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“Run Like a Girl” Campaign seeks to empower women
“Running like a girl,” isn’t a slander in the sports world anymore, it’s become an empowering message of leadership, at least for Londoners. Social justice group Women & Politics launched a t-shirt campaign March 31st to change the way people think about gender and leadership roles and running for public office. “We had been talking about really wanting…
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Furry Friends Fight Finals Fear
With finals looming, a London community program is continuing to provide stress relief to students by bringing their lovable four-legged friends to campus. From 12 to 1:30 p.m. today in the University Community Center, St. John’s Ambulance’s Therapy Dogs will be available to all students for fun, fetch and cuddling. The reason, students stressing over finals! St. John’s…
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Facebook: a substitute for personal service
Using Facebook to tell your elusive spouse you’ve started divorce proceedings is not about to become the standard method of serving documents, but it’s slowly becoming part of the legal repertoire. “This is the latest evidence that social media is maturing beyond its adolescent, selfies-and-breakfast-pics days,” said Carmi Levy, journalist and technology analyst expert living…
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Sneakers for the soul
Pump up your Reebok’s and lace up your Air Jordan’s. Sole2Sole is London’s first-ever sneaker convention. The hip-hop influenced affair aims to bring together a community of like-minded people: those with fresh rubber sole on their mind. “I’m just a really big sneaker head and into the culture,” J.R. Wideman, the host and organizer for…