Word: chalks
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...went on the Chile trip. We slept in tents in the rain forest, and I got to hike over a mountain for, like, eight hours. I think the more of those experiences you can chalk up, the more of a fulfilled and enriched human being you're going...
...punishment. If you are part of the silent majority that hates final clubs, speak up—loudly but not cruelly. When you see members congregated in front of their mansions, look at them like the anachronism they are. Make like the anarchists did recently and express yourself through chalk drawings on their driveways (“This club is elitist” for instance). Refuse to be a date for a punch event. Stand in front of a music-blasting club at 3am with 50 of your closest friends and steal their tunes for an impromptu dance party. Laugh...
...word of caution: Chilean lapis may contain veins of chalk, which lower the quality. Some shopkeepers artfully cover up these imperfections with blue paint, so carry around a bottle of thinner and ask if you can test the gems to see if the colors run?shopkeepers will quickly stop trying to sell you fakes. Alternatively, confine your gem hunting to widely known establishments like these...
...down the Parque Arauco Mall. But lapis, the most well-known Chilean stone, is the visitors' favorite. Expect to pay $100 for a choker necklace and earrings, $200 for a longer chain, and $600 for a pair of candlesticks. A word of caution: Chilean lapis may contain veins of chalk, which lower the quality. Some shopkeepers artfully cover up these imperfections with blue paint, so carry around a bottle of thinner and ask if you can test the gems to see if the colors run - shopkeepers will quickly stop trying to sell you fakes. Alternatively, confine your gem hunting...
...politicians, but there need to be more educators added to the list. Harvard has the resources to publicize and support more teaching programs and advisors, and it’s about time Harvard made training future teachers a priority. Teachers don’t need to subsist on chalk dust or notebook paper—there’s a lot more to the profession than that—and it’s up to Harvard to get the message...