Word: accustomedness
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People who give and receive honeymoon gifts are part of an emerging demographic: so-called transumers, a mash-up of transient consumers, who prize collecting experiences, discovering new things and living in the present. George Ritzer, editor of the Journal of Consumer Culture, says the trend reflects an affluent, hyper...
When President Bush yet again vetoed a bill supporting embryonic stem cell research last Wednesday, I expected more of a reaction here in Washington, D.C. But while people were frustrated and irritated, it was no different than any other day. Perhaps it was because I don't work "on the...
Two years ago, a high-ranking black dean at Harvard was stopped by the campus police because he allegedly “fit the description” of a perpetrator. For white Americans, who are most accustomed to distinguishing males from each other according to their height, hair color, and...
For all the ink that has been spilled over Drew G. Faust’s election as President of Harvard University four months ago, the tenor of her presidency remains largely a mystery. It is clear that she is a woman accustomed to being in a man’s...
New coach, new attitude. That was the story for the Harvard cross-country and track teams this year, as Jason Saretsky came from Iona to take over the reins after the departure of Frank Haggerty ’68. Saretsky brought a new focus on training and competition to a...