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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by Isia Jasiewicz // Princeton University with Kiki Von Glinow // New York University and Adrienne Jeffries // William & Mary College College admissions officers have an estrogen problem. No, we’re not talking about them battling hot flashes or mood...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
A 1957 Newsweek cover story looked at the trend of—gasp—ladies on college campuses! But fear not; these beauties manage to stay fetching and marriage-oriented, even with all that fancy college learnin’. Here’s Newsweek’s take on two of them: Nanci Browning...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by Olivia Scott // Georgetown University They are the Cameron Crazies, camping out on a tiny lawn for three months for a ticket to a single Duke-UNC game or the blindingly bright Orange Krush at the University of Illinois or the 4,000-strong Izzone at...
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Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
by Tina Peng // Northwestern University College mascots hold a sacred place in undergrads’ hearts. Duke has its leering Blue Devil and UCLA its burly Bruin, while some make due with less intimidating sideline cheerers: Syracuse has Otto the Orange—literally...
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Dec 19, 2007 08:38 PM
by Ashley Aiken // Linfield College I never thought my mom and Pamela Anderson could have something in common. And then, when I was ten, my mom got her boob job. It was 1994, and plastic surgery was still a fairly hush-hush topic, especially in my suburban...
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Dec 19, 2007 06:37 PM
by Adam Eaglin // Duke University Dorell Smallwood is applying to college. He would shine in any Ivy League interview. Just listen to him talk. Like a sage philosophy professor, he forms his words slowly and thoughtfully; he quotes Plato and Thomas Dewey...
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Dec 19, 2007 06:26 PM
by Ben Eisen // Cornell University Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Nelson Mandela all wrote their treatises on social reform at the same period in their lives—while in jail. The same goes for Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf and Ezra Pound’s The Cantos. Most...
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Dec 19, 2007 04:53 PM
by Adrianne Jeffries // William & Mary College The Internet is all about convenience, and convenience is a college student’s best friend. Forget trekking to the library—just use Google or Wikipedia. Putting in the effort to actually call a friend?...
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Dec 19, 2007 03:31 PM
by Daniela Bloch // Northwestern University I always knew I would get a nose job. Having spent my childhood years trying to tune out my family’s familiar phrases—“we’ll wait until it’s done growing” or “you could be the next Diane Sawyer”—it was finally...
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Sep 12, 2007 09:48 PM
by Rebecca Kaden // Harvard University Harrison Keevil was supposed to be an investment banker. He studied foreign affairs at the University of Virginia, and after graduation set off for London to intern for Parliament. A year later he returned to New...
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Sep 12, 2007 09:13 PM
Salmon Cooked in Red Moon Tea with Wax Beans, Cucumber Relish and Kafir Lime Sauce Sanctuary Tea Restaurant chef Kevin Stanton shares one of his signature recipes. I ngredients Two 4 oz. Portions of Salmon 3 oz. Blanched Wax Beans 3 oz. Diced Cucumber...
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Sep 11, 2007 09:45 PM
by Dan Haley // Columbia University Nick had all the makings of your classic idealistic humanities major: a degree in history and dreams of becoming a musician. As an undergrad at Columbia University he hung out in the dorm listening to Bob Marley and...
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Sep 11, 2007 09:39 PM
Pope Benedict XVI After a visit from the Archbishop of Munich, the young Joseph Ratzinger found himself in awe of church leaders’ ceremonial robes. At age 15, he announced his desire to become a bishop to his family. A foresighted cousin added, “And why...
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Sep 11, 2007 03:36 PM
by Taylor Barnes and Daniel Stone // Brown University and University of California at Davis additional reporting by Isia Jasiewicz // Princeton University When Justin Cannon moved into the dorms at Earlham College in Richmond, Ind., his new friends started...
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