Word: affected
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...city of Cambridge and the historical culture of Harvard Square. One of my criticisms of The Crimson last year was its lack of perceptive coverage of regional news. This article, and the article on parking in Wednesday's paper, showed that The Crimson can cover regional issues which affect Harvard better than any local news outlet...
...what you will become, but by the end of first semester, you might discover that you no longer want to be a doctor or a businessperson or "God help us, a lawyer." Instead, he explained in the sort of wistful voice that only academics can affect, you might discover a passion for the English Palladians (whoever they are), or for Ugaritic texts, or for the life and times of airborne spores. And while you might have difficulty convincing your parents or friends that airborne spores really are your calling, you should follow the soaring path to which those glorious spores...
Biochemically, hypericum has some interesting properties. For starters, says University of Frankfurt psychopharmacologist Walter Muller, it appears to affect the brain in the same way Prozac does--by prolonging the activity of the mood-enhancing brain chemical serotonin. This is the same neurotransmitter acted on by the controversial diet pills fen-phen and Redux (see following story). But hypericum has much broader activity. In rats and mice, at least, it extends the action of at least two other powerful brain chemicals that are thought to play a role in depression: dopamine and norepinephrine. In each case, hypericum appears to work...
...hero, but typically prefers to morph them into something new. In an industry in which casting generally reflects a movie star's ability to sell tickets, Kline is that rare exception--an actor whose unique talent has kept his name above the title regardless of his ability to affect the bottom line...
...addition to the drinking age, there is a question of the supply of alcohol. Here, however, the problem is not with existing laws or their enforcement, but with the lack of laws. Very few cities have zoning laws that specifically affect liquor stores. Most zoning laws simply define an area as commercial, thereby allowing any type of commercial store to open in the area...