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In memoriam: Meghan Freas

The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh, PA

8 hours ago by Caitlin Kasunich
For the Pitt News

Throughout her life, Meghan Freas loved to learn about languages. In high school, she studied German, Latin, Arabic and Spanish and enrolled in the Harrisburg Area Community College during her senior year to take two additional semesters of Arabic.

She also understood bits of French, Russian and Turkish and recited a multitude of foreign phrases to her friends whenever they got together.

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The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh, PA

7 hours ago

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Teaching with Wikipedia

The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh, PA

1 hour ago

Even though professors might not like it or let students use it, Wikipedia is making a comeback in some university classrooms - but not as a source. Instead, some professors are having their students write articles for the popular encyclopedia Web site as a replacement for term papers or other traditional assignments.

Anyone Who Opposes Dog Fighting Should Be A Vegetarian

The Bottom Line, Frostburg State University, MD

13 minutes ago by Michael Weaver

What could be more despicable than having two dogs fight for entertainment? People who torture animals for fun are among the most detested of human beings and rightly so. Of course human beings should be our prime concern and of the most importance, but that doesn't mean we don't also care about other sentient beings too, even if their nervous system isn't quite as complicated as our own.

GTA4 Blows Away More Than Just Pedestrians

The Bottom Line, Frostburg State University, MD

-16 minutes ago by Andy Kotch

After three and a half years, gamers wishing to steal cars, race down streets evading law enforcement, and battle helicopters in the streets can finally get their wish in high definition. Grand Theft Auto 4 hit store shelves on April 29th, and put to shame any of its predecessors.

Cutler Learns From New High

The Bottom Line, Frostburg State University, MD

6 days ago by Amanda Baldwin

Mile-High Bronco's Quarterback Jay Cutler was totally high during the 2007 NFL season. So high, in fact, he lost 35 pounds and complained about having no energy.

What was Cutler high from last season? Bloodsugar. After finding out in the off-season that he is a Type 1 diabetic, Cutler has come out with it.