Word: doom
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...months can only end in tears, as well as a plethora of depressing Facebook photo albums with names like “Senior Spring – WOOHOO!!!!!” and “KRUNKed @ Spee Pajama Jam!” But it’s not all doom and gloom. Don’t forget that upon returning from intersession, you get a fresh $50 recharge on your Board Plus account—cash back! More importantly, seniors find themselves at the first juncture in their college lives where it’s actually reasonable to start peaking...
...past the largely undamaged 19th century mansions of St. Charles Street. His friends and fund raisers in town insist that the President "gets it," as shipyard owner Boysie Bollinger says. They have kept up the heat on the White House by hammering home the theme that Katrina didn't doom the city; poor levee construction by the Federal Government did. Still, although Bush repeated his promise to help rebuild New Orleans, he didn't specifically promise levees that could withstand Category 5 storms or help on a bill to buy out flooded homes...
...guilt in the bloodshed is perplexing. This sentiment?it could be summed up as "the foreign devils made them do it"?may be comforting to Korean readers eager to overcome the burdens of their tortured history. But Hwang's determination to smooth over the ugliness of the past may doom his book to a far less enthusiastic reception abroad than it earned at home...
...becomes Kong's victim/love object. In the original, Fay Wray came to sympathize with the beast. But Watts plays Ann as a seductress, consciously leading the big lug on. Suffice it to say that King Kong has lost its divine innocence. And our response to the ape's doom, once touched by authentic tragedy, is now marked by relief that this wretchedly excessive movie is finally over...
...After a crushing 54-48 loss at UVA last weekend, the Crimson (2-5, 0-0 Ivy) dropped its fourth straight game, 63-47, to Richmond (3-5) yesterday. Harvard fought mightily in a nail-biter at UVA, but erratic defense and ice-cold shooting from the perimeter spelled doom for the Crimson against the Spiders. Still without injured co-captain Jessica Holsey, Harvard struggled mightily from the field yesterday. The Crimson shot 0-of-10 from beyond the arc and hit only 17 field goals on the afternoon. “There was a lack of a spark [without...