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One Man's Story of Being Briefly Greek

gdi_rwb.gif I guess a fake email went out recently to undergraduates of the University of Illinois stating the negative aspects of fraternity life and rush week. Since it has been some time since I’ve been in school, I can’t necessarily say what rush week or frat life is like anymore. What I can do is relate my own frat experience in this article.
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Pilates and Yoga For the Rest of Us at Two Birds, One Tree

MVC-016S.JPG Like most people of my generation, my scant knowledge of Pilates has been gleaned from chance encounters with late-night infomercials hosted by Denise Austin or Daisy Fuentes: it was invented by Joseph Pilates, it's kind of like yoga, and it's what supermodels use to stay toned. So when I was recently offered the opportunity to try a private session of Pilates with personal trainer Rachel Hills, owner of Two Birds, One Tree, I wasn't exactly sure what to expect, and I was a little nervous.

(Ed. note: Every so often, Gillian will write about her first-hand experiences with health and wellness topics in this column, Your Guinea Pig. If you have a suggestion for something she should try, email her at gilliangabriel@smilepolitely.com.)

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