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Atkins called the support that rich people often express for refugees "theoretical." A "struggle" between the established residents and the refugees often takes place because of the initial economic drain refugees exert upon community educational and social resources, he said...

Author: By John G. Knepper | Title: Experts Discuss Plight Today's Refugees Face | 2/6/1990 | See Source »

...That's not hair," we told each other. "Those are very fine iron shavings that result from the unique rusting process of a Leverett House shower drain...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: National Debt and Hair Loss | 12/7/1989 | See Source »

...then The Mound began to grow. And grow. Soon we had to step around the drain while taking a shower. And when we missed...never mind. I don't want to think about...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: National Debt and Hair Loss | 12/7/1989 | See Source »

...what any rational, thinking group of Harvard men would do when confronted with hair on the shower drain. We blamed one another...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: National Debt and Hair Loss | 12/7/1989 | See Source »

Finally, one roommate and I got down on our hands and knees and did the dirty work. We removed The Mound. We removed additional hair that had sunk into the shower drain. We removed so much hair it was as if one of those furry little dogs had simply died in our shower...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: National Debt and Hair Loss | 12/7/1989 | See Source »

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