This vodka martini, mixed up at Tango on King Street, combines vodka, Vermouth and an olive garnish for a finishing touch. (Harrison Smith)

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A toast to cocktails

Ordering his signature martini, James Bond requested his drink to be “shaken, not stirred.”

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November 2, 2007

The cigarette’s exotic older sibling

Some students like to loosen up with a beer or two, or a casual cigarette. Some choose to go outside the realm of legal enjoyment while others shun such substances altogether. Today, there’s a growing crowd that likes to kick back and smoke a little something called shisha.

October 30, 2007

Light up your Halloween

Some celebrate Halloween by renting over-the-top slasher films or heading to a costume party in scandalous attire, but nothing says Halloween quite like picking out a bright orange pumpkin and carving a spooky-faced jack-o’-lantern to sit on your front doorstep.

October 26, 2007

Things that go bump in the night

It’s October, which means only one thing: ’tis the season to be scared.

October 23, 2007

The world according to Ayn Rand

Many people have been called selfish as an insult by either their parents or their friends at some point in their lives, but for some, the notion of selfishness might be taking on a new meaning.

October 23, 2007

Word Nerd

The English language is constantly changing and acquiring new vocabulary. So many of the words we use on a regular basis, such as Internet, d’oh!, google, jiggy, scientology and nerd, were unheard of a mere 60 or 70 years ago. For some of these words, their entrance into common parlance is easily traced. “D’oh!” for example, comes to us directly from Homer Simpson of The Simpson’s TV show. Some words, such as “Internet,” were created to describe new technological developments. Others were coined by individuals and have been, for one reason or another, adopted by society at large, such as “scientology” and “Google.”