Word: bump
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...Young Adult Library Services Association and an expert in fantasy literature, says, "In libraries, the most successful promotion we do is to ask people to 'read a movie,'" meaning a book that kids have first experienced on the screen. The Harry Potter movie has led to a bump in reading of the already popular Harry Potter books, which has led young readers to C.S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia) and Tolkien. "We can't keep Lord of the Rings on the shelf," Kunzel says. Tolkien purists who can't bear to see images of Middle-earth put on the screen...
Though the Crimson is the Ivy favorite in early season predictions, Harvard’s road through the league is far from bump-free. Harvard only has to look back to Feb. 17, the day the Crimson faced the Elis, to know that in the Ivy League, every game is anyone’s game. Yale came into the game with a 1-8 record, but managed to upset the Crimson in overtime, and Harvard’s championship hopes faded. Its experience against the last-place Elis proved one thing—there is no team in this league...
...what has been a rather arduous journey. There was a time when I wondered if I would ever make it, as did my mom, my dad, my sisters, my grandparents, my aunts and uncles, my cousins, my friends, and my roommates past. I believe now, however, that every bump in my convoluted path must be considered a blessing in disguise. Six different sets of roommates have produced a handful of friends I know will last a lifetime. Every job and internship I didn’t get left the door open to explore new options, even if only by default...
...while Potter-mania is sweeping the Harvard campus, don’t expect to bump into anyone running around with a lightning scar for now—Harry Potter is only 11 years old in the movie and 15 in the books so far, so it will be a few years before Potter: The College Years is unleashed. Furthermore, students will have to content themselves with Folkore and Mythology 107b: “Witchcraft,” taught by Professor Stephen A. Mitchell, since Harvard will not be offering classes on Defense Against the Dark Arts. Unfortunately, midterms still take...
...week the professor should post the current rankings of all the students in the class, with the expected grade distribution next to their names. In this way, everyone will be able to keep track of their progress within the class, and know whom they’ll have to bump off next week to move up in the standings...