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Smoking ban a great step

            Picture yourself walking across campus on the way to class, trying to enjoy the clear air and bright sunshine—that is until you get stuck behind a smoker. Then you choke on the air, trying to avoid breathing in the … Continue reading

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Giuliani and his moderate views

            Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, is one of the candidates vying for the Republican Party nomination for the 2008 election. There has been much discussion already in the race about how sincere Giuliani is when it … Continue reading

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Edie Carey concert review

It’s the third and final week of the reviews and this week it’s time for our concert review. Once again I’ll be giving you the girl’s view and Brad will give you the guy’s view. Here is where you can … Continue reading

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Restaurant Review

Week two of the three-part reviews is here and it’s time for the girl’s/guy’s restaurant review. The restaurant we visited was Grazie’s Italian Grill. Here is where you can find Brad’s column: http://www.areavoices.com/sportsguy2             Going to a restaurant of Grazie’s … Continue reading

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Movie Review

Finally the week has arrived for the first part of Brad Jones’ and my reviews. I’ll be giving the girl’s view and he’ll give the guy’s. This week is our review of the film “Music and Lyrics”. In “Music and … Continue reading

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Binge drinking is big with college students

            The recent buzz in the news has been about college students and binge drinking. The stories made me roll my eyes. I do realize that binge drinking is a big issue. The news stories are right. Binge drinking does … Continue reading

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HPV and Gardisil Revisited

            The human papillomavirus (HPV) has about 100 different strains, some of which cause cervical cancer. The four strains that seem to be the ones linked to cervical cancer are strains 6, 11, 16 and 18. The two strains that … Continue reading

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Hope for Cervical Cancer

Cancer. One of the scariest words in the English language. Cervical cancer. Two of the scariest words. For women, cervical cancer is a huge concern as it is now the second most common cancer in women worldwide, according to the … Continue reading

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Even death can’t keep Smith out of headlines

After the amount of time Anna Nicole Smith has spent in the tabloids and in the news it would practically be a miracle for an American citizen to not know all about her. For anyone who somehow doesn’t know, Smith … Continue reading

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Nonprescription diet pill worrisome

The Food and Drug Administration approved the first nonprescription diet pill Wednesday. The new pill will be called “alli” and is a reduced strength version of orlistat, which is the prescription version weight-loss pill. Orlistat blocks the absorption of fat … Continue reading

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