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...system.The initiative is based on the perception of a twofold “problem:” first, that students have “a tendency…to regard their extracurricular life as separate from their academic experience,” and second, that “few formal procedures” exist for faculty to encourage students to connect the two. The first is not entirely true, and the second is not entirely a problem.Overlap between extracurriculars and academics already exists. Harvard offers a host of pseudo-academic activities from the Institute of Politics to research labs...
...order up big in a noodle bar: ramen oh-mori! The most important phrase? "Probably onegaishimasu," says tour manager John Glenn. "Please can you help me. And just being able to say thank you, arrigato. Or arrigato gozaimasu, thank you very much." In a society as formal as Japan's, knowing the difference can be crucial, and it put the orchestra in good stead when it came to the Crown Prince's visit on Oct. 2. "It made the night quite difficult," admits Glenn, "because we had three buses waiting after the performance, but the lifts got locked down...
...overly formal first date can kill the spark of romance before it ever ignites, leaving your date wondering why she suddenly feels like she’s at a job interview on a Friday night. On the opposite end of the spectrum, it’s certainly possibly to go too casual. A never-ending series of dining hall meals or drunken grinding at room parties isn’t likely to get you into the relationship of your dreams (assuming your dreams don’t resemble any of the “American Pie” movies...
...conclusion of the formal presentation, a spontaneous “walk-off” occurred, and each model swaggered down the runway for a final spin...
...enact with my brother and my dad.” In high school, Mayer began collaborating with his older brother on an as-yet-unpublished movie script “for fun” during summer vacations. Yet Mayer had no history of participation in formal playwriting competitions before entering the VSA Arts contest...