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Bookstore to discontinue purchase of vitaminwater 36

The Llama Ledger, Bard College at Simon's Rock, Great Barrington, MA

1 day ago by Shanna Gregory

Although the sale of Coca-Cola was banned from campus last spring, vitaminwater, purchased by Coke in May, is still sold in the student bookstore. Many students are upset that despite the efforts of the Activist Collective, Coke has still maintained a hold on the Simon's Rock campus.

$100K Elevator Pitch Contest delivers a first-round knockout 24

Fifteen, MIT Sloan School of Business, Cambridge, MA

1 day ago by BY JIMMY CHEN MBA '09 AND RYAN CARAG MBA '09

The 2nd Annual MIT $100K Elevator Pitch Contest, the first in the $100K-series of three annual contests, kicked-off MIT’s Entrepreneurship Contest season with a bang. On October 18th, over 150 participants and nearly 350 attendees turned Stata Center into a hive of energy around entrepreneurship as participants shared their ideas and began forming teams.

Evolution and the Word "Theory" 20

Statesman, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY

2 days ago by Michael Giardinello

The theory of evolution is arguably the most misunderstood theory in all of science. In a recent poll conducted by USA Today, it was found that almost half of Americans (47%) believe that evolution is either definitely or probably not true. But almost all scientists (95%) believe the theory to be either definitely or most likely true.

A toast to the Amethyst Initiative, responsibly 14

The Berkeley Beacon, Emerson College, Boston, MA

1 day ago by Beacon staff

The Amethyst Initiative has shaken and stirred a serious national debate about the 21+ alcohol policy's effects on the lives of young people since the Vietnam era. We think that's a discussion worth having, but merely opening the taps is not enough.

Program offers free prom dresses to high schoolers 12

The Good 5 Cent Cigar, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, ri

1 day ago by Laurel Lederman

04/18/06 - For North Kingstown High School students wishing to go to their prom or homecoming dance but can't afford a dress, they should look no further.

Please Recycle Old Memories, run by Erin West, an admissions counselor at the University of Rhode Island, is holding its third annual formalwear clothing drive.