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You’re a freshman. It’s late. You’ve spent the entire night partying in Matthews, drinking cheap booze. You kind of have a headache, but mostly you’re just really thirsty. But drink tap water? The horror! What you really need is a nice glass of Brita filtered water. A wedge of lemon would be great too, thanks...
Well you're in luck! As of this week, filtered water is now a reality for all freshmen. Get the whole story after the jump...
According to an email sent out the UC reps, Brita water filters have been installed in the kitchens of Apley, Canaday, Greenough, Holworthy, Matthews, Mower, Straus, Thayer, and Weld. There’s even one in the Wigglesworth laundry room, just in case you need to hand-wash your cashmere with unadulterated drinking water...
...There is a tendency to think that we are a very sophisticated modern society and disasters shouldn't be this inconvenient for those of us not directly impacted. The reality is no nation is that well immune to catastrophic disaster." - When asked about Floridians who complained that ice and water didn't immediately arrive on the scene following Hurricane Wilma, even though Fugate and his staff had successfully cut their response time in half (TIME, September...
Brazilian devotion to the Catholic Church has declined over the past several years. Whereas Brazil was once an almost entirely Catholic nation, only 74% of Brazilians today admit allegiance to Rome, with large numbers, especially the urban poor, having defected to Protestant Evangelical sects. Many more water down their Catholicism with dashes of African religions such as Candomble or spiritist beliefs such as Kardecism. Only recently has the decrease in Catholic affiliation seemingly leveled...