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...even breaking the infamous Aleksey Vayner story. Where do you get all of your information?N: When you go to an Ivy you tend to have friends at the other Ivy schools. You sort of build up this network. Then it really feeds itself. You get a really good tip, you write a really good item, and then more people will become tipsters. 8.FM: How many tips do you usually receive?C: It’s usually a handful every day. The inbox is a pretty amazing wonderland of claims about students and professors. We sort of have to gauge...

Author: By Sharon Wang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with IvyGate | 11/8/2006 | See Source »

Phase two, the execution of the assumption, is when we really get to the heart of the matter. Now that the assumer has already ensured that you are, in fact, intelligent, she can proceed to more challenging positions. Tip off number two: nostalgic references to the tragedy of the stolen presidency, usually accompanied by “the sad eyes...

Author: By Vanessa J. Dube | Title: Hiding in the Conservative Closet | 11/8/2006 | See Source »

Phase three is the climax, when the assumer reveals her ultimate disgust for the President and his cohorts (a.k.a. conservatives). Tip offs during this final phase are almost unlimited and include references to the Patriot Act, Guantanamo Bay, Laura Bush, and library books...

Author: By Vanessa J. Dube | Title: Hiding in the Conservative Closet | 11/8/2006 | See Source »

Getting rid of these vermin would pave the way for democracy and free trade with the remaining non-terrorist people. We have a plan to do this and bring our boys home from Iraq, but I cannot tell you what it is. However I can give you an anonymous tip: General education is not included in this plan. The general education proposal is a direct obstacle in our righteous pathway. They call it “liberal arts” for a reason...

Author: By Sarah C. Mcketta | Title: Operation Gen Ed Freedom | 11/6/2006 | See Source »

Although the sentiment did not faze many (if any) people in the room, the agreement shocked me. What about the 43 states that currently have some sort of legislative ban on gay marriage? What about the key battleground states—including Tennessee and Virginia, whose Senate races can tip the balance of Congress—which will likely pass constitutional bans against gay marriage next week? What about Alabama, where 80 percent of voters chose to ban gay marriage through a constitutional amendment this summer...

Author: By Andrew D. Fine | Title: The 'Comfort' in Discomfort | 11/1/2006 | See Source »

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