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Column: Lying about the sun
Nov 5, Opinions
While driving in town recently, Will Fernandez passed a billboard touting the benefits of "Vitamin D from the Sun and Tanning Beds." If the billboard was to be believed, using a tanning bed could help reduce the risk of breast cancer. This struck Fernandez as odd — most likely a manipulation of legitimate research on the benefits of Vitamin D. So he looked into the matter a bit further.
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Column: Less was more for 2009 Halloween costumes
Nov 5 – 10:21 am
When going to a store to find a Halloween costume this year, customers were immediately assaulted by outfits sporting names like "Pocohottie" and "Cottontail Cutie." These costumes were not just taking up shelf space, girls were flocking to buy them. Jenny Cooke has a few thoughts on why girls insist on encouraging frostbite on Halloween.
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Column: Lying about the sun
Nov 5 – 4:35 am
While driving in town recently, Will Fernandez passed a billboard touting the benefits of "Vitamin D from the Sun and Tanning Beds." If the billboard was to be believed, using a tanning bed could help reduce the risk of breast cancer. This struck Fernandez as odd — most likely a manipulation of legitimate research on the benefits of Vitamin D. So he looked into the matter a bit further.
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Column: The deadliest epidemic for teens
Oct 29 – 8:47 pm
While most students are afraid of contracting the swine flu, they forget the No. 1 killer of all teens: driving. Last week was National Teen Driver Safety Week, and Will Fernandez observed it by taking a look at the risks of driving. He came away with a new appreciation of what he and his peers should be concerned about when they get behind the wheel.
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Column: More magical than a holiday
Oct 27 – 11:34 pm
Halloween has caught Maritza Mestre by surprise this year. "This has never happened to me," she writes. "Usually I have put tons of thought into costumes and my plans for the night." So what happened? After a little thought, she realized it all had to do with the tunnel vision specific to senior year: college.
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Column: Superfreaking about "SuperFreakonomics"
Oct 26 – 10:12 pm
"Freakonomics," in case you happen to be unaware, is a medium-length infusion of quirky, "un-normal" microeconomics topics and more-than-merely-readable nonfiction writing. The sequel, "SuperFreakonomics," has been out for almost a week, and somehow Diana Liu hasn't gotten her hands on a copy yet. She'd better start trying.
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Column: Less was more for 2009 Halloween costumes
Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 10:21am
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