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I didn't realize it was Friday the 13th until Twitter was all abuzz about it, but I'm really glad that I was enlightened because of how important it is to recognize that different days of the month and week occasionally run into each other. Just kidding, I know Friday the 13th is important because some …
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Weekend To-Dos: AMERICA VS MEXICO EDITION
This weekend is set to be quite a doozy. On one hand, yesterday was Cinco De Mayo, and people are probably still celebrating. On the other hand, we caught and maybe murdered Osama bin Laden, so... USA! USA! So, what is a patriotic American who loves burritos to do? Obviously have a MexicUSA weekend! This …
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Top 3 Rules for a Great Cinco De Mayo
Last year for Cinco De Mayo, I wrote about the Dos and Don'ts of Cinco de Mayo, but I realized that like St. Patrick's Day, one of the best things about the holiday is that there are supposed to be NO RULES. So this year, I decided to change it up, and offer a friendly …
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Weekend To-Dos: DISASTER PREPAREDNESS EDITION
So, earlier this week a massive army of tornadoes ripped through the Midwest, killing of hundreds of people and displacing thousands more. So, in the past year we've dealt with a incredible earthquakes, tsunamis, dead birds falling from the sky, hurricanes, Donald Trump running for president, and online poker getting shut down. All horrific events …
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Weekend To Dos: Coachella Edition
HELLO, FRIENDS! HI! HOW ARE YOU?!HOW'S YOUR MOTHER? GOOD? TELL HER I SAID HI! As you can tell, I am in a delightful mood - not just because it's Friday but also because yours truly is about 12 hours away from the best weekend of the year: THAT'S RIGHT, BUDDY BOYS - IT'S COACHELLA VALLEY …
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Top 10 Bands To Watch This Coachella
As you've probably heard from half your Facebook news feed, Coachella Valley Music Festival is just around the corner, and yours truly is getting JUST PLUM EXCITED about heading into the desert for three days of great music, debaucherous drinking, and people watching. Of course, much of the festival's appeal comes from the half naked …
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Weekend To Dos: April Fools Edition
April Fool's Day is back in a big way on the Internet. It seems like every website HAS to come up with some ridiculous prank or else the entire year is just a waste. "Sorry guys no paychecks this year unless everyone is convinced that Apple is now engineering iToilets. Get to work." Needless to …
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Weekend To Dos: March Madness Edition
If you're like everyone at the BCU offices, your bracket was busted LONG ago. You might have stopped caring about the entire sport once your home town team got ousted (DAMN YOU, UCONNNNNNN!). However, with this being the last weekend of the only month with "Madness" in its name, you owe it to Saint Patrick …
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Weekend To Dos: Radiation Edition
Hey, how was your St. Patrick's Day? Are you feeling as awesome as I am because I feel like a tiny leprechaun is jack-hammering my brain. However, that doesn't change the fact that I learned some unsettling information: there is a cloud of radiation headed towards the United States. Luckily, it's Friday, so we can …
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Weekend To-Do: Japanese Earthquake Charity Party
It's a sad sad day today as the death toll rises to over 1000 in Japan after the 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit just off the coast last night. Much of the island has been demolished, and just as with the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, it's now up to the rest of the world community to …
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