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The Only Ten Reasons to Miss the 101st Best Ever!
Written by Aaron Croy   
Mar 15, 2009 at 07:35 PM

1) Death in the family.
2) Hospitalization not due to alcohol.
3) You are allergic to green.
4) To get 1 million dollars, no more, no less.
5) The movie Leprechaun scared you.
6) You have an aversion to Rolla being fun.
7) You’re thinking about transferring to Mizzou.
8) You think that Marti Gras was a big party.
9) You’re going home to see Alice.
10) You go to Ireland.

MAN CURED OF HIV!
Written by Anonymous 2.0   
Mar 15, 2009 at 07:33 PM

A 42-year old man in Germany is now free of any sign of HIV after a stem cell transplant to treat his leukemia. Apparently the donor of the stem cells had a naturally occurring genetic trait that helped resist HIV. This trait is referred to as CCR5 delta32. CCR5 is a type of receptor that HIV uses to attack the body, however a small percentage of people have CCR5 delta32, which makes them have resistance to HIV.

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The Top 10 Most Worthless Majors on Campus
Written by Buffalo   
Mar 15, 2009 at 07:30 PM

10. IDE - Do I need to say more even?
9. Ceramic - You are making toilets for a living.
8. Mechanical - Hooray, you are almost as useful as a high school shop student.
7. History - I prefer to repeat history, makes for an easier second go-around.
6. Computer Science - Computers gave us Facebook, Wikipedia, and Google. Way to destroy free time.
5. IST - You are like a worthless Comp Sci...which is already worthless.
4. Math - You are spending time coming up with theories that require more theories to solve.
3. Nuclear Engineering - Your mascot is HOMER SIMPSON!  Most worthless individual ever.
2. Civil - Congratulations, you can make things that don’t move.
1. Your Major - You are getting a degree from here, that is how worthless it is.

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