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Tips to Prosper in DC

LGS Scholar: Intern & Travel Friday November 06, 2009 | By Emmanuel Hector

  Bonjour, Since I've been in Washington, DC, I've learned a few things (sometimes the hard way) and also had the opportunity to implement a few behaviors I already knew. Check out my list thus far. 1. Never have a sweaty/wet hand. No matter... Read more

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Barbers of Seville and Siberia

Garnered Thoughts Friday November 06, 2009 | By Dean Garner

A slim but real connection--in the past few days I saw The Barber of Seville at the Metropolitan Opera and watched--long overdue--Nikita Mikhalkov's lovely film The Barber of Siberia . Both provided huge pleasure. I had seen the Met production before.... Read more

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New York State Expands Bottle Bill

Green Living Friday November 06, 2009 | By Molly Mann

This past Saturday, October 31, 2009, New York State expanded its "Bottle Bill," the five cent beverage container deposit law, to include water bottles. Starting from that date, all water containers below a gallon in size sold in the state now carry... Read more

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Sausage and Egg Breakfast Quesadilla

Student Kitchen Thursday November 05, 2009 | By Jennifer Derri

I am from the Cheesehead-land. Yes, the great country of Wisconsin. Naturally, then, I take to the Mexican variety of the cheese sandwich, the quesadilla! For brunch last Sunday, my husband and I enjoyed this personally invented breakfast version! ... Read more

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Respect intellectual property

Geek Speak Thursday November 05, 2009 | By Kees

Music, movies, games and whatever else you can think of is copyrighted by the author of the work. Unfortunately, that means that downloading materials for which you have not paid may be illegal and a violation of the Adelphi Code of Conduct. The university... Read more

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The Lazarus Project

Garnered Thoughts Thursday November 05, 2009 | By Dean Garner

Tonight I will have dinner and a book discussion with several students from Adelphi University's Honors College. Our novel: Aleksandar Hemon's The Lazarus Project .  Hemon won a "genius grant" from the MacArthur Foundation in 2004, and he... Read more

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