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...friendly intercollegiate math competition, and it was first held in 1938 (bragging rights that year went to the University of Toronto). Each year a three-professor committee spends four or five months devising the 12 problems, which are arranged in order of increasing difficulty. It's an all-day affair: two three-hour sessions with a two-hour break. No calculators, no notes, no mercy. "There certainly is a mystique surrounding the exam," says Ravi Vakil, co-author of a book about the exam. "I think awe, respect and terror all apply...
...They break you down as a person. And they do an inordinately good job,” he recalls. “They make you feel like shit, like you’re worthless. They push you beyond your physical and psychological barriers.” During all-day marches, it wasn’t uncommon for many soldiers—each with 50 pounds on his back—to break down in tears. “It’s really designed to break your spirit, and it does,” he says...
...vital part of the Colloquium involves facilitating dialogue between the women peace-builders and 140 public policy-makers. This Friday, an all-day roundtable discussion will occur between the women and the policy-makers...
This Monday is Patriots Day in Massachusetts, which means two things: 11 a.m. Red Sox at Fenway and the all-day, spectacular Boston Marathon...
...masse Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. And former librarian Laura Bush is using the clout of her new job to get a few notable authors to read out loud in Washington. As host of the first National Book Festival, this weekend, the First Lady will oversee an all-day affair on the Capitol lawn with readings, music, food and lessons on bookbinding. Whom has Bush picked as opening acts for this bookfest? John Adams biographer David McCullough, novelist Gail Godwin (Evensong), playwright Larry L. King (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas), short-story writer J. California Cooper, historian...