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The Pub's raw fish: half-baked

Got a hankering for some Japanese finger foods, but don't want to leave campus? Sodexo has recently started to offer sushi at Sidelines Pub and Nagel Hall's dining area, made fresh daily. Unfortunately, Sodexo's first stab at fresh sushi is anything but phenomenal, and the fact that there's no meal-swipe option for a pack hardly makes it a good choice for a DU student with a fixed meal budget.

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Medicate with herbs, no prescription

 TV's Dr. Oz recommends herbs for maldies ranging from bad skin to sleeplessness, so why not grow some herbs on your sunny windowsill? It's that time of the year for winter blues and, worse, winter colds. If you are having trouble breaking out of the frozen funk, invest in a good old-fashioned house plant - and not just the smokeable kind.

Grads save cash for thrill-seekers

ActiveJunky.com, a concept created and developed by DU graduates Kevin McInerny and Tommy Joyce, offers promo codes, coupons and cash back for top-of-the line outdoor gear and clothing - from tents to jackets to skis. ActiveJunky has partnered with over 100 retailers to provide discounts and cash incentives on more than 80,000 products.

Lamont wind ensemble plays with famous trumpet soloist

DU's award-winning Lamont Wind Ensemble performed with famous trumpeter Vincent DiMartino last Wednesday night, as part of their Golden Age of Bands series in the Gates Concert Hall at the Newman Center for Performing Arts, to a wildly enthusiastic audience.

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Making “Miss Julie”: mainstage play distinguishes sex from love

DU's Theater department's production of "Miss Julie" is marketed as a "bracing examination of power, sex and class: the fateful drama of a willful young aristocrat's seduction of her father's valet," involves three characters: Miss Julie, a young and impulsive count's daughter; Jean, her chauffer and servant; and Kristine, a modest and quiet servant.