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 A new study at the University of Wisconsin – Madison has proven that guilt is the best way to combat gluttony.

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Must-Read Not News Stories From FARK

Drew Curtis' FARK.com is a hot news source for college students, and we here at OTR visit the site religiously. Here are five of today's best "not news" stories.

Study Shows Beer Can't Get You Drunk

In his study, Dr. Leon Greenberg, professor of physiology at Yale, claims it's impossible for a person to drink enough beer to get drunk. Wait -- what?! Did he only study fat men with abnormally high alcohol tolerance?

Latest comment by Anonymous: It is true you cant get drunk with beer, I can solve triple integrals after drinking 10 beers
Recovering From a Breakup is Not Hard

Recently dumped by your college sweetheart? Chances are you'll get over it much faster than you think.

Men Prefer Drinking Over Airing Emotions
A new study out of the Yale University School of Medicine has found that men are more likely to seek comfort from alcohol than women when they’re upset.

Why am I not surprised?

As part of the study, Yale researchers took 54 social drinkers (27 men, 27 women) and subjected them to ... MORE »
The Little Things: Pass Your Test and Get Some
Several things are overlooked, but could be the difference between you passing and failing your exams. So listen up:

1. Last-minute extra credit options... the right way.
Here's what everyone else does in a last-ditch effort to save their grade: "Dear ___, I was just wondering... MORE »
Studying is for pimps (and hot chicks)!
The coveted private rooms... better reserve one, or you're out of luck!
UGA students studying for finals (SLC)

During finals, you'll still find students cramming the Student Learning Center, more commonly known as the SLC. Students fight for private study rooms and oftentimes stay the whole night, order food, and write interesting messages on the windows.
Latest comment by Anonymous: w00t
Top Five: Studying Off Campus
Get out of your dorm. You're not getting anything done there.

Here's the top five places to study within reasonable walking distance from campus:

1. The Public Library (kind of a hike... it's west on Broadway)
Have you been in reading room upstairs? It looks out over Columbia (whoa!). Serious... MORE »
Mizzou Prof Braves Hippie Criticism
The world is getting hotter, we're all going to die, yadda yadda... we've been hearing it for years now.

Combating that humans are to blame for it all are about four people in the entire universe - one being our very own Professor Tony Lupo, professor at the School of Atmospheric Scienc... MORE »
No-Shit-Sherlock MU Study Rocks Health Community
Wait, what? Taking the stairs is better for you than riding your fat ass up the elevator?? No way!!!

Well, it must be true. Because MU published it in a recent study - another brainiac find that will likely put MU on the map as the go-to for obvious shit.

"After 14 days of r... MORE »
Latest comment by Anonymous: Is this what research money is being used on, useless obvious studies?? Please tell me this is only a fraction.
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