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  • March 2008

    • Stanford Dig Combines Sleuthing, Classwork

      Bloomberg  |  Mar 20, 08 5:53 PM CDT

      Stanford Dig Combines Sleuthing, Classwork

      (Newser) - Stanford University has found a way to give archeology students valuable excavation experience without leaving campus, Bloomberg reports, and hopes to find out why an enormous gymnasium couldn't withstand the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The gym was intended as a signature building for the young school. "They thought if they built that building, it would stand for 500 years," an official said. More »

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      San Francisco  • earthquake  • construction  • Stanford University  • Stanford  • gym

    • Harvard Begins Women-Only Gym Hours

      Associated Press  |  Mar 5, 08 10:49 AM CST

      Harvard Begins Women-Only Gym Hours

      (Newser) - Harvard is trying out women-only gym hours at one of its facilities to make exercising easier for Muslim women. Six of the 70 hours a week that the Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center is open will be barred to men so that Muslim women feel free to dress appropriately for working out, reports the AP. But some students complain that the new policy is sexist or unfair. More »

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      Islam  • athlete  • exercise  • Harvard  • sexism  • Muslim  • Muslim women  • gym  • Muslim Americans

  • January 2008

    • 'Porn' Gym Vids Alarm Utahans

      Deseret News (Salt Lake)  |  Jan 20, 08 3:34 PM CST

      'Porn' Gym Vids Alarm Utahans

      (Newser) - Everyone's gotten an unwelcome eyeful at the gym, but protesters want Gold's Gym to make sure members aren't getting it from music videos on TVs at two Utah locations, the Deseret Morning News reports. Calling rap videos like Ludacris' "Money Maker" pornographic, student and community groups say they'll picket gyms in Provo and Orem until changes are made. More »

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      protests  • Utah  • gym  • Ludacris

  • November 2007

    • America's 12 Germiest Places

      Health.com  |  Nov 1, 07 2:15 PM CDT

      America's 12 Germiest Places

      (Newser) - The trash smells worse than the kitchen sinks, but it's not necessarily less prone to germs. Health gives you the 12 germiest places: Kitchen sink and counters—Use antibacterial product. Airplane bathrooms—Flushing sprays germs everywhere. Wet laundry—E. coli, courtesy dirty skivvies. Use bleach, dry high heat. Public drinking fountains—Up to 2.7 million bacteria per square inch. More »

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      list  • bacteria  • office  • common cold  • gym

  • September 2007

    • At NYC Gym, Violence Hits Spin Cycle

      Associated Press  |  Sep 19, 07 1:44 PM CDT

      At NYC Gym, Violence Hits Spin Cycle

      (Newser) - Stuart Sugarman became New York's latest tragic victim of spin rage, when he and his stationary bike were hurled against a wall by stockbroker and fellow spinner Chris Carter. The "euphoric experience" of cycling got Sugarman grunting—and irritated Carter. “This is spin class,” Sugarman told him. “If you don’t like it, leave.” Carter took exception, the AP reports. More »

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      New York City  • exercise  • assault  • cycling  • gym

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