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	The Legend Continues By Noni Wang April 6, 2012 - 12:37am There is a legendary spring called the Fountain of Youth that is suppose to restore the youth of anyone who drinks from it. This fountain has been mentioned in tales across the world for thousands of years. According to a recent study by Jeremy Warner and his team, plastic surgery seems to make people look about 8.9 years younger than their actual age. Their data came from 60 patients between the ages of 45 and 72 who had all undergone certain facial plastic surgeries. Then they asked 40 medical students to guess the age of those patients in pictures before and after surgery. The more surgeries done on patients (eyelid work, face, neck and forehead lifts), the younger people perceived them. READ MORE...
	An Education By Jasmine Lee March 22, 2012 - 9:30pm A little under a year ago, headlines were raging with news of a homeless woman in Connecticut who was arrested for providing a false address to send her six-year-old son to a school in a better district. 33-year-old Tanya McDowell used her babysitter’s address to enroll the child at an elementary school the Norwalk Public School system. Her aim? To give her son a quality education. “I want the best education possible,” she said. “All I wanted was the best for him.” But according to the state, McDowell essentially stole $15,000 worth of educational services. READ MORE...
	Loan Me One By Jasmine Lee March 22, 2012 - 9:30pm When I was applying to colleges, my parents encouraged me to make no hesitations. And while my guidance counselor had some reservations about my list of potential colleges (she essentially told me that I wouldn’t even make it into our best state school, the University of Virginia), my parents told me to ignore her discouragement and to apply to the best. There was no harm in trying right? When it was all said and done, I had applied to eight colleges, six of which were either private institutions or out of state universities. After visiting the schools and weighing the options (Should I go to school close to home or far away? Does this school have the majors I’m most interested in? READ MORE
	Loan Me One By Jasmine Lee March 22, 2012 - 9:30pm When I was applying to colleges, my parents encouraged me to make no hesitations. And while my guidance counselor had some reservations about my list of potential colleges (she essentially told me that I wouldn’t even make it into our best state school, the University of Virginia), my parents told me to ignore her discouragement and to apply to the best. There was no harm in trying right? When it was all said and done, I had applied to eight colleges, six of which were either private institutions or out of state universities. After visiting the schools and weighing the options (Should I go to school close to home or far away? Does this school have the majors I’m most interested in? READ MORE
	Where are the Women? By Christina Davis March 16, 2012 - 10:44am As the race for the Republican Presidential nominee intensifies, so too do the candidates’ stances on the key issues associated with the presidency. Most recently and notably has been the loud opposition to President Obama’s new health care policy that would require employers to offer insurance coverage that would include the cost of birth control. Met not only with opposition from the potential candidates, but also from the Catholic church, President Obama has promised to work out a compromise to please both parties. But something, or rather, someone, seems to have been lost in the shuffle: women. READ MORE
	Thinspiration? By Jasmine Lee March 9, 2012 - 9:03pm Two weeks ago, popular social blogging site Tumblr introduced a new policy designed to combat the growing number of blogs promoting self-harm. The plan will use two strategies. First, along with existing policies against spam and identity theft, the company will now be monitoring pages that “glorify or promote anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders; self-mutilation; or suicide.” Second, Tumblr will begin to show public-service-announcement-esque in search results for keywords related to self-harm. READ MORE
	Thinspiration? By Jasmine Lee March 9, 2012 - 8:49pm Two weeks ago, popular social blogging site Tumblr introduced a new policy designed to combat the growing number of blogs promoting self-harm. The plan will use two strategies. First, along with existing policies against spam and identity theft, the company will now be monitoring pages that “glorify or promote anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders; self-mutilation; or suicide.” Second, Tumblr will begin to show public-service-announcement-esque in search results for keywords related to self-harm. READ MORE
	Big Name, Big Solution-- Maybe Not. By Jasmine Lee March 9, 2012 - 8:42pm Every few months or so, a celebrity reveals that he or she has struggled or is currently struggling with an eating disorder. Princess Diana, actress Jessica Alba, and musician Elton John are all part of this group. Sometimes it comes as a surprise, sometimes the public was anticipating the news, but what these revelations have in common is that these popular figures tell their stories and send a message to both their adoring fans and their intense haters. Celebrities are commended for their honesty, their bravery, and often portrayed an example for the public of how to seek help. READ MORE
	Thinspiration? By Jasmine Lee March 9, 2012 - 8:40pm Two weeks ago, popular social blogging site Tumblr introduced a new policy designed to combat the growing number of blogs promoting self-harm. The plan will use two strategies. First, along with existing policies against spam and identity theft, the company will now be monitoring pages that “glorify or promote anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders; self-mutilation; or suicide.” Second, Tumblr will begin to show public-service-announcement-esque in search results for keywords related to self-harm. READ MORE
	A Celebration of Opulence By Christina Davis March 4, 2012 - 11:19pm Oscar Night 2012, like every Oscar night before it, was a night of opulent, yet excessive, splendor. In the midst of a recession and a nationwide protest against the wealthy elite, it undoubtedly appeared to some to be in poor taste. Granted, the money spent to create the wonderful Art Deco stage décor could have been funneled into a variety of causes, but I chose to ignore these glaringly obvious indiscretions and enviously enjoy the evening of affirmations, and, most importantly, style. READ MORE