Faster Toning Trick

Need motivation to stick with a strength-training regimen? Try starting small, suggests a new Elon University study.

Campus News: Whither Kosher Activism?

Edan Schwartz wants you to think about what you’re putting into your mouth. The University of Minnesota senior is an activist in the Hekhsher Tzedek movement, which proposes the creation of a new seal for kosher food that will indicate that the food has been produced in accordance with Jewish ethics. He is also the first member of the movement to focus explicitly on mobilizing college students, using his campus’s Hillel as a springboard for Hekhsher Tzedek programming.

An Intelligently Designed Game

Gamers and science nerds, rejoice. After three years of salivating over Internet rumors and 30-second trailers, EA Games has finally announced the date of the next Big Bang in gaming. “Spore,” the latest game from ”Sims”-genius Will Wright, will populate stores on Sept. 7 and is the first evolution simulation not made for the biology lab or classroom. You start off the game as a single-celled organism Pac-Manning your way through the primordial ooze.

Cocoa Karma

There are two types of people in this world: Those who do yoga and those who don’t. Until now, I’ve been an exemplary member of the those-who-don’t camp — avoiding all illustrated guidebooks, videos, magazine articles and even the nagging advice of my own yoga-loving mother. But the Yoga + Chocolate Chakra Gift Box by Vosges Haut-Chocolat was enough to motivate me to get off the couch and finally get my om on.

Your KOP Christmas Workout

So, you’re slightly busy. There’s one week left until Christmas and you’re still not done shopping. The chance of making it to the gym is looking less and less likely, and any visions of quality time with your treadmill are being rapidly buried beneath the growing pile of homebaked goods on your desk.

One Heck of a Birthday Party

As summer heats up across the nation, Americans prepare for their favorite summer holiday with fresh tanks of propane, coolers stocked with cold ones and lawns acupunctured by American flags. And no one takes the Fourth of July more seriously than Philadelphia — the City of Brotherly Love is devoting an entire week to celebrating our nation’s 231st birthday.

Tippler on Tap

Ever wished you could drink during class? Well, now you can brush up on your Philly history while tipping back a few cold ones. Once Upon A Nation’s weekly Tippler’s Tour is not for the abstinent of heart. You’ll learn more about the “Spirit of ‘76″ and enjoy traditional lagers that Sam Adams himself might have enjoyed (or John Adams, for that matter).