Published September 21, 2012
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QUOTE

“Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.”

-Ernest Hemingway


WORD OF THE WEEK

Garrulous adj. -Excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters.

“The host was so garrulous at the party that even his girlfriend wanted to leave.”

Definition taken from http://reference.com.


OVERSEEN AND OVERHEARD

“I wish I had boobs so I would have somewhere to put my phone!”

-Male Student in Baker Hall


COMIC

Maggie Neilsen

REPORTER RECOMMENDS

mint.com

As young adults stepping into the world of being responsible and having our own cell phone bill, us college kids have a lot to keep track of. Mint.com makes it “easy to understand what’s going on with your money.” By signing up for a (free) account, you get access to personalized budgets and goals, easy-to-read graphs, and an overall breakdown of how you use your money from month to month. If that’s not enough, they have an app that makes it even easier. With low balance and over spending alerts, Mint.com can help you budget your money more effectively. If you want to save up for some textbooks or a mini-fridge for your dorm room, Mint.com is a great way to get started.


STREAM OF FACTS

In 1873 Colgate began to PRODUCE a type of toothpaste that was available in a jar.

The human body will PRODUCE anywhere from ONE to three pints of saliva every 24 hours.

According to Physics Central, a non- profit science publication, if you yelled for the next eight years, seven months and six days, you would produce enough sound energy to heat ONE cup of COFFEE.

When COFFEE is decaffeinated, ABOUT two to six percent of the caffeine remains.

According to Discover Magazine, ABOUT one out of every two million PEOPLE will die falling out of bed each year.

Most PEOPLE lose between 50 to 100 hairs each day.

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