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Got five minutes? GetchaBooks, cheap, and win a $50 Amazon giftcard

If you’ve been wandering around campus today, maybe you’ve seen my buddy Ricky canvassing the quad and campus center with GetchaBooks.com swag. Maybe you talked to him and heard about how GetchaBooks can help you save up to and over 50% on your textbooks this year, without the hassle of the bookstore and with all the convenience. I hope you have, but if not, fear not, because W2FY sat down with the man himself and learned all there is to …

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W2FY Recommends: Prezi for your presentation needs

Odds are you’re going to have to give a presentation sometime in your collegiate career. Here’s a tip for you: Don’t use PowerPoint. Shit sucks. Instead, use Prezi, a sick sliding zooming and panning presentation program. I’m using it for all my presentations this summer and am bringing people to tears–legitimately. Check this shit out and play around with it, you won’t be disappointed. If you have a .edu email address, you can even use the full featured program for …

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W2FY Presents: The top 10 things to do when you’re bored in class (or work, or whever)

I am really good at wasting time nowadays and it comes from my many years of practice.  I keep a mental list of potential ideas and ways to pass the time, and this list has legitimately gotten me through 4 years of college (although it took the full 4 years to completely develop the list).  Today, I am going to share that list with you.  (Note: I have ranked the time wasters in order of increasing effectiveness, 1. being the …

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LaMar Queen, the rapping math teacher

CSM: The class of eighth graders at a Los Angeles middle school tap their rulers and nod their heads to the rhythm of the rap video projected on a screen. It’s not Snoop Dogg or Jay-Z. It’s their math teacher, LaMar Queen, using rhyme to help them memorize seemingly complicated algebra and in the process improve their grades. “It gets stuck in your head,” says Cindy Martinez, a 14-year-old whose math grade went from a C-average to a B. Queen, …

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El Guapo breaks down the best and worst classes to pick-up chicks

After (not) attending my fair share of classes, I have made a couple of very important realizations: books are unnecessary for almost 50% of classes, lying gets you out of a lot of situations, and most importantly which classes have the higher percentage of cute girls. Here’s my break down: Astronomy – This class is one of the best places to pick up chicks.  The class is easy and so are the girls.  The only problem is that half the school …

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