Word: bits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...tell people what their mailbox number isand where they're from," Proctor says. "Sometimespeople are a bit taken aback...but you really geta sense of what people's names...
...bit of a box-office bomb at the time of its release, Touch of Evil has nevertheless been heralded as one of the masterpieces of the noir genre. Charlton Heston plays Ramon Miguel "Mike" Vargas, a Mexican narcotics investigator embroiled in a shady murder investigation just on the other side of the border. Heading the investigation is Captain Hank Quinlan, played by a padded and bloated Welles. When Quinlan's abuse of power proves too great an affront to Vargas' moral sensibilities, he soon involves both himself and his newlywed American wife, played by a feisty Janet Leigh...
Skeptical readers might interpret this as a misguided cry for juvenile delinquency. On the contrary, a quality prank is benign and can actually liven up the atmosphere of the College. Victims of a well-conceived prank may feel a bit sheepish at first, but they will eventually appreciate the attention and welcome the obligation to retaliate...
...Congress hardly acted on its own initiative. In fact, a good bit of credit for these student-friendly provisions ought go to our own President Rudenstine and other University lobbyists, who, without fanfare, ply the halls of the Capitol on behalf of the needs of America's colleges and their customers. Rudenstine himself sent five letters to Massachusetts Congressional representatives and Harvard alumni on the Hill...
...good thing I'm a senior. I went home last weekend, and on my return, for the first time ever, I wasn't even the least bit tickled to tell the cab driver my destination. Not a bit of a smile leapt to my face as the Weeks Footbridge came into view. Nothing but malaise hit me when, 45 minutes and $30 later, the cab dropped me off in front of Leverett House...