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...radio operators have been around since the beginning of radio; in fact, amateur radio enthusiasts were the first people to pick up the Titanic’s distress signals in 1912. Since the 1960s, some real fanatics have gotten even more serious about broadcasting and formed pirate stations that operate outside the Federal Communication Commission’s jurisdiction...
...been in a mixed marriage for a decade and a half now and gotten used to the stares and nudges. I've even developed a couple of airy responses to the inevitable comments that arise from co-workers and friends along the lines of "Um, your husband is so hot..." Sometimes I go with "Oh, that's not my husband--that's my twin brother," and other times a dismissive "Yeah, but back in Australia I'm considered a great beauty. It's Nicole Kidman who's the hag." Each time, it hurts just a little less...
...Joel Brind, a professor at Baruch College, has published studies that do report a link between breast cancer and abortion. “I see no reason why [Michels’] study would change my opinion that having an abortion increases the risk about 30 percent over not having gotten pregnant in the first place,” Brind told The New York Times. Michels is currently working on another study focusing on women in the Canadian province of Manitoba. She said she chose Manitoba because all induced abortions are included in patients’ medical records, meaning she does...
Tensions ran high when Ben “Bennie Els” Lobardo, a Northeastern student, faced crowd-favorite Finkton. “Bennie Els” rapped that Finkton belonged on the basketball court. Finkton quickly responded, saying he had gotten his “[rhymes] from education” and didn’t need racist jokes to trounce his competitor. Oh snap...
...much has changed about Dylan P. Reese ’07 since he was named one of the “15 Hottest” his freshman year. In fact, Reese has only gotten hotter as he’s gotten older. Still, he has revised his definition of class from “running around in a khaki suit wasted” to “always doing the right thing.” He also points to his roommate Justin E. Tobe ’07 as his current model of hotness. As for next year, Reese plans...