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...case, Dean Lewis seems remarkably blase about the incident. It seems to me that there are many other things "one could say" about it, perhaps concerning Harvard's commitment to campus safety and certainly concerning efforts to apprehend the assailant, who is to blame and who deserves Lewis' censure. -Katherine L. Dunlop '97, Member, Harvard Alliance for Safety Training and Education (HASTE); Participant, Battered Women's Advocacy Project Harvard Law School...
...California, commuter lanes have been in place for years--and there, you only need two people in a car to ride the good life into the sunset. Admittedly, few people use them, but they are undeniably a staple of the California freeway system. "Oh, the diamond lanes," a properly blase, jaded Californian will say, giving the lanes their...
Whenever possible I hung out with Robert Levy,who lived downstairs from me, a sure bet forcigarettes and good company. Robert was a transferfrom Oberlin and a die-hard New Yorker, whosestriking looks and blase attitude suggested bothintense individuality and worldliness. He appearedoddly out of step in the tepid drama of NorthHouse, as if he was there only because he'dauditioned for the wrong play. He was also asmiserable as I back then. With Robert, there wasno need for bravado. Eventually, though, Robertmoved off-campus, and I managed to transfer toLeverett House...
...blase. Remember: the target person is interesting, the party is not. If the party were so spectacular, why would you find each other so fascinating? This principle leads to the perfect suggestion: "This party needs help. Wanna get out of here...
...more than in the past. In fact, some schools claim to be seeing slight declines in overall alcohol consumption. But the findings suggest that among the many students who like to binge, there is a more relentless, desperate quality to the pursuit of intoxication. The drinkers also seem more blase than ever about the consequences. "Look, this is nothing," 20-year-old Cecily, a junior at the University of New Hampshire, tells a reporter as she downs her fourth beer at a midweek party. "We did the same thing last night and turned out for exams. We can handle...