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...Harvard students have a duty to help those at lesser schools—like Columbia and Yale—break free from social life in the social slow lane and bring them up to speed on the superhighway of cool. Clubs, bars, movies, moving—all passé, bona fide faux pas in 21st-century etiquette. It seems as though everyone has forgotten what it means to “have fun.” While students at Dartmouth, Columbia, even Yale (if one can even call them students) drink beer and frequent parties, we ask of them: have...
...John Wells. Hollywood is a favorite target in election years (in '92, Dan Quayle vs. Murphy Brown; in '96, Bob Dole vs. Ice-T; in 2000, Joseph Lieberman vs. Eminem). But some in the industry cheer the Super Bowl investigation. "I think everybody should be fined," said Vin di Bona, executive producer of America's Funniest Home Videos. "The networks, the artists, and if you really want to clean it up, fine the local broadcasters...
...unlike Balestracci, whose Boston-area legend did little to attract bona fide national attention during his final year of high school, O’Hagan drew more than a fleeting glance from not just a selection of the Crimson’s Ivy rivals, but a bevy of schools prominent in Division I-A. Most notably Boston College, Colorado, Minnesota and Vanderbilt tendered scholarship offers, while Stanford—where his elder brother David occupies a spot in the baseball team’s starting rotation—showed similar interest but did not make a formal...
...it’s not like your upcoming exam performance is going to rocket you to instant fame. So, you think, I know how to handle this. I’ll take off all my clothes, run around Harvard Yard, and scream. I’ll be a bona fide celebrity by the next morning...
...there are bona fide tourists dropping ill in the streets, of course we will do what we have to do, but we are not mugs." John Reid, U.K. Health Secretary, announcing a crackdown on "health tourists" taking advantage of free medical service...