Word: exactions
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...frenetic environment of campus newspapers like the DN, noble goals like impartiality, exact diction and fully nuanced editorial opinions can sometimes fall by the wayside when the writer has a ten-page paper due the next day. School commitments hurt campus reporting in other ways besides the time constraints they impose, too. Every year the most veteran reporters at every campus newspaper participate in something called “graduation.” And during the year, class takes up the morning and early afternoon of most days, so much of campus reporting is done in the late afternoon when...
Meanwhile, the Crimson looks to exact a bit of revenge against the Huskies from the 2001 tournament, in which UConn beat Harvard 1-0 in the second round to end its playoff hopes...
...goes about the regimented routine of a factory prisoner who works on carving wooden tissue boxes. Recreated with a meticulousness rarely found in comix, the book includes floor plans, daily schedules and sartorial options. Food turns into a fascinating preoccupation throughout the book, with frequent asides on the exact menu of prison meals, as well as coveted snacks and sweets. Hanawa also introduces memorable characters, such as the Momma's boy, a neatnick who "holds the soap dish with his pinky extended." Hanawa recreates this alien world with laser-like detail, bringing us right into the very mindset...
...some things go up, others come down. Danehy Park’s trajectory has been the exact opposite of Hemenway’s decline. Danehy, a former landfill, was recently reclaimed by the city and transformed. A run at Danehy is almost a double workout, especially for someone from a River House. Getting to this park north of the Quad is half...
While the exact numbers have yet to be determined, recent news reports have revealed that President Bush may, after the election, ask Congress for roughly $70 billion, on top of the $25 billion already allocated to pay for the war during FY 2005. Together, these figures amount to more than double what Bush had previously estimated would be necessary and half of what Democrats had speculated in their most vehement attacks. And, of course, combined it means the costs of the war in Iraq are actually increasing—last fall Congress allocated $87 billion for FY 2004. Passing this...