Lifestyles
Spike Lee talks college, race and filmmaking
“And that’s when it hit me, that I’m going to tell hopefully truthful stories about African American existence in this country,” Lee said. ...
Lifestyles
Shop at Aldi on all days
There are a couple of things you should be aware of before beginning your long and fruitful relationship with this supermarket Parthenon. First, it’s BYOB (as in bring your own bag). ...
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Should you hold the door? A precise equation
Let X be the number of feet that the student is away from the door. One foot away? What are you going to do, shove it in their face? You monster. ...
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Mary Chu is the mein reason to go to the marketplace
Chu — affectionately nicknamed by students as “Mein Bowl Mary” — moved to the United States in 2006 from Ningbo, a city on the eastern coast of China. ...
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Pick yourself up, and pick up a new hobby
There is a really vibrant model plane enthusiast community that you can get to know. ...
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Catch your campus cutie
Try winking at them in class, or in the dining hall or maybe pass them a cute note, middle school style. ...
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It's okay to be single
Donna and Tom from “Parks and Recreation” had the right idea when they created a whole holiday to “treat yo self.” ...
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Valentine's Day date ideas
Check out the Bundy Museum, a home that’s been transformed into a beautiful art gallery with low admission prices for students ...
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Michael Sharp: a man of comics, classics and crosswords
Though he teaches some of the most revered works of Western literature — “The Aeneid,” “Inferno” — he doesn’t put them “behind glass.” Everything should be subject to criticism. ...
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Wakie: an alarm clock that'll wake you up with a phone call
Instead of being woken up by an audio file from your phone, you’ll receive a phone call from someone around the world within five minutes of the desired time. ...