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Top designers, trends of fall Fashion Week

18 February 2008

Feb. 8 marked the conclusion of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, and, as always, it was a fabulous seven days. Some new and some unexpected names were in New York City’s Bryant Park to steal the show,

Author takes forensic mystery back in time

18 February 2008

The fall of 1888 introduced to the world an entirely new phenomenon: the celebrity killer. London newspapers were abuzz with latest developments in the hunt for “Jack the Ripper,” the mysterious serial killer whose story

Ways to serve while studying, traveling abroad

18 February 2008

Going abroad does not have to be the scholarly voyage that some people make it out to be. It does not have to be prestigious or costly, nor does not have to be a whole

Advice from study abroad veterans and professors to help you find and shape the right experience for you.

18 February 2008

Picture yourself zipping past the Coliseum on an old, beat-up Vespa, the sights and sounds of Rome passing you by on a sunny spring afternoon. Or imagine yourself basking in the glow of thousands of

Taking a trip and getting an education

18 February 2008

When it comes to studying abroad, it seems no one regrets the decision to go. And the experienced, like graphic arts and design professor Dan Dallmann, tend to say the “longer the program, the better.”

Not even a shadow of greatness

17 February 2008

The English mystery novel has one of the most august pedigrees of any literary genre, dating back to 19th-century greats such as Wilkie Collins and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A host of modern writers have

No perfect way to love on Valentine’s Day

13 February 2008

Valentine’s Day advice in a dating column can be as redundant as Halloween costume tips in a fashion column. Since I’m single, of course I’m told to send flowers to myself and stay overly optimistic

A student’s worst Valentine’s gift

13 February 2008

Valentine’s Day has been getting a bad rap lately, and for fairly logical reasons. Despite all it’s done for happily united lovers across the globe, many halves of the relationship feel slighted, frustrated and, quite

Comedian Mike Birbiglia hits Comedy Central

13 February 2008

“I was raised Catholic, I was an altar boy when I was a kid, and the answer is ‘no.’” Subtle, laid-back and self-deprecating is the humor of Mike Birbiglia, the 29-year-old comedian who performed on

‘Rewind’ is charming, sweet and wildly creative

11 February 2008

REVIEW – Michel Gondry has done it again. The ever-innovative Academy Award-winning writer and director, known for his masterful creativity and command of mise en scène, has filmed another gem of a movie, a heartfelt