Word: frigidity
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...cold, wet afternoon at the University of New Hampshire, and sitting in the frigid drizzle, a lighted cigarette in her hand, senior Amy Osborne wistfully recalls her freshman year on campus. "Both me and my roommate smoked," says Osborne, 23. "Nobody cared back then what we did as long as we kept our door closed...
...never been salvaged at this depth before. Some experts believe that trying to recover the oil would be more dangerous than just leaving it. Since the frigid water will thicken the already highly viscous fuel oil to the consistency of tar, it is unlikely to move anywhere soon. No plans have thus been announced--at least not yet--to try to recover the tanker's 18 million gallons of oil. If the contents leak to the surface, the spill will be twice the size of the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster
...when Big Bad Larry expressed concern over anti-Semitism at elite universities earlier this year. And, while leaving the final decision up to the English department, Summers is said to have objected to Paulin’s selection in private conversations with faculty, who supposedly found these conversations downright frigid...
Saturday’s tailgates, on a muddy field in frigid weather, culminated weeks of debate over whether the administration’s decision to ban kegs would curb irresponsible drinking—or endanger students who chose to guzzle hard liquor instead...
...long shadow and frigid wind of Soldiers Field, a squad of brown-haired quadrupeds ran down the field hopping, slobbering and snorting. But the Yale cheerleaders weren’t the only furry animals scampering across the stadium; the mounted state troopers patrolled Soldiers Field after Harvard’s victory over the Eli menace, riding tall over the crowds of Harvard enthusiasts rushing the field to greet the vanquished Yalies. Last week, the Crimson Staff listed some of the ways in which Harvard beats Yale every day. This week, we have compiled a new list showing how fair Harvard...