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BangaLore #26: Professing our appreciation

By Sonalee Rau | Sept. 7, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

On Friday, countless Indian Ph.D. students took time away from their classes, jobs and paid internships to applaud their professors and cut a cake for them.


BangaLore #25: If swine could fly

By Sonalee Rau | Sept. 4, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

It started when we arrived at Bengaluru International Airport and stumbled into the customs line at 4 a.m.


Everything's louder in China

By Mandy Xu | Aug. 24, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

My summer this year was not spent at the beach or the pool. Instead, I lived the realities of the Chinese countryside and grew to appreciate a way of life so different from the hustle and bustle that characterizes Americans' day-to-day routines.


Many sound bites but few insights

By Masha Lafen | Aug. 18, 2009, midnight | In News Blog »

Last week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrapped up her seven country tour of Africa. She met with national leaders and promised to keep Africa high on the State Department's priority list. She pledged to help victims of rape in eastern Congo and chastised the corruption in Kenyan government.


Denying them a league of their own

By Blake Morgan-Gamber | Aug. 14, 2009, midnight | In Sports Blog »

Flash forward to August 2012. A time sports fanatics all over the world crave every four years has finally come. But the quadrennial summer Olympic Games in London will be missing something that will bring disappointment to female athletes around the world.


BangaLore #24: See you (mon)soon

By Sonalee Rau | June 17, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

Dear Monsoon, It's over? So soon? I've been in India for a year, and I've thought about what to write in this blog for many months now. But how can one fit the salient features of a year-long experience into 300 words, when the lack of suitable clichés is the only cliché suited to a country like this?


BangaLore #23: All that glitters is gold

By Sonalee Rau | June 4, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

Every country has its own, sometimes unrealistic, perceptions about what it is to be beautiful. India is no exception. In Bangalore, there is a long unwritten list of requirements for "beauty" – and it pushes people to their limits.


The purple predicament

By Lauren Kestner | May 30, 2009, midnight | In News Blog »

In a recently released 15-page report, the MTA detailed the disadvantages of constructing a Purple Line tunnel along Wayne Avenue, giving credence to a unanimous Montgomery County Council vote that indicated local preference for a light-rail system.


Towards greener pastures

By Rose Wynn | May 27, 2009, midnight | In Sports Blog »

Blazer field has been through some tough times.


America's loss

By Sophia Deng | May 25, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

When 23-year-old Kris Allen was named the eighth American Idol Wednesday night over 27-year-old Adam Lambert, my jaw dropped to the ground. Stepping closer to the TV in disbelief, I gripped the black box, waiting for Ryan Seacrest to yell "April Fools!"


A call for spirit

By Katie Sint | May 24, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

As I listen to InfoFlow in the morning, I always hear about exciting upcoming events and new clubs being started by my own peers. But that's only when I listen to InfoFlow.


Trash the dirt

By Jenna Bushnell | May 19, 2009, midnight | In News Blog »

A former student from Walt Whitman high school was arrested last Wednesday after posting death threats on the teen gossip website, peoplesdirt.com.


Standing up for sitting down

By Julia Wynn | May 16, 2009, midnight | In Connections Blog »

As I was waiting for my 3:00 bus last week during eighth period, I decided to park myself amongst the lockers on Blair Boulevard so I could talk with my friends.


BangaLore #22: A midsummer day's reality

By Sonalee Rau | May 13, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

We're having an Indian summer in Bangalore right now.


An on-screen offense

By Fran Djoukeng | May 10, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

With the onset of the summer blockbuster season, Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros, and Walt Disney Pictures, among other giant film companies, are maximizing every opportunity to publicize possible hits.


F for Facebook

By Julia Wynn | May 5, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

For all Facebook's social charm and fun applications, parents may now have the proof they need to limit our use of the social network or prohibit it entirely (gasp).


The Specter switch

By Lauren Kestner | May 4, 2009, midnight | In News Blog »

In an unexpected turn of events on Capital Hill Tuesday, Senator Arlen Specter (R - Pa.) announced his intention to run as a Democrat in the 2010 congressional election. So what's the big deal?


BangaLore #21: IIT's "it"

By Sonalee Rau | May 2, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

The college craze: it's an inevitable part of life for high school students and graduate school applicants all over the world. To make matters more difficult, there's a stigma associated with not going to a great college in any country.


Doubting divorce

By Lucas Alvarado-Farrar | April 29, 2009, midnight | In Connections Blog »

"Wait," I said to a college admissions representative over the phone. "So you are saying I'm going to pay double!?" I was met with a haughty yes and a circular explanation.


Viva la Slanket!

By Kiera Zitelman | April 25, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

As a member of both the "When I grow up, I'm going to be Liz Lemon…blerg" and "The Slanket is far superior to the Snuggie" Facebook groups, I was obviously ecstatic when my love of Slankets (I own a blue one) united with my favorite TV show, "30 Rock," on Thursday.


BangaLore #20: Tibet or not Tibet?

By Sonalee Rau | April 24, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

That is the question. The 50th anniversary of the Tibetan rebellion recently passed: March 10, 1959 marked the day when the uprising of Tibetans against the Chinese government officially began.


A senior's ID rant

By Anika Manzoor | April 19, 2009, midnight | In Connections Blog »

I would consider myself a pretty compliant student. Okay, compliant may be too strong of a word...but I generally complete all my assignments, maintain a low-key profile in class and I've rarely sought beef with the staff.


BangaLore #19: Why did the Bangalorean cross the road?

By Sonalee Rau | April 17, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

Beats me, but it probably took him half an hour to get to the other side.


The bleeding elephant

By Alisa Lu | April 14, 2009, midnight | In News Blog »

In the wee hours of Dec. 16, 1773, American colonists disguised as American Indians snuck aboard a British ship and threw overboard crates of tea to protest the new tea taxes.


BangaLore #18: Train of thought

By Sonalee Rau | March 31, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

At a glance, you wouldn't recognize the Metro station in Bangalore as a Metro.

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