$$Mentryville Mystery

In the 19 Century towns sprung up around oil wells across the U.S. when ambitious young men went searching for, as an antiquated show once put it, “black gold” and “Texas tea.” Many of these towns became dilapidated ghost towns once the natural resources in the area were exhausted.

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$$The War in Class

Students are masters in multitasking, paying attention to certain things while washing away others with the touch of a volume button. Parents, siblings and annoying friends can all be ignored with a simple slide of the finger. But, there is one thing that cannot be ignored, even with the iPod at full blast.

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College “Guinea Pigs” Just Trying to Eat

It’s the backdrop for countless teen comedies. Guy is broke, goes with friend to the neighborhood sperm bank, and after some embarrassing antics, the guy comes away with some quick cash and that’s that. This perfect mix of pleasure and quick cash kind of makes you wonder why they keep making more Starbucks and not more sperm banks, right? “I’ve been to a (sperm bank) before,” said Jaime Garza, 23, business student.

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$$Ghosts on a Mission (revised)

Ghosts (revised) Ana Barraza 1-1-1-1 Ghosts on a Mission Unexplained Apparitions Unfinished Business With Halloween festivities in full swing, sightings of costumed ghouls and goblins are not unusual, and although the occasional Britney Spears getup can be quite scary, nothing is as frightening or disturbing as an actual spine-tingling encounter with the spirit world.

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