Is there really a link between diet and your grades? Well, yes.

It could be the difference between an A and a B. And for those who take academics seriously, like College of William and Mary students, diet should be just as carefully considered as the time studying for exams.

Pizza, ramen and all-nighters fueled by coffee from Wawa are neither the wisest nor the most nutritious choices during crunch-time studying.

Here are 20 foods that are brain boosters and keep the body in top shape for exam period (not to mention warding off the exam-time flu or cold).

There’s a sickness almost everyone gets, that some people on campus have at this very moment. It’s not the swine flu, the cold, or mono. For most, they recover with time. For others, it’s a spiraling nightmare of numbness. It’s called a break-up. Heard the term before?

Most people associate a break-up as a typical romantic phenomenon. However, to scientists, the break-up has serious effects upon the human body.

We’ve all done it. Once and a while we decide to down caffeine like it’s nobody’s business in order to stay up for an all-nighter. But what are the effects of that Daily Grind or Mews coffee, and caffeine in general?

The good news is that caffeine has a lot of benefits.

Everyone is feeling the sharp pains of tightening belts due to the economic meltdown. As students, food should not be a major constraint — we have more important matters to attend to (like our future). Here are some of the best ways to save money on food this year:

1. Take free creamers and sugar packets from Wawa for your morning coffee.
2. Retro’s is cheap! And delicious.
3. Scope out the samples at Bloom, the Peanut Shop, and Wythe’s Candy Store.
4. Oatmeal is really filling, and packets of it in a box are only $1.30.
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Why do men gravitate toward beer more often than women? It’s a bit puzzling why women go for martinis and glasses of wine while men prefer a mug of hops.

Beer seems like a very “manly” beverage because of its prevalence in bars, sports clubs, fraternity parties, and Monday night football games. However, there is actually a scientific reason behind its popularity amongst men.

Psychologists have proven that men’s testosterone levels are raised in the presence of another male (regardless if he’s a brother or best friend).

With news of swine flu, or H1N1, outbreaks sweeping the nation and a case of the disease on campus, College of William and Mary students may be wondering how to fight off the flu as well as asking themselves if the vaccine is really worth it.

If you followed “The Hills” last year, you might have heard of Lauren Conrad’s “miracle acai diet.” Unfortunately, this celebrity association is discrediting the truly beautiful effects of this exotic plant. They might as well call it the wonder drug.

Acai comes from the tropical forests of Central and South America. The dark purple berries are plucked from 20-meter-tall slender trees that overrun the swamps from Belize to Brazil.