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Guinea Pig Blog: Spanish Conversation at Changing Hands

by Colin Lecher Blogs

After a series of confusing Spanish class-related incidents (”No Ma’am, I’m sorry but I don’t know where the biblioteca is”) left me wondering about my abilities as a speaker, I decided it was time for some extra help.
Following one particularly puzzling incident where my teacher asked students to raise their hands one by one to [...]

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Guinea Pig Blog: Catching up on LOST

by Zach Fowle Blogs
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There have been 104 regular episodes of Lost, each 43 mins long. If I start at from episode 1, it will take me 74 hrs to catch up. Doable?
I think so.
Every wondered what it would be like to spend a full 24-hours in the Hayden Library? Love to think you could live without Facebook or Twitter [...]

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Guinea Pig Blog: Speed dating

by Nicole Ethier Blogs
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When I picture speed dating, I picture lonely people in their late 30s to early 40s, who can’t get a date, bumbling in conversation and hoping someone out of this random group of strangers is “the one.” (Disclaimer: This shouldn’t be taken offensively if you for some reason identify with that category. Peace and Love, [...]

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Life on a Budget: Dollar Menu Showdown

by Nicole Ethier Blogs
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Arby’s was the latest in fast food restaurants to add the oh-so-wonderful value menu (aka dollar menu) to it’s entourage agglomeration of fast-food goodness.
The dollar menu has been around in some form or another for quite some time. After all, fast food restaurants started with menu items costing no more than a dime or [...]

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Dish of the Week: Sushi

by Zach Fowle Blogs
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Konnichiwa, food fans! Welcome back to Dish of the Week. Every seven days the SPM staff scours the city looking for the best examples of a given dish, which our intrepid tasters will then taste, rate and report back. We’ll let you know which burrito you should eat-o, which pizza pie catches our eye, which [...]

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Guinea Pig Blog: My Friend, the Psychic

by Jessica Testa Blogs
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Let’s be clear about one thing: I do not believe in the supernatural. Not ghosts or ghouls, witches or wizards. No magic, voodoo or creepy-crawly purchases from Spirit: The Halloween Store. I have no fear of zombie attacks or hauntings brought on by old VHS tapes, evil houses or spooky ghost kids. (My fears are [...]

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Dish of the Week: Cupcakes

by Zach Fowle Blogs
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Greetings, food fans! Welcome back to Dish of the Week. Every seven days the SPM staff scours the city looking for the best examples of a given dish, which our intrepid tasters will then taste, rate and report back. We’ll let you know which burrito you should eat-o, which pizza pie catches our eye, [...]

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Life on a Budget: Credit Cards

by Beth Easterbrook Blogs
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Credit cards are a great way to build credit as long as you know how they work. So, the question is, what should students look out for when it comes to credit cards?
As a student, with little or no credit, it can be hard to get a credit card in the first place. If you [...]

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Dish of the Week: Pad Thai

by Zach Fowle Blogs
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Sawatdee, food fans! Welcome back to Dish of the Week. Every seven days the SPM staff scours the city looking for the best examples of a given dish, which our intrepid tasters will then taste, rate and report back. We’ll let you know which burrito you should eat-o, which pizza pie catches our eye, which [...]

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Life on a Budget: What I’ve Learned Along the Way

by Nicole Ethier Blogs
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Let me preface this by just saying I’m cheap — though I prefer the term frugal.
Regardless, this is my last semester at ASU, and I’ve learned a thing or two about how to save money while maintaining a college student’s lifestyle. (Believe it or not, I still don’t have a credit card.) I recently read [...]

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