Most of you are probably too young to remember who this guy is (hell, I’m too young to remember), or why you should care. But Bo Diddley’s signature beat helped father an entire genre of music, and can be found in the influences of everyone, from Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton.

Born in Mississippi and raised in Chicago, Diddley began his musical career playing the guitar on the windy Chicago streets, before being discovered by Chess Records. But after his break, Diddley kept his music based in a simple premise. When asked about good songwriting, Diddley said you should always write “[a] story with some funny lyrics, or some serious lyrics, or some love-type lyrics. But you gotta think in terms of what people’s lives is based on.”

Check out video of Bo Diddley after the jump! (more…)

Harvard Students Arrested In Gay Rights Protest

Four members of Harvard’s “Right to Serve” tour were arrested this morning at a military recruiting station in Portland, Maine on the charge of criminal trespassing.

The arrested members were Samantha G.M. Barnard ’09, Robert J. Ross ’09, Amary K. Wiggin ’09, and Jacob P. Reitan, a Harvard Divinity School student who first conceived of the tour.

Twenty Harvard students have been traveling since Saturday on a week-long trip up and down the east coast to protest the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy barring openly homosexual or bisexual recruits from enlisting in the armed services.  [Harvard Crimson]

Miami Lands #1 Seed For NCAA Baseball Championship

After hearing the good news that they would be hosting the Coral Gables Regional as the No. 1 national seed of 64 teams for the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, Miami players and coaches watching the selection show in the clubhouse were thrown an unexpected curveball.

No. 2 seed Missouri (38-19), No. 3 Mississippi (37-24) and No. 4 Bethune-Cookman (36-20) are set to come to town this weekend in a surprise bracket that left some wondering how the top seed didn’t get matched up with the likes of Mt. St. Mary’s (21-32) or Texas Southern (16-32) in its regional instead of lower No. 1 seeds such as North Carolina or LSU.

Miami will take on Bethune-Cookman in the second game Friday at 4 p.m., following the match-up between Missouri and Mississippi. All games will air on ESPNU, with games at both 12 and 4 p.m. through Sunday, and the final game on Monday if necessary. [The Miami Hurricane]

Mississippi Valley, Austin-Peay, Belmont – they’re all schools that eked their way into the 15th and 16th seeds of the 2008 NCAA Tournament.

These schools (and others similar) have a ton of babes, but due to their less than stellar status on a national scale, their hotness factor goes unnoticed. Well, not anymore, as it’s time that COED gives The Babes of the Bottom Bracket their time to shine.

Galleries galore after the jump! (more…)

Yes! Another sex scandal in Washington!

First it was Hillary Clinton scissoring her right-hand girl; now it’s Mississippi Senator Trent Lott conveniently resigning while a sex scandal about him is being unearthed.

Trent Lott is being accused by multiple “reputable” sources of having sexual relations with an escort – a male escort. These sources include my favorite wheelchair-bound horndog/Hustler Magazine founder Larry Flint and Big Head DC. (more…)

Just your average Division III football game:

What do they think this is, basketball?