QuickHits for Sept. 3

SRC

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The first few weeks of school mean that there are hordes of freshmen trying out the Student Recreation Center. We know you think you can avoid the freshman 15. Fat chance.

'Drank'

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Innovative Beverage Group has introduced a new relaxation drink called “Drank.” Now if somebody asks to “buy you a drank,” you won’t have to get drunk and forget what you did. Sorry, T-Pain.

H1N1

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Now that school has started, many UNC-system schools have reported cases of the swine flu. Missing a few days of classes might be nice, but “self-isolating” doesn’t sound like much fun.

The Internet

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The internet just turned 40!  Al Gore must be a very proud father. But at 40, that means it’s officially over the hill — let’s hope its 401(k) isn’t in as bad shape as the rest of ours.

Gmail

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There was mild worldwide chaos the other day when the Gmail server crashed for a few hours. Having it go down on us was not an experience we’d like to repeat. Hey Gmail, let’s just be friends.

Duke

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Tricked you. Thumbs up to Duke for living up to its “douchy” reputation. Last week GQ magazine named  Duke the second douchiest college in the nation. Keep up the good work, Duke.