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Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Ahoy, recent graaaaduates! In the name of Edward Teach, Captain Jack Sparrow, and those blokes who lived in a cave in Goonies, today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Find out how...

By Christopher Schonberger on 9/19/08

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Election Essentials: No Punditry Intended

While it's fun to watch blowhards like Bill O’Reilly and Keith Olbermann when you’re drying off on the couch completely naked (though you might look a bit suspicious if your roommate walks in), TV is not really a time-efficient way to consume political punditry....

By Christopher Schonberger on 9/19/08

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Don't Bogart My Lunch, Man

Genius invention of the week: zip lock lunch bags that look like they’re covered in mold so that no kitchen scavengers will want to steal your food. As long as the faux-fungi doesn’t put you off eating...

By Joan Mitchell on 9/17/08

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Welcome to Gradspot!

Labor Day Weekend is finally here, and if you're a member of the Class of 2008, you may notice a subconscious twinge of terror induced by the word "labor." No, not because of what you did nine months ago around New Year's (hopefully), but because you're probably beginning to wonder how much longer you can chill at Chez Mom and Dad sans a job....

By Gradspot Dot Com on 7/28/08

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On Adderall

As many of you probably know, getting adderall on college campuses is easy. You just buy it from students with prescriptions for five bucks a pill. In my case, I got my own prescription from the school psychiatrist, at U. Chicago’s ...

By on 4/08/08

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On Tipping and Adriana Lima

Holler! I’m a graduate student at the University of Chicago, studying philosophy. I take mad walks. Especially now that the weather...

By on 3/24/08

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Ice Cream for Dinner, and Other Small Tips for Saving Big Money

Graduation from my Masters program is near. No permanent job is in sight. Money-saving schemes loom to the fore of my awareness. Fortunately, I am a rat! “Resourceful”, “scavenger”, “survival”—no, “danger”—is my middle name. Here are some money-saving tips...

By on 5/23/08

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I Tried Waterboarding

My budz Ethan and Kristin and I were wandering around bored a few weekends ago and decided to see what waterboarding was like. That might sound like a pretty weird thing to do, but bear with me...

By on 6/30/08

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