Word: blowingly
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...pretty clear these kids are looking for historically inconsequential trinkets. Perhaps I could understand if Anthro 1130 was providing students with a rigorous training in archeological methodology. But one look at the CUE guide reveals the course to be what is usually termed a “blow-off” elective class. Fewer than a quarter of the students were taking the course as part of their concentration requirements and the rest might have been attracted by its far-below-average workload and difficulty ratings...
Well, this blow-off class for upperclassmen affects everyone on the yard. Nearly a quarter of the grass is unavailable for lounging at one rare time in the year when the weather permits it. The scene is also creating a logjam of tourists asking questions like: “Are all the landscapers at Harvard so well dressed and ethnically diverse?” and “Is this, like, some sort of way to get you guys at least some kind of physical activity...
...world, they approach their work in a high-wire way. Firstborn ceos, for example, do best when they're making incremental improvements in their companies: shedding underperforming products, maximizing profits from existing lines and generally making sure the trains run on time. Later-born ceos are more inclined to blow up the trains and lay new track. "Later-borns are better at transformational change," says Dattner. "They pursue riskier, more innovative, more creative approaches...
...learned I was gay,” said Samuel L. T. Walsh ’09. The games culminated in the ever-popular balloon stomp, combining participants’ athletic prowess and innovative defensive stratagems. “Those balloons are too small! I demand a re-blow!” said Chris L. Rucker ’07-’08. Quincy ended up winning this last event, but Adams House was victorious overall. But don’t worry: the Gaymes return next year with another chance to take home that long, smooth, shiny trophy...
...natural forward [when he first arrived at Harvard], and he is always a threat, so it was good to get that goal from him.”Unfortunately, Brown saved enough in its tank for an overtime goal against the run of play to deal a crushing blow to the Crimson faithful. Senior goalkeeper Adam Hahn, who once again turned in a stellar performance despite the final scoreline, couldn’t deal with the Bears unorthodox throw-in routine. “He has been playing very well all season, and this game, he kept...