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Lehigh »
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December 24, 2011

Frats Pay For Pussy

The upstanding gentlemen of Lehigh’s many remaining fraternities pay out some serious C.R.E.A.M. in order to”¦ cream. Don’t look so shocked. It’s as true as the Hill-wide drug raids conducted earlier in the semester by LUPD (you didn’t hear about that from me). Don’t believe me? Well, the numbers don’t lie and we’ll get to... MORE »

Undecided »
Article by Alex Rosenthal
December 23, 2011

An In-Depth Analysis of Wikipedia Donation Banners

If you’ve been on Wikipedia recently, chances are you’ve seen the banners on top of the page asking for donations to the site. It started with “A personal appeal from co-founder Jimmy Wales,” and now the campaign has evolved into an entire army of racially diverse solicitors begg- I mean appealing for donations, from disillusioned... MORE »

Hofstra »
Article by Max Lehman
December 21, 2011

Secret Santa On A Budget (Hofstra)

This article is part of our “Let’s Keep This Website Awesome Over Winter Break” Tournament series. Check out the opposing article here and be sure to ‘like’ your favorite! Your so-called friends decide a Secret Santa before everyone goes home for the Holidays would be just delightful, wouldn’t it? Yes, it is delightful when your parents... MORE »

USC »
Article by Lia Woodward
December 4, 2011

Week in Review: Time waits for no News

Your second best source for the week’s Daily Trojan Headlines Greek groups focus on new member integration Mainly because Greek organizations would like to start a tradition of having special activities that are just for new members for about one semester before they get to officially join, because that’s a fresh new idea. “Sweet Tenor”:... MORE »

Wash U »
Article by halfmanhalfamazing
November 25, 2011

Six Ridiculous Ways Wash U Spends Its Money

Wash U has an endowment of $4,560,043,000.  Many of you look at that massive number and ask, “Where did it all go?”  Our university has gone to all lengths to continue building their resources.  In fact, Wash U became a smoke free campus primarily because it would save them money on health insurance payments for... MORE »

Cornell »
Article by apost
November 11, 2011

Things Cornell Does That Make No Sense: $4.5 Million To Study Grapes

Cornell Researchers recently received $4.5 million to study different grape varieties. Obviously this makes as much as sense as donating $3 million to create a library in the Statler. If this was Jeopardy both these expenditures would be under the category of “Things that make no sense” or even “Unnecessary allocations of funds” (but that’s not as... MORE »

Cornell »
Article by apost
October 27, 2011

YOU CAN WIN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS!!!!!

Hey Basement dwellers! “¦ Wait, that’s a really creepy name to call our readers. Off to a good start.   Hey guys! We’re excited to announce our first annual Campus Basement Halloween Contest. Now that we’re a bunch of miserable alums who all miss our glory days, we want to live vicariously through your awesome... MORE »

Undecided »
Article by Alex Rosenthal
October 27, 2011

Win a $100 Amazon gift card in our 1st Annual Campus Basement HALLOWEEN CONTEST!

Update 10/29: Contest is officially up on our Facebook! Email your pics to campusbasement@gmail.com to enter. Hey Basement dwellers! … Wait, that’s a really creepy name to call our readers. Off to a good start. Hey guys! We’re excited to announce our first annual Campus Basement Halloween Contest. Now that we’re a bunch of miserable... MORE »

Cornell »
Article by G-Nonymous
October 18, 2011

In Light of Gilad Shalit Deal, Nation’s Top Economists Recommend Americans Invest in Israelis

WALL STREET – Investors and business magnates across the nation Tuesday scrambled to invest in what quickly appears to be becoming one of the most profitable long-term securities in the world: Israelis.   “If you look at the numbers, they’re simply astounding,” says Jewish Goldman Sachs CEO, Lloyd Blankfein. “Back in the 1980s, one Israeli... MORE »