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Does anyone know of a relatively convenient route to UVA? I'm thinking of travelling first to D.C. and then either taking a bus or the train to Charlottesville. Plane tickets are insanely expensive, and I'm having trouble finding a good bus company to take from CMU to D.C.

All advice and/or suggestions are greatly appreciated!

So here I am looking at my local grocer's online weekly circular. They have a cute little survey there, saying:

What's your favorite summer fruit?
Apples
Bananas
Mellon
Grapes
Peaches
Berries

It makes me want to vote for Mellon....just because.

so i'm trying to get a feel for how many people are going to these extra orientation things- the ice cream social, the gateway clipper cruise, etc.? i'm figuring on going to just about everything. now, where exactly is merson courtyard??

Hey, I'm a high school senior considering applying to CMU and I had some questions, mostly about engineering but also about social life ( Read more... )

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Hey everyone,

I'm wondering if anybody is interested in chess, for a bunch of reasons.

1. I'm looking for people to play chess with on a casual basis.

2. I'm also looking for people who'd like to go to tournaments with me in the Pittsburgh area. (Here's a list of tournaments coming up in the area3. If there are three people (or more) who are ( Read more... )

Where's the best place in Oakland / Squirrel Hill to get boxes for moving? I'm talking about the hard-core strong moving boxes, not just the thin ones from the UPS Store on Craig Street.

Thanks!

Are there any currently-affiliated persons out there who would like a Group Exercise card with 5 punches left on it? It's good for 5 regular classes (two punches for each pilates, yoga, and spinning class), valid through August 13th. Unfortunately, the group classes I'm most interested in tend to be during my work hours and I'd rather the ( Read more... )

Magee Women's Hospital of UPMC is recruiting women for a Group B Strep Vaccine Trial

To be eligible, you must:
-not be pregnant
-be between 18-40 years old
-have been sexually active in the past 4 months
-be in the Pittsburgh area for the next 18 months

What is GBS?
GBS is bacteria commonly found in the vagina. One in four American women have GBS ( Read more... )