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Cuneo: Tales from Castle Court

Castle Court is where people go to party. Short people, round people, tall people and perhaps even turquoise people end up at the castle — that doesn’t look anything like a castle — before and after...

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Homan: How to make spring runway styles into everyday looks

It’s time to switch out your wardrobe. Despite the unfortunate lapse back into winter, the weather should finally be warming up in the next few weeks, which means you can break out all the trends from...

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Weiser-Schlesinger: Music reviews set precedent for the industry and listeners

I’ve always looked at music reviews as a way to determine what new albums and songs are worth my time. I like keeping up with what’s the latest and greatest in music, but listening to everything and...

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Moran: Giant pillow fight brings people of all cultures together

This past weekend I participated in a pillow fight in a park with more than 200 strangers. It was, without a doubt, the weirdest thing I’ve ever done. April 2 marked International Pillow Fight Day. In...

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Ong: Porn is not proper source of sexual education

I was fairly young when I proudly announced to my mother my “extensive” knowledge of an almost taboo subject. I puffed out my chest, stood on the sofa so I could reach her ear and leaned forward as...

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Rockett: Good nutrition requires a balance of carbohydrates

Let’s be clear. Carbohydrates are not bad for you, and eliminating them from your diet or severely restricting them isn’t the key to weight loss. In fact, carbohydrates nourish us more than any other...

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Murthy: Top 10 ways to stay healthy

Cough once if you’ve woken up looking like a panda after getting a solid hour of sleep in the last few days. Cough two times if you’ve slathered dollops of cheese onto a cracker in the last week and...

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Stevens: Yahoo! streaming baseball games and Twitter streaming NFL games...

“Sports are keeping television as we know it alive.” This is a popular thing to say in today’s streaming world, and it is probably true. No TV show pulls ratings in like a sports game, especially NFL...

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Palmer: Technology improvements take away some of the most endearing parts of...

I pushed the clutch in and turned the key waiting for that familiar start-up sound. The deep tone of the exhaust filled my eardrums, and the smell of a cold start wafted into my nostrils. Accelerating...

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McCourt: I am that guy who rides his bike everywhere

I have a confession to make. It may have snowed, but with the sun shining and the birds singing, it’s springtime here in Syracuse. And with these sweet, precious moments of sun, a dormant creature...

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Cuneo: The story behind the birth of the ‘Crying Jordan’ meme

The Crying Jordan meme has become, in the words of broadcaster and part-time minor league umpire Jim Nantz, “a tradition unlike any other.” But like all traditions, there is a story of how it became...

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Homan: New creative direction at Saint Laurent reflects industry trends

Ain’t Laurent without Slimane? Hedi Slimane, creative director of Saint Laurent, is exiting his four-year tenure at the brand and being replaced by Anthony Vaccarello, according to an April 4 press...

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Riley: The Lumineer’s latest album is fantastic

Four years ago I was 16 years old, a budding punk in a small town. There would be other incarnations of me as I grew up — a tomboy, a hippie, a hipster — before I finally settled into my own skin and...

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Weiser-Schlesinger: Electronic Dance Music is dying

A lot of the time, the downturn of a popular trend isn’t best recognized by news, statistics or charts. Sometimes though, it’s easy enough to tell from gut feeling. And I have the feeling that EDM, as...

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Moran: News coverage takes alternative perspectives in different parts of the...

When I’m in the States I follow the news, especially political news, pretty closely. Thanks to the internet I haven’t had much trouble continuing that practice while I’m here in Hong Kong. The...

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Ong: Soda should be substituted with carbonated water

Every day after elementary school, my friends and I would visit the local deli and walk straight to the back where the carbonated drinks were held. We would gaze up at the refrigerator in awe. Bright...

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Rockett: Three steps to achieving an overall healthier diet

Nutrition columnist Khija Rockett explains by adding more Omega-3 and antioxidants to your diet while using the glycemic index is a great start to reducing sugar, fat and carb intake. Continue reading →

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Murthy: Top 10 ways to write a better essay

Students are downing the last few weeks of the semester. But now that our favorite track “Blue Skies” ft. Blazing Sun has been released, we can come out of hibernation and look exquisite in our summer...

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Stevens: Ken Burns’ documentaries continue to stun audiences

Being prolific is essential in television — you must keep making content or people will forget about you. Some people can master this and create something new and exciting and quickly turn around into...

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McCourt: 20 excellent reasons why students should vote in the primary

This Tuesday the 19th is the New York state primary, and your vote is as needed as much as the hug my dad never gave me. I’m urging you to skedaddle on down to your polling place and make your voice...

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