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In my blog, Vestis Academia (www.VestisAcademia.blogspot.com) I have shown how creative students and faculty can be with what they wear.
I’m so pleased to join the bloggers at the Diamondback online, because I have hopes to inspire more people to adorn themselves and feel how great that kind of expression can be.
Fashion doesn’t always have to […]

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This past Saturday night I attended the Echelon Fashion society’s Elite Affair cocktail party. While I thought it was a little ridiculous to pay to go to an event with no booze (despite the name cocktail party), I wasn’t in the mood for the usual bar scene. So I decided to try something new. Mistake.
Even […]

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People.com reports Jessica Simpson, 27, was hospitalized Friday due to a kidney infection. The singer/actress checked into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles Friday with a fever and has since been sent home, her rep tells People. No word on whether Jessica was accompanied by boyfriend/football star Tony Romo.

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All right, now that I got the GameFly fiasco out of my system, I figure that I’ll give an introduction.
My name is Alaina M. Dorsey and I am a freshman here. My major is Japanese and I plan to minor in Chinese. My career goal is to land a job in Video Game Development in […]

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Has anyone else made this connection? Hillary Clinton and Yzma (the villain from The Emperor’s New Groove) are one and the same.

… and my favorite example
Here are some quotes from The Emperor’s New Groove that totally relate to both Yzma and H.C.
Kuzco: This is Yzma, the emperor’s advisor. Living proof that dinosaurs once […]

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Look out Regis! Kathie Lee Gifford, former co-host for ABC’s morning talk show Live with Regis and Kelly (then Live with Regis and Kathie Lee) will return to televison on Monday, April 7 as co-host of the 10-11am ET hour of NBC’s Today show, according to TV Guide. Gifford will join Hoda Kotb for the […]

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Famous mom Katie Holmes is in negotiations to star in All My Sons on Broadway. If selected for the role, Mrs. Tom Cruise would be on stage six days a week for her first play since high school…Tennis star Andy Roddick, 25, got engaged to model Brooklyn Decker, 20, last Tuesday. No details on the […]

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So in case some of you weren’t already aware of this seemingly ingenious company, GameFly is a video game rental firm that ships out any game that you want for the simple fee of about $16 a month (this includes tax) or $22 a month if you decide to take out two games. There are […]

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And so it begins.
I would personally like to welcome all of you readers to the Diamondback’s Lifestyles Blog. My name is Dan and I will be your captain for this non-stop flight departing from College Park to the vast unknown realm of technology. During this journey we might encounter some turbulence, and maybe even a […]

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I figured it would be appropriate to dedicate my first entry to the innovative and sensationally popular music duo Gnarls Barkley, who just released their sophomore follow-up The Odd Couple to their 2006 debut smash Crazy. First of all, you simply cannot categorize Gnarls Barkley. Just as they can’t be labeled hip hop, […]

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