Technology gives Christians who observe the church season of Lent more options: Traditional sacrifices have included chocolate and television, but now Facebook and iPhones may join the list.

Competitive table tennis has become more popular on campus. Teams from 40 universities will go head-to-head in April at the annual College Table Tennis National Championships. May the best chop block win.

When we were growing up, report cards were always something sent home, on paper, that we dreaded showing our parents. But now report cards are all on the computer. What does this mean for the parent-student-teacher dynamic?

On Feb. 11, Alexander McQueen hanged himself. The Gucci Group will continue the brand without him. As more designers are financed by conglomerates, artistry often falls prey to the bottom line.

On a cool, misty June morning in 2008, Frank Reed pulled into the parking lot of the Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Conn.   He began to unpack what he remembers as “about a hundred pounds of nautical almanacs” from his car, which he’d driven from his home in Chicago.  Reed had come to Mystic to lead a biennial conference on celestial navigation — the second such conference he had organized.  Although the conference drew only a few dozen participants, it was widely considered a great success among the small but devoted community …

Hap— Bir— t— Yo—!!! Across the country, people are celebrating their half-birthdays — a quirky, beloved tradition for some, but a questionable practice for others.

Call it the fridge art dilemma. Most stainless steel appliances can’t hold magnets, so some kitchen designers have been helping families find alternate ways to display the stuff of daily life: children’s artwork, calendars, to do lists, emergency information, photos and more.

Fans and sports reporters increasingly look to high school recruiting rankings as a predictor of how a college football team will perform on the field. But some college teams manage to win even without the blue chip recruits.

A host of products claiming to relieve those painful weekend mornings have hit the market in the past year, but experts are not convinced.

A new generation of student activists is emerging on campus as universities face budget cuts and tuition hikes. Many of these new protesters use Web sites, e-mail, Facebook and Twitter to set up meetings, marches and rallies. Organizing a sit-in has never been easier.