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Hard to Swallow: A Smoothie Story

Daniel Eichberg  —  Aug 27, 2009

After a long and stressful day, there’s nothing like a sip of your favorite beverage to help soothe your soul. For freshman girls, no other premium malt beverage can match the delicate taste and subtle flavor of a bottle of Smirnoff Ice. Robert Pattinson, of Twilight fame, prefers to quaff a tall glass of AB positive. But for me, all other drinks taste like a mixture of antifreeze and turpentine when compared to the closest thing we mortals have to the ambrosia of the gods: a Peanut Butter Cup Smoothie from the Maté Factor Café.

Bright, Shining, Ass-Kicking Female Stars

Ariela Rutkin-Becker  —  Mar 31, 2009

Two weeks ago, The Times printed an article about the up-and-coming movement for single-sex education. In the particular situation highlighted, boys and girls attend the same school, but are separated by different classrooms. The article started by relating a couple anecdotal pieces which show the benefits of being able to “tailor to each group.” Michael Napolitano, the boys’ teacher, “speaks to his fifth-grade class […] like a basketball coach.” When teaching his students “how to be a man,” Mr. Napolitano explains, “If I get in the face of a girl, she would just cry […] the boys respond to it, they know it’s part of being a young man.”

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