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...interview with TIME, Simpson said the participants in the conference call expressed growing concern that Gov. Siegelman would refuse to give up his challenge to the vote count. According to Simpson, Rob Riley said, "Siegelman's just like a cockroach, he'll never die, what are we going to do?" At that point Canary offered reassurance by citing Rove's news from Justice Department...
...Harvard pest expert Gary Alpert has his way, students will be able to cross cockroach elimination off of their reading period to-do lists. It was Alpert’s suggestion that spurred the circulation of pest surveys to Lowell House residents last Tuesday. The results of the survey will be used to help direct pest prevention measures in Lowell over winter break. Such measures, Alpert said, will include inspection of areas in the House where students have reported pest encounters. The survey asks students to identify locations where they have sighted cockroaches, ants, or mice, as well...
...collection could have been subtitled Seven Short Stories to Read Before You Die. But Malouf's writing is too subtle for that. With his characters carrying the flickering flame of belief, these stories are beautifully crafted articles of faith. Comparing man's plight to that of the indestructible cockroach, Dulcie Porter muses: "The cockie statistics were impressive, but when it came to survival you couldn't beat people, that was her view." Such robust inner lives are alone worth celebrating in these miraculous short stories...
...Visitors Join Students In Bed,” news) detailing the potential outbreak of bedbugs in the Northeast. While this article certainly provides an important warning for students and residents, I am left wondering why there hasn’t been more attention paid to the problem of the cockroach infestation in the older Houses on campus. Having spent two years in Lowell House and one year as assistant to the superintendent of Quincy House, I can attest to the disgusting reality that students face when living in the dormitories. I have heard stories from friends who have found roaches...
...dance-off. In fact, how do we even know that an iPod was given away? “I have pictures,” says Van Vuuren. He produced several photographs for FM of Harvard students posing with their new iPods, crushing our conspiracy theory like a cockroach in Lowell House...