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Your article "Whodunit, Doggone It?", about a genetics laboratory that analyzes animal DNA for use in criminal cases [Jan. 30], described an interesting branch of forensics. The report shed light on a new method of investigation. It is amazing how pets can assist us--relaxing us, helping us cope with stress or loneliness and now even providing evidence at a crime scene. The work done by veterinary genetics laboratories will, I hope, continue to aid in administering justice. NATHAN FREY St. Charles...
...that South Asian Americans adopt—such as becoming a doctor, earning a lot of money, and marrying a “good Indian boy.†In the more serious “Harvest,†T. Riya Sen ’07 tries to cope with her husband’s decision to sell his organs in order to support his family, while she carries on an affair with his brother. However, “Gone Too Soon†by Sameera Haque ‘06 was nothing more than a trite rendition...
...result of some spontaneous chemical abnormality. Rather, they back the theory that emotional stress in the early years inhibits proper development of certain areas of the brain - specifically, it causes malfunctions within the amygdala and the hippocampus that make the child less able to cope with stress. Eventually (perhaps in childhood, perhaps not till adulthood) anxiety and hopelessness overwhelm...
Stand-up comedians can be counted on to cope with the unexpected. With real actors, you never know. In 1973 Charlton Heston was to deliver the opening remarks, but his car had a flat tire. Clint Eastwood was dragged on camera to read a slew of Moses jokes written for Heston. The next year, with David Niven as co-host, a streaker ran across the stage. Niven quipped, "Probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings...
Since Lindsay Lohan’s recent Vanity Fair confessions of bulimia and cocaine use, I have felt a particular—and peculiar—duty to discuss my own reading period affliction with the public. Hopefully, my candor will help others cope with similar issues, and will help me reveal the true culprits behind my shameful disorder. I have intellectual bulimia. There. I said it, and I won’t retract it. I sit in Lamont or in Widener or in Ticknor, trying hopelessly to study for my four massive finals. I see my peers with eyes...