Word: afraid
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That real characterization of the incoming First Lady shows up in her fashion choices as much as it did in her campaign speeches. She is not afraid to wear bold colors, which speaks to her confidence. She's also not afraid to show her quirky side: flats with cocktail dresses or the black cardigan wrapped around her Narciso Rodriguez dress on election night--as if to say, "This is what I've been wearing all day. No need to change just because he won." On weekends, she wears jeans, T shirts and the occasional baseball...
...cavorting, I’m forced into one of the overstuffed chairs, a hot laptop on my legs, trying to balance three books with two hands. Enough is enough. The next time you can’t find a seat in Lamont, don’t be afraid to toss that half-eaten bagel in the trash and mark your own territory. If someone comes back to claim the carrel, do not panic. Give them the call number for Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” (QH365.O2 1859a, fyi) and direct them...
...resolved to lose 5 pounds.” N. Gregory Mankiw, Beren Professor of Economics: “I resolve to stop responding to queries from The Crimson. (Oops...already broken.)” Howard Georgi ’67, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics: “I am afraid that my New Year’s resolution is just to make it through February! But more seriously, I have to keep reminding myself to stay positive and look for opportunities even in the difficult economic climate of Harvard today.” Stephen Pinker, Johnstone Family Professor...
China is facing the most threatening economic crisis in decades, and its leaders have every reason to be afraid. As factories close, profits plunge and worker protests become more frequent, the country's huge foreign-exchange reserves and three-decade-long record of growth suddenly seem less like a guarantee against turbulence and more like barely adequate insurance...
...Score Choice as an option for their applicants. The admissions offices at Stanford, Cornell, and the University of Pennsylvania among others, have already announced that they will not honor Score Choice and will continue to require applicants to send a complete score report. College admissions offices should not be afraid to speak out about the problems inherent in Score Choice. “We want to discourage students from taking the SAT more than once or twice and believe that programs like Score Choice encourage applicants with resources to take the SAT excessively to improve their scores...