Archived: Nov 16, 2005

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Poor tipping practices across racial divide

Study confirms a waiter’s frustrations

By East Anemone

It’s the middle of a busy Saturday night. There are 150 people with reservations and an unknown number of walk-in customers to come. Ten servers are in the swing of the evening providing service and a dining experience to be remembered by.

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Safety first in backdoor action

By Devon Wiesend

There comes a time when everyone who is sexually active must take a step back and a deep breath, and ask themselves, “Is there enough lube in the world for this to work?”

Don’t fret: there is so much lube out there, just try to get the thick kind. You don’t want it to dry up.

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Don’t Be a Loser

By Katie Schmitt

If someone stole one of your prized possessions, or your apartment went up in flames, would you be able to do anything about it?

Sure, you could call the police or try and salvage the remains of the fire, but do you have any guarantees as far as getting your laptop back, or getting reimbursement for anything lost? Without coverage under an insurance plan, probably not.

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Swimming with the fishes

By Chris Damico

I squealed frantically at the blood-curdling screech that came from my new fish tank after I turned the filter on. I smelled burning plastic.

Sweat pouring down my face, I went for the plug. It sparked for a split second and gave me a small shock that later resulted in a headache.

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Too late for a friend to date?

By Anna Kasper

Dear Anna,

I've been good friends with this guy for years, and a few months ago, I realized I had feelings for him. I never told him because I didn’t want to ruin our friendship. Recently he started dating my friend. I'm trying to be supportive of their relationship, but my heart is breaking. Anna, should I tell them how I feel or just sit back and wait for the feelings to go away?

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Paid toll entices students to get on the road to debt

By Melissa Campbell

Last week, Qdoba gave away free burritos. And back in September, Dominoes handed out free medium one-topping pizzas. Except that they weren’t really free.

To receive both, a credit card application had to be filled out.

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College is like building a bike

By Noah Larson

College is a somewhat confusing time in a person’s life, when individuals find out who they are and so on. I have been experiencing a little bit of this myself.

Lately, I have been having trouble sleeping. I do not know if it is because I have a lot on my mind, or just because my roommate’s snoring sounds like a plane is landing next to me every 10 seconds.

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Chinese done right at Chopstix

By Devon Wiesend

Chopstix
1820 N. Farwell Ave.
390-0570

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