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Even more disappointing is the distinct scent of pork that permeates the UC’s lack of initiative. According to one UC representative, paying $1,700 for two months’ worth of newspapers for an entire campus, “just took money away from student groups.” Fair enough. Moments after voting down the newspaper initiative, however, the UC approved grants for similar amounts to individual student groups, whose combined impact for the undergraduate population is certain to be less than a stack of free newspapers in dining halls each morning...

Author: By Adam Goldenberg | Title: A Timorous Beastie | 3/6/2007 | See Source »

...enough. It wasn’t like ou get to know the person.”This longing for closer relationships did not end when her textbooks closed. In fact, she cites the lack of interaction with her peers as the biggest disadvantage of homeschooling. She makes a clear distinction between her “normal friends” and her “tennis friends.” While Ko says she lacked a steady social life, she did date a few people while on the co-ed tour. Her most notable beau is famed Thai tennis player Paradorn...

Author: By Logan R. Ury, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: In a class of their own | 2/28/2007 | See Source »

Arctic berries, which grow in arctic regions, come in about 20 varieties, but only 10 or so?including arctic raspberry, cloudberry and blueberry?are commercially important. And while the arctic berries are related to their American counterparts, each one is a distinct species with an entirely unique composition. As Skyn Iceland founder Sarah Kugelman puts it, "Because they have to withstand extreme temperatures, they've developed properties that make them superhearty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Skin Care's Cold Snap | 2/27/2007 | See Source »

...early on the Crimson failed to show its full potential, dropping its first six contests of the season and eventually falling to 2-13 before conference play commenced. The women fell into a distinct pattern in each game; early foul trouble and defensive woes became recurring problems for the team...

Author: By Vincent R. Oletu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Outright Title Within Crimson's Reach | 2/27/2007 | See Source »

...they have. Since breaking ground two winters ago, Shots in the Dark has become a motley circus, filled with its own distinct set of acts and performers with Bradley serving as ringmaster. The blog, at richardbradley.net, provides those sitting at their desks anywhere from Mather House to Manhattan with a view of machinations in Mass. Hall and an ear to whispering throughout the Yard...

Author: By Samuel P. Jacobs, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lights on at 'Shots in the Dark' | 2/26/2007 | See Source »

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