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...funny,” Marden said. “He took me out to coffee, which was fine, but then we went back to his house and all of his roommates were all doing heroin. I had no idea what to do; it was incredibly awkward and bizarre...

Author: By Angie Marek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Working the Streets | 11/8/2001 | See Source »

However, for many students who have dated Cambridge workers, some of the more awkward moments have come when their dates have been exposed to more close-minded Harvard blockmates and friends. Scott recalled how his bank-teller friend would become “very quiet” whenever they were in a room full of Harvard coeds; and Hodge said she definitely felt a little embarrassed when her drunk roommates suddenly thought it was a good idea to interrogate other workers at the Hong Kong about her knight in colorful tattoos. However, Oats witnessed one of the most predominate trends...

Author: By Angie Marek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Working the Streets | 11/8/2001 | See Source »

POLYGRAPH Lie detectors that quickly and accurately read the electrical resistance of the skin--in such awkward environments as boats and planes--to identify suspected terrorists trying to get into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pentagon's Wish List | 11/5/2001 | See Source »

Administrators say that improving and expanding opportunities for study abroad is an awkward project in the post-Sept. 11 world...

Author: By Kate L. Rakoczy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: College To Revamp Study Abroad | 11/2/2001 | See Source »

...sings, bringing the audience into the intimate inner workings of the band. In fact, the only less-than-amazing point of the evening came when Rockwell Church sang “Chandelier.” This was no fault of their own, however, and would only have been awkward to anyone who knew that the Hubbard parents were in attendance. The words, “I’m trying not to be my father / In a positive kind of way” certainly had a new and interesting ring to them with Hubbard’s father sitting...

Author: By Nell A. Hanlon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Saturday School | 11/2/2001 | See Source »

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