Word: felted
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...chief architect of Poland's post-communist reforms, says the country is living through "its best period in 300 years." The economy is growing, and the country's alliances with Europe and the U.S. are strong. Not since 1989, according to one recent survey, have the Polish people felt so optimistic about the direction their country is taking...
...because she has evolved into a simpler, more precise writer. At last night’s event, which was sponsored by the Harvard Book Store, Allende described her motives for writing “The Sum of Our Days,” saying that after her daughter died, she felt the “need to write things to understand them,” and that the written word let her “contain the grief.” Despite the somber story behind the novel, Allende’s tales were filled with humor and wit. When pressed...
...Really,” I said. “I’m a twin. I swear.” His disbelief was incomprehensible to me. For years, everyone had known me as, first and foremost, a twin. Then, one day during the summer of seventh grade, I suddenly felt unable to justify a huge part of my identity. Because even though I am mostly Emily Graff, I am also a Graff twin...
...Athletic Department, many JV sports this year have made the switch to the less-regulated club status.This JV-to-club push has been met by a mix of annoyance and enthusiasm from student athletes. Though teams are not being required to make the transition to club status, many have felt pressure to do so. Nadia O. Gaber ’09-’10, a member of Women’s JV Soccer, says that she “got the picture that across the board they are trying to cut the JV program.” The Athletic...
...People thought that when it went into hibernation for four months that there would be some major changes when it came back out,” said Mattison. “But now, we’re looking at an essentially identical document, although the neighborhood has already felt the effects of Harvard’s construction.” Boston Redevelopment Authority spokeswoman Jessica Shumaker, however, said that the signing of the cooperation agreement represented progress for town-gown relations in Allston. “Harvard is going to have to fulfill what is in the agreement...