Loading ...College life is undoubtedly a blast- attending fabulous parties, meeting cute boys, socializing with individuals from a variety of backgrounds, taking part in groups and activities, exploring your interests, your freedom, your individuality and breaking out on your own.
Oh, yeah, and the academic part – that’s why you’re technically there in the first place, right?
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Author Archives: Victoria W - Binghamton University
16 Tips for Academic Success
August 27, 2008 - 3:00 pm
Posted in reality, Back to School
Comments (0) Credit Cards: Avoid Debt Disaster
August 22, 2008 - 2:30 pm
Picture this: You’re thirty-five, and still paying for your Sophomore Spring Break to Cabo. It sounds crazy, but it’s a reality for many cash-strapped graduates who maxed out their cards during their college years. Most college students boast a wallet full of plastic, and will spend years paying off the balances.
College cards are often a […]
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Comments (2) The Bob Saget Roast: One Hot Mess
August 18, 2008 - 4:00 pm
What a miserable train wreck, composed of C-list talent, constantly creative combinations of four letter words, the overuse of prescription drugs, volumes of offensive mutterings and creepy Full House pedophilia jokes. Ah, but hell, it’s funny.It’s like a car wreck - you know you shouldn’t look, but you can’t help yourself. Comedy Central Roasts are […]
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Comments (7) G8 Summit: A Disappointing Disaster or Smashing Success?
July 10, 2008 - 1:30 pm
In a time when we are drowning in an ocean of environmental crisis, you would think our world leaders would be able to do a bit more than just give the issues lip-service.
The three-day G8 summit in Japan, with a record 22 nations participating, ended yesterday, with too much fluffy, evasive and idealistic talk and […]
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Comments (0) Happiness: On the Rise?
July 8, 2008 - 10:30 am
Happiness is on the rise! At least, those are the findings of a super-scientific research study released this week. The World Values Survey has been tracking happiness for 17 years in 52 countries and involving 350,000 people. The positive results are attributed to “societal shifts in recent decades: Low-income countries such as India and China […]
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Comments (0) Do Women Prefer Men with Stubble?
July 1, 2008 - 4:30 pm
Researchers in the UK have determined that women prefer men with facial stubble, whom they view as “tough, mature, aggressive, dominant and masculine - and as the best romantic partners, either for a fling or a long-term relationship”.
Research Psychologists at Northumbria University used computer technology to alter the photos of men’s faces to reflect […]
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Comments (8) My Love/Hate Relationship With The New Millenium
June 28, 2008 - 10:30 am
VH1’s “I Love the New Millennium” premiered this week. Much like its fabulously entertaining predecessors mocking the 80’s and 90’s (sorry, the 70’s one predates me), it doesn’t fail to deliver laughs and amusing sound bites. Although I think I Love the New Millennium might be jumping the gun time-wise (they are discussing things that […]
Posted in buzz, HaHa
Comments (3) The National Texting Championships- Coming to a Town Near Hell?
June 21, 2008 - 4:30 pm
In the tradition of the Thumb Wrestling Championships, the World Rock Paper Scissor Tournament and the National Beer Pong Tournament, we have another contender for the most insignificant and socially irrelevant pseudo-challenge. Ladies and gentlemen, step right up- it’s the National Texting Championships.
I love a fun-spirited competitive romp of cult cultural activities. I’m a […]
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Comments (0) 5 Reasons To Act Like a Guy
June 18, 2008 - 10:30 am
Guys are aggressive, goal-oriented and more confident than their female counterparts.
Sure, that was an extreme generalization and stereotype-enhancing statement, but there’s certainly some truth to it. As females, we’ve been spoon-fed the ideals that women need to be ladies, think about others first, be passive as to not offend anyone and be a ‘nice’ girl. […]
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