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Competitive spirit encouraged SAT/ACT cheating

I think I can speak on behalf of my generation when I say: Here’s to you, Mr. Jobs. Thanks for everything.

I was recently a victim of a stupid virus that sent out emails to my entire address book. Scrolling through the emails and checking out the recipients was incredibly embarrassing – here are just a few of the people from my past who received the email.

Author of Celeb 2.0: How Social Media Foster our Fascination with Popular Culture In 1968, Andy Warhol predicted, “In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.” But in the current age of social media, viral marketing and an entire world of online culture, Scottish musician Momus has altered Warhol’s prediction, saying, “In the [...]

1. Fake AP Stylebook @fakeapstylebook Journalism nerds, rejoice, there are other people out there that get your (probably bad) sense of humor! The only thing more fun than the real AP Stylebook (don’t lie, you love it) is the fake AP Stylebook. It answers all your burning style questions like grey vs. gray (“Use ‘gray’ [...]

The Film Liaison Office is a branch of the Department of Defense that serves as a link between the Pentagon and Hollywood. To ensure positive portrayal of the military in films, the Film Liaison Office works with producers to prescreen film in exchange for the use of miltary equipment as props. Though the office maintains [...]

By Carly Sitzer To some people, Mon Khmer is just a family of Southeast Asian languages. To others, it is an alternative band based out of Brooklyn, N.Y., that performed at Ithaca College this month.   Bass player Mathew Scheiner sat down with Buzzsaw to talk about the band’s new EP, Birthplace, the band’s future [...]

The semester is winding down. You’re almost done with all of your classes; all you have left is that huge group project, that silly 25-page research paper, that other final project, four more papers… oh yeah, and five finals on top of it all. Wait, and you’re supposed to put out an entire magazine? That’s [...]

By Carly Sitzer
Lisa Lampanelli, comedy’s “Queen of Mean,” doesn’t plan on cleaning up her notoriously dirty act anytime soon; in fact, the only thing you’re going to catch Lisa cleaning is her (and maybe your) closet. Lisa sat down with Buzzsaw to talk about her hidden talent of closet-cleaning, her softer side and what fans can expect on her fall tour, which you can catch at The State Theater in Ithaca on September 19.

The benefits of alternative medicine By Carly Sitzer When I’m sick, you’ll hear very little talk of aspirin or antibiotics in my house. Instead, there’s one remedy, no matter what the ailment is: chicken noodle soup. My grandma’s soup, which no one can seem to duplicate—although many have tried and failed—has the perfect balance of [...]