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...with.”But he’s certainly not an awe-struck Star Wars fanatic, either. “The first time I saw ‘Star Wars [Episode IV: A New Hope],’ I wasn’t a sci-fi freak or anything,” he recalls, and he doesn’t seem to have become one since then.He may be glad that the critically-lauded Episode III “brought peace to the galaxy” this May, after opinion on Episodes I and II had divided die-hard...
...Wolfson. “Instead, we got a life-size mummy.” The ancient dark green creature’s size does create awkward dorm situations. “We have to give a spiel whenever we bring somebody over, just so they don’t freak out,” said roommate Pearl D. Houghteling ’08 as she eyed the clean yet creepy creature. “It’s really scary. We jump a little bit every time we walk in.” Sometimes, it seems, scaring really is caring...
...Quantity is also crucial to consider. You do not want 100 roses spread around her dorm room (though I don’t know why you would spend that kind of money on flowers anyway). There is a high probability that this will freak her out, except on very special occasions. A single flower is sweet. Half a dozen can be charming. A dozen is, of course, nice. Or be inventive: send 11 and hand-deliver the twelfth. So, the important take-away message from these figures: don’t go over a dozen. Always mind the freak...
...could not recall that leaking had ever been a problem before. Hopkins, who has lived in Currier for 16 months, wrote that he also was unaware of leak problems before this weekend. The Currier House “facilities staff who have helped call it a ‘freak occurrence,’” he wrote...
...Control Freak When it comes to video-game controllers, Nintendo has always been an innovator. Back when Atari and its one-button joystick ruled, Nintendo devised a two-button controller with a directional thumb pad. Then came action-sensitive vibration, wireless connectivity and an analog stick for 360˚ steering. Now the company hopes to shake things up with a wireless controller for next year's Revolution console that will allow players to apply real-world physical experience to games. The one-handed grip has motion and position sensors, so if you're playing a Ping-Pong game, you just...