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...psychedelic, but always fresh. Over the past decade, the Lomographic Society has developed all sorts of cameras - one takes only fish-eye shots; another snaps four small pictures on one frame - but a year ago, financial problems forced the factory to stop making the original Lomo (it's an acronym for something long, technical and Russian...
...acronym SASH refers to the Sexual Assault, Sexual Harrassment advisers, a group of tutors in each undergraduate House who serve as "first responders" to students with concerns about relationship abuse and other matters. The Nov. 22 article "Students Offended at Rap Song's Lyrics," which reported on a SASH-sponsored discussion in Eliot House about sexually explicit lyrics in a Yale rap group's song, missated SASH's full name...
...Residential Life Suzy M. Nelson writes in an e-mail that cooking-related incidents are Harvard’s most common cause of fires. The EHS website also contains an impressive list of fire-related information sheets and a 35-page emergency evacuation plan (who knew of the acronym RACE, for instance? Rescue others, pull an Alarm, Close all windows and doors, Evacuate the building). In 2003, then-Dean of Harvard College Harry R. Lewis ‘68 decided to ban usage of fireplaces in students’ rooms citing safety concerns. The Crimson reported that students were furious...
...Downing says.It was examples like this that showed Benkreira’s dedication to his team along with his excellent work ethic and vibrant personality, two traits that his teammates appreciated when naming him this year’s LP.Depending on whom you ask, the acronym, LP, has one of two meanings: the Lightweight Protocol and the Lightweight Persona. These two distinct interpretations fittingly parallel the duality of Benkreira’s post.The LP serves to maintain a culture of discipline in the boathouse, while also creating a lighthearted environment that relieves some of the stress of the team?...
...says in the film. But after issuing two statements - first a clarification, then an apology - within three days of the original blast, she got her feist back. When country star Toby Keith posted a doctored photo of her with Saddam Hussein, Natalie donned a T shirt emblazoned with the acronym F.U.T.K. (In the movie she sees an anti-Chick protester wearing another T shirt, one that reads F.U.D.C., and wonders, "Whaddaya have against Dick Cheney?") She also held onto her sense of humor when the death threats came. Read one: "Natalie Maines will be shot Sunday July 6 in Dallas...