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Stanford Dig Combines Sleuthing, Classwork

Students look into why '06 quake toppled gym

Bloomberg Bloomberg Mar 20, 08 5:53 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  San Francisco • earthquake • construction • Stanford University • Stanford • gym

Harvard Begins Women-Only Gym Hours

Controversial move to make Muslim females more comfortable

Associated Press Associated Press Mar 5, 08 10:49 AM CST
(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 »

More about:  Islam • exercise • athlete • Harvard • sexism • Muslim • Muslim women • gym • Muslim Americans

'Porn' Gym Vids Alarm Utahans

Pickets threatened at Gold's over Ludacris' 'Money Maker,' others

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

More about:  protests • Utah • gym • Ludacris

America's 12 Germiest Places

It's enough to make the hypochondriac in all of us squirm

Health.com Nov 1, 07 2:15 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  list • bacteria • office • common cold • gym

At NYC Gym, Violence Hits Spin Cycle

Cyclist's 'euphoric experience' rubs classmate wrong way

Associated Press Associated Press Sep 19, 07 1:44 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  New York City • exercise • assault • cycling • gym

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