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...When I first started at Harvard,” she says, “I thought I wouldn’t return to the South.” Doku thought that she would have to forego parts of her southern culture to adapt. But after a little more reflection, she changed her mind...

Author: By Stephen M. Fee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Southern Comfort, Harvard-Style | 4/21/2005 | See Source »

...rise. This is cause for concern, of course, but a 1-ft. rise in sea level over the course of a century or more is unlikely to prove fatal. A century, after all, is a long time--long enough to raise sea walls and breakwaters and to adapt in myriad other ways...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where the Waters Are Rising | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

...their misgivings than by the assassin's bullet he survived in 1981 or the progressive ailments, including Parkinson's disease, that he withstood for at least a decade. He pursued God's truth with a fearless, anachronistic, nearly stunning purity of purpose, and the world was left to adapt as it might...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Defender of the Faith | 4/3/2005 | See Source »

...Vasquez of Worcester County, Mass., already had two biological children when they decided to open their home to Michael, 17. Over a period of 10 months, the couple and the boy struggled to get to know and accept one another. Michael wondered if perhaps it was too late to adapt to family life. And turning 18, on Feb. 13, was a big event for him. It was not only his first birthday with his adoptive family but also the first time that his birthday was celebrated with gifts and a cake. For his new parents, the rewards have also been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teens Wanted | 3/28/2005 | See Source »

...after Feb. 4, 2004 as well as anyone planning to update the program in the future, explain that, “by posting content on an AIM Product, you grant AOL, its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns, agents and licensees the irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to reproduce, display, perform, distribute, adapt and promote this content in any medium. You waive any right to privacy.” Frightening words, indeed...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: You've Got Jargon | 3/17/2005 | See Source »

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