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...perfect E," it follows Aitkenhead and her hubby Paul as they wander through America, Southeast Asia, South Africa and the Netherlands looking for a way to recapture their early transcendent experiences on Ecstasy. If the words "drugs" and "travel guide" trigger sudden flashbacks of Alex Garland's backpack bible The Beach, don't get excited?this adventure pales in comparison. Not only does Aitkenhead attempt the same jaded been-there, done-that tone as the Gen X bestseller, she even names one of her chapters after Garland's novel and sets a large chunk of her story in the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Been There, Done That | 5/6/2002 | See Source »

...right reasons? A friend who had been working at a table outside the Science Center stepped into Annenberg earlier this week and walked past my table. Someone else pointed out that she was wearing two of the purple emblems, one on her shirt and one on her backpack. “Yeah,” she said, “I kept walking past them. I felt guilty...

Author: By David B. Rochelson, DAVID B. ROCHELSON | Title: Ribbons for Everyone | 4/12/2002 | See Source »

...Levit-Shore has no plans to slap red tape on her backpack any time soon...

Author: By Anne K. Kofol, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Coalition Seeks Grant To Combat Sexual Violence | 4/11/2002 | See Source »

...time, one-week excuse to go somewhere with close friends before the end of the school year.) Upperclassmen who have caught on can choose between a variety of Spring Break hot-spots: The socially conscious among us will perform Habitat for Humanity manual labor. The adventurous can backpack through Europe or Asia. The science-concentrating seniors may journey to Cambridge’s illustrious bio labs to complete their theses. The semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization which used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine might choose to crash at Hugh Hefner’s Playboy mansion...

Author: By Jordana R. Lewis, | Title: Spring Break, State School Style | 3/21/2002 | See Source »

...security guard “checking the offices.” The suspect is described as a 40-year-old 5 foot 7 inch white male, with brown hair and a thin face wearing a blue jacket, brown beret and gray shoes and carrying a blue backpack. Officers were unable to locate the suspect...

Author: By Jenifer L. Steinhardt, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Police Log | 3/19/2002 | See Source »

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