Word: avoider
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Name That Negro, in which we try to guess which well-known folks passing as Caucasians are really light-skinned blacks. During the impeachment trial of President Clinton, for example, a lot of us joked that one of the Republican House managers fit the profile so well, he should avoid driving through New Jersey...
...really isn't a mystery why we might want to avoid having to forge social lives on our own, given that we are suddenly being thrust out of an environment where social life has come so easily. Complaining about Harvard's social scene has been a favorite pastime of ours for four years, but now as we leave this web of extracurricular organizations, blocking groups, Core sections and House life, don't blame us if we get a bit nostalgic for this prefabricated network of friends and social opportunities. When we envision ourselves in a new city...
...maybe I'll learn the lesson of that night at the Kong. Maybe I'll take chances more often, and stop thinking that disaster will result. Countless opportunities are bound to present themselves to all of us after we leave Harvard. We can choose to play it safe and avoid intimidating situations, or we can take advantage of those opportunities and let loose a parade of possibilities. If we take a few chances, we'll never wonder about what might have been, and we'll never again have to make excuses. Adam R. Kovacevich'99 is a government concentrator...
...pepole have eaten them for prolonged periods. But even if the fallout is minimal, "stuffing yourself with a food product that may lower cholesterol will not grant you optimum health," she says. The best medicine is still the one that most Americans are constantly trying to avoid -- self-discipline. "The best thing for health," says Horowitz, "is to reduce fat intake, generally eat right and exercise...
...react to late-breaking news. Both the N.Y.S.E. and NASDAQ are also planning to extend trading hours, at least until 9 p.m. For now, the SEC can only counsel restraint; Levitt advises online traders to use limit orders, so they only get a stock at a set price, and avoid buying on margin...