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Style on the Street: NYC Edition

April 6, 2010
As part of an occasional series by the News, we confronted people with fashionable taste in clothing and asked them about their style. In this special edition, news correspondent Ruthanne Tarantino stopped Huskies on co-op in New York City for a one-on-one fashion interview.

Breaking down healthcare reform: points that matter

April 1, 2010

By Alexandra Siegel After raking in a House vote of 220 to 207, President Barack Obama finally signed his highly-anticipated healthcare bill into law on March 21. “Tonight, after nearly a hundred years of talk and frustration … the United States Congress finally...

Love and Things Like It: Breaking News– Girls Like Sex

April 1, 2010

By Janine Stafford, News Correspondent Attention gentlemen:  Women like – no – we love sex. We think about it. We talk about it. And we enjoy it shamelessly. And why shouldn’t we? Men always seem so surprised by the slightest mention of the act when they aren’t...

Runners for life

April 1, 2010
With the Boston Marathon and other events quickly approaching, several students have pledged to run in races for a cause – from the American Liver Foundation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, in locations as far away as San Diego.

Column: This One Time…A High School Throwback

March 31, 2010
High school was the laughter period. From seventh grade to senior year (high school for us in Puerto Rico), everything was funny. When my mom said no, when my mom said yes, when my friends fell down (too many times to count), even when I got a bad grade. All was hilarious and had laughing potential. I guess it’s normal and it happens to all of us. But for my friends and I, that laughter period came to a halt (for a few days) for a very important activity.

ChicGiraffe: Big-name brands at a bargain

March 25, 2010
Many businesses have been forced into bankruptcy in recent years, but 29-year-old Oksana Levin saw the ailing economy differently than most: Instead of closing doors, she saw it as an opportunity to open them.

Eat, Drink and Be Irish

March 17, 2010
Eating spots to check out on Saint Patty's.

Old School Soda: Pepsi introduces “throwbacks” with real sugar

March 17, 2010
Pepsi and Mountain Dew each recently released limited-edition “Throwback” sodas that are vintage inspired not only in their packaging, but in their ingredients: These drinks are made with natural sugar rather than high fructose corn syrup.

Oceanaire: seaside fair, classic spin

March 17, 2010
Boston’s fine dining scene is just that – fine dining. It’s extraordinary food, but at a price. And for the average college student on a tight dining budget, that often means avoiding such restaurants altogether.

Last Week’s Winner…

March 11, 2010
Having to do a walk of shame is embarrassing, having to do it the day after Halloween is even worse. Walking back the day after Halloween I still had my costume on, Mrs. Krueger. The costume consisted of a dress sweater that was incredibly short and had slits all through the stomach, a bowler hat, and 3 inch heels.

Love and Things Like It: Hunt for Happiness

March 11, 2010
It’s the first time I have been able to say that with conviction in quite some time, and I’m saying it in print so I don’t forget. So next time I think, with a melodramatic sigh, that things are crumbling around me, someone can point to this sentence and tell me to shut up.

Savvy with Science: Innovative teens extract answers at Boston’s Citywide Science Fair

March 11, 2010
Which brand of diaper has the best absorbency? What brand of condom has the most durable latex? Will Red Bull make a plant grow faster than water? The middle and high school students who presented their research in the Cabot Cage on Friday and Saturday for the 64th Annual Boston Public Schools Citywide Science Fair had the answers.