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Hands stolen off clock tower at Georgetown U.

Hands stolen off clock tower at Georgetown U.

The clock hands of Georgetown U’s famous Healy Tower are missing this morning and were not removed by the university, according to spokesperson Stacy Kerr.

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Column: The trenta experience

At about nine inches tall, four-and-a-half inches wide and with a holding capacity slightly larger than that of a human stomach, the “trenta”-sized coffee at Starbucks (henceforth called Trenta; it has earned the upper case) has a formidable presence, one with a sort of nervous and sinister energy. Something of that size cannot be denied.

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Student’s love for Japanese convenience stores goes viral

Becoming a Japanese pop icon was not what Noah Oskow, a U. Kansas senior from Minneapolis, Minn., expected when he decided to study abroad in Japan for two years.

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World’s tallest man stops growing

World’s tallest man stops growing

Professors at U. Virginia’s Medical Center have stopped the world’s tallest man from growing, according to press statement released Monday by the University’s Health System.

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Column: SXSW’s ‘Homeless Hotspots’ respectable

Ever consider using homeless people as mobile hotspots? Rethink possible.

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Babyccinos: Drink of choice for the average working toddler

Babyccinos: Drink of choice for the average working toddler

Move over Juicy Juice, there is a new kid-friendly drink in town. The babyccino, a pint-sized decaffinated coffee or steamed milk drink intended for toddlers and children, is the latest coffee craze to sweep upscale Brooklyn neighborhoods.

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Stephen Colbert mocks male birth control

Late night conservative satirist Stephen Colbert gave U. Kansas the finger last Wednesday evening, the wag of the finger that is.

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Rick Santorum landlord for several Penn State students

Penn State U. student Shannon Kane said she was “shocked” to find out who really owned her apartment.

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Study links urge to pee with impairment

Peter Snyder’s research showed that the painful need to urinate causes levels of cognitive deterioration on par with staying awake for 24 consecutive hours or having a blood alcohol content level of 0.05, just shy of the legal limit for driving.

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Strange state laws are obsolete, humorous

Strange state laws are obsolete, humorous

Growing up we were taught a number of rules. As children, we were told to look both ways before crossing the street.

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