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...They had very good pitching and we had very good pitching. You don’t see that too often in college baseball,” Walsh said. “You’ve just got to tip your hat and chalk it up as a real good ball game...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baseball Dealt Heartbreak at Home | 4/7/2005 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A Drew Barrymore | 4/3/2005 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By Sarah M. Seltzer, POP AND FIZZ | Title: Ay, There’s the Club | 3/25/2005 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hidden Gem | 3/21/2005 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hidden Gem | 3/14/2005 | See Source »

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