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Aries (March 21-April 19) - For your economics project, you decide to compare the costs of having a girlfriend or just hiring a maid.Taurus (April 20-May 20) - A picture is worth a thousand words. If it's a portrait of you, however, none of them will be complimentary.Gemini (May 21-June 21) - A girl in […]

When I was five, I dressed up as Raggedy Ann for Halloween. The following year I was Angelina Ballerina. The next year, as creative as I was, I decided to be a pumpkin. A few years later, I was a sorceress - not a witch, a sorceress. Since Halloween is at the end of October […]

A glimpse of senior Daniel Cochran's tenure at UR will open the door to UR's religious community. In addition to being a member of the Religious Studies and Theology Honors Society and the Classics Honors Society, Cochran has made comparative religion the focus of his academic career at UR. Majoring in religion, Cochran is in […]

You need to gain about 10, maybe 15 pounds. You'll be a lot healthier and look better. Your self-esteem will get a boost, not to mention, ahem, your sex life. It's an all-around good deal, obtainable with a few hours in the gym each week. Don't worry, I'm scratching my head right along with you. […]

These past weeks I have found myself in an emotional crisis. My grades have been slipping and, though I am generally not the political type, I am growing increasingly worried about the upcoming election, seeing no viable candidate to get behind. I would like to believe these troubles are the result of a poor work […]

I'm a pretty big fan of coffee - any caffeine really, but coffee easily surpasses soda and battery-acid-flavored energy drinks as my drink of choice. And after nearly four years of Java City and waiting in a never-ending line for a mediocre cup of Starbucks, I've become sick of campus options. So discovering Boulder Coffee […]

Last Wednesday, from 1 to 4 p.m., the Career Center hosted the Fall Career and Internship Day in the May Room of Wilson Commons. As a sophomore without a declared major, but who is interested in psychology and Spanish, I wasn't sure how beneficial the event would be for me, but I figured I'd see […]

We're back! In living color! Welcome back everyone to another Life, Love... Sport (World Series Clash Edition). This week, everything revolves around the Sox. From their epic rally from a 3-1 series deficit, to their match-up with the Colorado Rockies and everything in between, the LLS will be full of Red Sox cheer today. And […]

Oprah Winfrey's billion-dollar industry is not just an industry based on show business, but also one that has become spiritual. Assistant Professor of American Studies and Religious Studies at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. Kathryn Lofton dissected Winfrey's philanthropic empire during her lecture yesterday entitled "Missionary Envy: Oprah Winfrey and the Exported Makeover." Lofton regards […]

Over 2,700 students, faculty and staff voted online to decide the University's new mascot earlier this month. The issue was introduced to the public in a Town Hall Meeting held by the Communications Staff last month, at which students narrowed the possible Yellowjackets down to nine over three rounds of elimination. The voting then went […]