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Kenyan College Grad Paul Newman Dies, Leaves Legacy of Movies, Philanthropy and Salad Dressings

Kenyan College Grad Paul Newman Dies, Leaves Legacy of Movies, Philanthropy and Salad Dressings

On this, the eve of Rosh Hashana (the Jewish New Year), it seems fitting to pay tribute to Paul Newman. While only Jewish on his father’s side, the famous actor considered himself Jewish because “it’s more challenging.”
 

The legend, who died of cancer Friday at the age of 83, did a little of everything during his life, be it education, acting o...

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Adventures in Drunken Liveblogging!

Adventures in Drunken Liveblogging!

IvyGate's Maureen O'Connor writes,

"Members of the class of 2012 will be disgusted to hear that - surprise! - beer is a rather popular beverage at college. With every school comes a small array of depraved beer-chugging traditions. At Princeton, we use the name of a guy whose son died from substance abuse as shorthand for a substance-abusing ho...

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