Cheese toast might just be the cure for the next pounding hangover. After researching hangover cures from around the world, food writer Lauren Shockey released her latest cookbook, “Hangover Helper.” In the new release, Shockey said she explores foods that are starchy and hearty, which can help people work toward recovering after a long night of drinking. Read more...

Photo: Lauren Shockey’s “Hangover Helper” cookbook takes her research of hangover foods from around the world – from Canadian poutine to Chinese creole beef noodle soup – and sums it up in 50 recipes. The starchy and hearty recipes, she said, help beat the nausea and headaches that follow a night of drinking. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)

Anna Tsai cuts her roommate’s hair every month, chopping off her wavy locks into the dorm bathroom sink. Tsai and her roommate, Cara Nguyen, created a small, informal haircutting parlor within the cramped corner of the bathroom down the hall from their classic triple. Read more...

Photo: Second-year physics student Anna Tsai created a haircutting business in her classic triple dorm with her roommate second-year economics and global studies student Cara Nguyen, who oversees its managerial aspects. (Courtesy of Anna Tsai)