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  • Cord-o-scopes: June 24, 2009

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    Cancer (June 21 to July 22): You will be thrilled to find that your new roommate is caring, neat, funny and shares all of the same interests as you. However, this will all be counteracted by their penchant for loud masturbation. Leo (July 23 to Aug. 22): A change in scenery will allow you the…

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  • Tips for surviving summer school

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    So, youโ€™re taking summer classes. Well into their third week now, these courses make May feel just like September or January. Except it isnโ€™t just like September or January. Because while youโ€™re inside learning econometrics or reading 13th century English literature, everyone else is outside frolicking in shorts and shades. Itโ€™s summer, and courses or…

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  • May 20, 2009

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    Dear Life: How come we didnโ€™t get a single snow day this year? Winter is cold and miserable and the only good thing about all the crappy weather is that sometimes we donโ€™t have to go to school. Except you dropped the ball this year and planned all the good snow storms on weekends. You…

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  • Goodbye, Silver Spur

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    It is with great sadness that we announce the tragic passing of the Silver Spur in its 13th year on May 4, 2009. After a long and hard-fought battle, the Silver Spur โ€“ or the Spur as it was known by friends โ€“ home of โ€œSpursdaysโ€, finally earned a well-deserved rest after it was sold…

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  • Cord-o-scopes: May 20, 2009

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    Gemini (May 21 to June 20): Youโ€™ve recently been feeling the need to start thinking about your future. Work, travel and graduate school are all at the back of your mind. Thereโ€™s no point in these things, because the world is going to end in 2012. No, really, itโ€™s true; the Internet says so. Cancer…

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