How to save $12 billion on gas

With national gas prices recently topping $3 per gallon and soaring toward $4 in parts of California, many Americans are seeking a way to slow the relentless rise. A tidal wave of MySpace bulletins and messages circulating recently asked people to take part in yesterday’s “gas-out” by purchasing no gasoline for the entire day.

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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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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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$$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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[revised] Doctor Explains Dangers of AIDS

Christopher Howell AIDS/HIV 1-1-1-1 HIV infection is at an all-time high, Dr. William Schwartzman explained Oct. 24 to an audience of students and non-students at a seminar entitled “HIV/AIDS: Progress and Challenges.” Although people with HIV/AIDS can now live with the disease, Schwartzman said infection rates continue to rise, especially in third world countries like those of sub-Saharan Africa.

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