Spring Break
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Hard work in the Big Easy
By Rebekah Jones
ABITA SPRINGS, La.Ñ Zak Loris jumps off the porch of a nearly finished home onto the rain-sodden red and brown ground of Abita Springs, La. His unlaced boots, caked with mud, splash dirty water on his worn pants. The sounds of drilling and sawing echo throughout the construction site.
India natives return to a tense Mumbai after bombings
By Kelly Outram
Anuya Jakatdar and Tula Goenka couldnÕt believe their ears when they answered phone calls from friends in India after lunch on Nov. 26: their home country was under attack. Goenka was on her way back home in a New York City taxicab, and Jakatdar was in Syracuse sitting at a table with her roommate.
Spending habits; five ways to save your money in 2009
By Sean Dotson
Sean Dotson Strong like a bull, tall like a bear New YearÕs Savings: ItÕs the small things we can do that count By Sean Dotson The past year was defined by high gas prices, crashing economic markets and spending cutbacks. For the first time in years, budgeting became more important than overspending.
Crush: Lady Gaga
By Kelly Outram
If fun and sexy had a face, then it would be a blonde with a thunderbolt under its right eye and it would be named Lady GaGa. The disco/techno/pop singer got everyone to shut up and dance last fall with her hit single ÒJust Dance.Ó When her album ÒThe FameÓ was released, even pop music haters found themselves tapping their feet and fist-bumping to her unique blend of awesome dance music.
Hyped Up
Upcoming album releases excite music fans
By Dan Kaplan
U2 - "No Line on the Horizon" Genre: Rock Hello, hello - holla! U2 returns this spring, more than four and a half years after the resounding success of its last album, 2004's Grammy-winning "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb." With longtime producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois both onboard again, U2's approach seems to be "if it's not broke, don't fix it.
