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...some cases, more soldiers die by suicide than in combat, which is really concerning,” said Nock, adding that the rate of suicide in the army has “skyrocketed” in recent years...
...words that truly matter—is more necessary now than ever. If you cannot dance atop the tsunami of signifiers heading your way, it will crush you. Learn to breathe language, or else choke on it. If you cannot control it, it will control you. Your words will die on your lips; your thoughts will turn to dust. Taming unruly syllables—bending signification to suit your needs, understanding that everything is language, matrices of metaphor, of which you are a product—is a prerequisite for survival and success in the 21st century. Which will...
...ordinary. Or, at least, it wasn’t. Today, we act like the crucial tests come with the big things. Did you give up a lucrative job to help starving kids in Haiti? Did you take a stand against your government? Did you die in the line of duty? But the crucial tests come more often—in fact, they come everyday. Those common courtesies—which today are not so common—are tests of whether you respect all mankind. And you can see the angst that the lack of them has caused on campus...
...into the Crimson conference room to start the comp process last spring, we had no idea what we were in for. We knew that the comp process would be demanding and that we would have to scribble notes about sports we had never heard of as if we were die-hard fans...
...match was the closest of Gemmell’s season. After capturing the first game, Gemmell dropped the next two to Hathway. It was then do-or-die for the rookie...