown an even more promising way of food journaling: pictures.


The study of 43 dieters asked...

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Phelps Eats A Lot, Earns America's Love

Phelps Eats A Lot, Earns America's Love

The heroic background stories of our favorite Olympic athletes are all well and good, but what does the public really want to know?

What in the world do those super-human sport machines eat?
 

Thankfully, CNN answers our most burning question with an overview of Olympic star diets:
 

“If carb-loading were an Olympic competition, U.S. swimmer...

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Top 5 Sandwiches To Avoid During Finals

Top 5 Sandwiches To Avoid During Finals
Finals.

Ack, I hate them. We all do. They make us bitter, and they make us eat gross amounts of food at insane hours in the night. Here are three college student-made concoctions that you want to stay far, far away from if you want to live to see graduation.


1. The Big MacChicken



Yes, you read that correctly—the Big MacChicken. The Big M

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Public Service Announcement: Free Cone Day!

Public Service Announcement: Free Cone Day!
It may be raining, but that's no reason to turn down free ice cream! It's Ben & Jerry's Annual Free Cone Day. There are B&Js at Harvard Square and Newbury Street, if you're not sure where to go. Take a study break (or a break from playing GTAIV) and go indulge!