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College spotlight: Uni alum Emily Buss talks about life at Wellesley

Last week 2004 alum Emily Buss dropped by to discuss Wellesley College, the prestigious women's liberal arts school located near Boston. You might be hearing a lot more about Wellesley in the coming months, especially if one of its most famous graduates, Hillary Rodham Clinton, becomes the Democratic nominee for president. In the meantime, listen to Emily's conversation and get an inside look at the school.

Film review: "27 Dresses"

Jane, played by Katherine Heigl, has been in 27 weddings, none of which were her own. Undeterred, this young woman is sure that, eventually, her day will come. Sound like a formulaic chick flick? Sure, but that doesn't stop Sarah Pfander from recommending it.

Spirit Week '08: Animal Day

Spirit Week began today with the theme of Animal Day. If the participation was underwhelming — as Student Council executive president Micah Berman put it in an e-mail to students and faculty, "I didn't see too much school spirit around today." — not to worry. Tuesday's theme is Twin Day, which always brings out the cleverness in Uni students and faculty.

Column: Who said spending too much time on the Internet was bad for you?

Don't tell Jie Han that time spent on the Web is time wasted. Her experience with virtual communities such as Gaia Online proves otherwise. "If only the real world were like Gaia Online, then I would be extremely happy," she writes.

Gargoyle guide to the week in entertainment, Jan. 28-Feb. 3

None of this week's releases comes close to matching the power of last week's highlight, "There Will Be Blood." But the Gargoyle entertainment crew came up with a few finds worth your attention. And if Hannah Montana is your guilty pleasure, we know where you're gonna be Friday night.