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I never thought that there would be a museum solely dedicated to menstruation, but apparently there was one  for many years. Unfortunately, the Museum of Menstruation, which was located in Maryland, closed down in 1999, but this article about it is hilarious.
Side note: a man ran the museum… go figure. 
Museum of Menstruation - article/ review
http://www.mum.org/ -Museum of Menstruation’s website
Apparently, […]

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It’s that time of year again. Students have begun to flock on McKeldin Mall in between classes to enjoy the beautiful weather, and today was no exception. Today was gorgeous and tomorrow will be gorgeous — 79 and sunny! Basically, I am beyond excited that spring is finally here.
Here are some pictures I took today […]

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The Newseum opened today in Washington D.C. and I wish I could tell you all how amazing it is, but I haven’t yet been myself. However, it looks like it is pretty awesome.
Exhibits include:

9/11 gallery (”This gallery explores the horrendous events of Sept. 11, 2001, and the extraordinary challenges that faced the journalists trying to report the […]

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 Ever since the Wall Street Journal reported on this earlier this week, this story has popped up everywhere! Anchor Katie Couric, 51, may leave her post as the face of CBS News as early as January 2009, according to the WSJ, having fulfilled not even half of her contract terms, which would keep her on air […]

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April 8, 2008 — A baby girl was born in India with four eyes, two noses and two mouths. She is being worshipped as the reincarnation of Durga-Ma, a Hindu goddess of valor who is traditionally depicted with three eyes and multiple arms. — According to CNN
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Baby Lali- Photo courtesy of The Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/)

 
The Hindu goddess […]

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As of 11 a.m. today:

The University of Maryland network on Facebook.com consisted of 44,878 members (We win!)
UNC Chapel Hill had 39,923 members
WVU had 34,796 members
Duke had 26,197 members in its network

Facebook began in 2004 and has obviously hit the college community hard. Take our school for example: Maryland has about 25,000 undergraduate students at any […]

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I was surfing the Internet this morning and saw all the obits on actor/activist Charleton Heston’s death and noticed something: Out of about 10 news Websites I checked, only one — the Washington Post — had Heston’s age correct. The article claims the actor is 83 years old, which is true as IMDB.com reports the […]

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If you haven’t heard it on the news or read it in magazines yet don’t worry, Oprah has your back. Today, Oprah interviewed Thomas Beatie, 34, who is married and recognized under Oregon state law as a male and is clinically 6 months pregnant. Right about now, light bulbs may flicker and you’ll say “But […]

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I should probably follow suit of the other lifestyles bloggers and introduce myself…
My name is Jess and I’m a sophomore journalism major. I’ve never wanted to be a reporter (so why be in the j-school, you might ask? Well, that is a question I ask myself a lot), but I absolutely love newspapers. I worked […]

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Oh Woody!! You always give me another reason to love you.
Woody Allen is reportedly suing the socks off ($10 million) of the clothing company American Apparel for using his image on their billboards and websites. According to Allen, he was never approached by the company for permission and even if they did it wouldn’t matter […]

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