ALCOHOL AND THE MEDIA

While the Super Bowl itself may be over, football fans and television viewers alike can still watch and experience the remnants of the grand annual tradition for the next half year with the commercials. Although the Super Bowl is known for its football, commercials touting various beer, liquor and alcohol companies have made their home there. On one hand, the ads prove to be funny and prime targets for consumers, but the alcohol ads come at a risk for children and teens watching them.

Student applies IE to charitable work

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) is one of the worlds leading humanitarian organizations dedicated to combating and eliminating issues in global suffering such as poverty, HIV/AIDS, availability of education, emergency crises and other situations. Started in 1945 to help World War II survivors around the world, the organization is now positioned in nearly 70 nations.

"Love Your Body Month"� debuts at Tech

On the shelves of every store you enter, there is bound to be a rack containing glossy, high fashion magazines. And on every slick page of these so-called bibles of image, obnoxiously thin, perfectly fit models look back at you. It seems as if everywhere you go, society is trying to project the same image about beauty. If you are tired of hearing that you must be rail-thin to be beautiful, then the newly instated Love Your Body month might be a breath of fresh air.

Tech website gets new look

This past week, Tech released a new version of its website, implementing the first major revamp of the Institutes website since 2004. The release of the new layout is the culmination of a design process that began in early 2007.

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If you LOVE Valentine's Day...

While V-Day may bring to mind the stereotypical flowers, chocolate and Cupids, Valentines at Tech can be much less corny. But you can still conserve the romance for you and your girlfriend, boyfriend or that other special person in your life, without shelling out too much

If you HATE Valentine's Day...

With Valentines Day rapidly approaching, a massive wave of pink hearts, red roses, and all things covered in lace draws near.