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Presumably, you will consider taking one semester abroad and, given your multiplicity of interests, will get involved in something—sports, acting, politics, writing for The Crimson. I liked sculling on the Charles. Avoid extensive bridge playing. Most of the devoted players in my class dropped out. However, one...

Author: By Stephen J. Seligman | Title: Precepts for Freshmen | 9/1/2009 | See Source »

An emotional man, he became deeply devoted to his Catholic faith and his second wife Vicki. He even learned to view the brain cancer that eventually killed him as an odd gift - a gradual fading of a kind that would be easier for his family and friends to come to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Barnicle on Kennedy: Of Memory and the Sea | 8/27/2009 | See Source »

What John F. Kennedy was: cool under pressure, a shrewd decision maker, an inspiring speaker, a man who could learn from his mistakes. What he wasn't: a devoted husband, a vigorous athlete, a martyred saint, a budding King Arthur. With his sudden, shocking death, however, these truths were transmuted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ted Kennedy: Bringing the Myth Down to Earth | 8/27/2009 | See Source »

The plant thrives in the high hill country outside Sana'a, where nearly every patch of irrigated land is covered in khat. Unlike coffee, which Yemenis claim was first cultivated here, khat is easy to grow and harvest. And though cultivating and dealing the leaf doesn't generate the kind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Yemen Chewing Itself to Death? | 8/25/2009 | See Source »

Head of the Charles: 1. Weekend in October devoted to a massive crew race. 2. When college and prep-school students descend on Cambridge to get drunk. 3. When your roommates will invite total strangers to drink, party, and pass out in your room. 4. A good weekend (October 17...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dictionary of Harvardisms | 8/24/2009 | See Source »

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