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...stumbled into the celebrations, first learning of the death from jubilant honks, then from radios at the fería where I had gone to start and finish a semester’s worth of Christmas shopping. Champagne and confetti curtailed my walk to the metro...
...ambitions. She was recently named a Rhodes Scholar, an honor she refers to as “a grant to read over the summer.” But before she transplants herself to Oxford University, where she will “read” theology, she will have to finish her senior thesis for the English and American Literature and Language department. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
Marina is the glamorous and gorgeous daughter of the eminent liberal journalist Murray Thwaite, whose overweening intelligence and charisma keep her in the thrall of an Electra-like adulation of her father. Since her graduation from Brown, she has been wallowing in an abortive effort to finish her book on “how complex and profound cultural truths—our mores entire—could be derived from” the evolution of children’s fashion. The project—like its author—is silly and self-indulgent, a perfect example of the frivolity...
...crash as well. We just didn’t do a good job of keeping them off the boards.” The Great Danes constantly had all five players in pursuit of offensive rebounds, as every starter grabbed at least one rebound on the offensive end. The team finished with 13 second-chance points on the game. “We thought we could post up their guards a little bit,” Albany coach Will Brown said. “We felt that if we pounded the glass, we could get some easy opportunities...
...death,” but nevertheless can prove problematic for the many competing horses that she treats.The secret reward of the job is the instant gratification at the end of the day, Cloos says.“I show up and get a horse, and two hours later finish the job,” she says.To the surprise of those who might think farriers and blacksmiths belong in past centuries, Cloos says the career is becoming more popular. Many people find Cloos’ career choice unexpected, but she sees parallels between physics and her current job, according...