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Online dating won't work; Internet sites provide daters with false sense of status

A sick feeling hit my stomach all of a sudden. While sitting at my desk in my dorm room surfing the Web and eating an evening sandwich, I couldn't help but feel rather repulsed. The fact that I blew off studying for a test — MacGyver marathons get me every time — did not have an overall effect in deterring my appetite. I had just received a pop-up from www.AdultFriendFinder.com, the popular Web site with its home page indicating that it is in fact "the world's largest sex & swinger personals site." After nearly regurgitating the sandwich, I was caught off guard by the (ahem) revealing shots in the member profiles. Being a self-described rugged bachelor, I curiously decided to take a gander at what the site had to offer. Filled with thousands upon thousands of "sexually liberated members" with such names as "2HoT4u" or "BuTtErCup420," these swingers were more than willing to "hook up" or allow access to their "sexy webcam videos." Long walks on the beach need not apply.

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Proof's show rowdy, alcohol-fueled

Ryan Mccormick
January 23, 2006

The snow outside couldn't stop The Temple Club from transforming into a hip-hop hotbed Friday night. Booming beats, bouncing butts and booze were the catalyst for Detroit rapper Proof's rowdy headlining performance at the club, 500 E.

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Nun performs 1-woman act

Sister Nancy Murray made her way through the crowd in St. John's Student Parish Friday night, greeting the audience with a heavy Italian accent, embodying her alter ego — St.

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'24' addictive, best show on TV

I'm not an avid television watcher — in fact as a general rule I hate TV shows. But like all rules, there is an exception, and that exception is "24." It doesn't matter how much schedule rearrangement is necessary; I will not miss that show. I started watching "24" last year during its fourth season.

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Globe fashion best aspect of award show

Let's face it: One of the greatest pleasures of the Golden Globes is the fashion. We like to follow stars — such as Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Natalie Portman — to see what fabulous gowns they have donned this time.

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Five favorites

Every week, The State News presents five things going on in the world of pop culture. 1. Enthralled by tattoos?

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Diet damage

January is traditionally the month for self-improvement. We stay up late to bring in the New Year, and then we vow to change for the better.

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Blige recruits artists' help with album

Ryan Mccormick
January 17, 2006

Rapper Jay-Z and rock band U2 lend their waning musical credibility to Mary J. Blige's new album "The Breakthrough." Yes, the album is catchy and at times lyrically inspirational, but it took a small army of musicians and producers backing Blige to create the new songs.

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Getting in tune

Elizabeth Swanson
January 17, 2006

Just before the competition began, hordes of people were scalping tickets to watch MSU's quarterfinal phase of the largest collegiate a cappella competition in the world. The crowd that did make it past the ushers watched as Capital Green and the Accafellas, a cappella groups from MSU, became first runner-up and quarterfinal champions, respectively, for the MSU divisional round of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, or ICCA, on Saturday night at the Wharton Center.