• Body Blog: Are Bad Habits Contagious?

    Body Blog: Are Bad Habits Contagious?

    Is obesity contagious? What about smoking and drug use? Is it possible to unconsciously pick up the bad habits and health problems of your friends? First introduced in 2007, this idea has sparked a debate among researchers and doctors that is still heating up.

  • Marijuana Use On The Rise!

    Marijuana Use On The Rise!

    According to the LA times, 1 in 3 high school seniors smoke pot. This news is not that shocking to most of us, but apparently surprising enough that Obama’s “Drug Czar” and the rest of the old people in this country are up in arms (and probably somehow blaming Miley).

  • The Weekly Ten: I’m Addicted

    The Weekly Ten: I’m Addicted

    I always knew I had an addictive personality. To be fair, though, for awhile I thought that meant that other people were addicted to my personality: my sense of humor, my charming ways, my gift giving skills… But then I got to college, smoked my first cigarette outside of a frat party…

  • I Love Your Style: Margot Tenenbaum

    I Love Your Style: Margot Tenenbaum

    he Royal Tenenbaums is one of Wes Anderson’s many dysfunctional-family masterpieces he is infamous for. Besides portraying one of the strangest and most awkward families known to humanity, the main characters in The Royal Tenenbaums each have an extremely specific style, much like cartoons, that they hardly ever drift from.

  • Weekly Ten: The 10 Types of Guys at the Party

    Weekly Ten: The 10 Types of Guys at the Party

    We’ve all been at the sticky-floored keggers, so here’s a rundown of the ten types of dudes you’ll find at these parties. Every single party. Every single time. Print this out and bring it to the next frat/house party to check these guys off as you see them.

  • Money Matters: 10 Things You are Wasting Your Money On

    Money Matters: 10 Things You are Wasting Your Money On

    You know how we’re all poor college kids, yet we have so many “needs” that co…

  • No More Smoking at Harvard, Tufts, Brandeis, Etc…

    No More Smoking at Harvard, Tufts, Brandeis, Etc…

    Bad news for smokers in Boston. The Boston Public Health Commission has just banned the sale of t

  • Kickin’ my Habit: Smoker’s Diary Week 3

    Kickin’ my Habit: Smoker’s Diary Week 3

     
    Here’s a recap of my progress this past week:
    Monday: One smoke after a big lunch at the off…

  • Overheard: Genital Accidents

    Overheard: Genital Accidents

    [Every week, CC and John will bring you some of the weirdest, funniest, saddest things he hears o…

  • The CC Weekly Weigh In: Quick Tips for Surviving the Recession

    The CC Weekly Weigh In: Quick Tips for Surviving the Recession

    Have you heard? The economy is in a downward spiral! People are losing their homes, their jobs, a…

  • “How Did I Get This Bruise?” — Random Drunk Injuries, and How to Avoid Them

    “How Did I Get This Bruise?” — Random Drunk Injuries, and How to Avoid Them

    I used to joke that I could measure the amount of fun I had at a party by how many bruises I woke up wit…

  • Legalizing Marijuana Completely?  California is On It.

    Legalizing Marijuana Completely? California is On It.

    Why IS marijuana illegal? Why is it illegal when far more dangerous drugs, like alcohol and toba…

  • CC Fiction: Chasing Chastity — Part 1

    CC Fiction: Chasing Chastity — Part 1

    Many years ago, I decided to make a major career change, and, oddly it was just when I finally bega…