Word: bugging
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Technical glitches with the computerized database itself caused students’ records to disappear or to be associated with the wrong school, users of a pilot program complained. And because the system was used to screen for dubious records, the bug-ridden system could have brought hundreds of legitimate students under scrutiny by federal investigators...
Shelby admits that she was bitten by the dancing bug early on and is always restless for her next dance opportunity. “I get a huge rush out of performing…there is this part of me that I can access through dancing that otherwise remains hidden,” she says. “It’s a highly personal feeling—like catching a glimpse of your soul and reveling in it. It’s wonderfully fulfilling...
Shelby admits that she was bitten by the dancing bug early on and is always restless for her next dance opportunity. “I get a huge rush out of performing…there is this part of me that I can access through dancing that otherwise remains hidden,” she says. “It’s a highly personal feeling—like catching a glimpse of your soul and reveling in it. It’s wonderfully fulfilling...
...starters, the U.S. will have to take up the slack left by departing allies. When Spain's new Socialist Prime Minister held firm on his campaign promise to withdraw his 1,300 troops, Honduras and the Dominican Republic, which rely on the Spanish for command and control, decided to bug out as well. Thailand threatened to withdraw its aid workers if attacked, and even faithful Australia is down to 850 of the 2,000 troops it originally shipped over last year. Secretary of State Colin Powell called leaders of roughly half the 34 coalition countries to try to prevent further...
Thank you for publishing the excellent column “Girl Talk” by Phoebe Kosman ’05 on April 12. It directly addressed many of the word-choice issues that bug me when referring to a woman in daily conversation. One suggestion, that was not mentioned in the article, is to use “gal” to refer to females who are “not a girl, and not yet a woman”. It seems to be the appropriate analogue...