Word: gainful
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...fact that the boy through the other fire door in my room lived in the same entryway offered more opportunities for interaction. Our door refused to stay shut—which proved useful on the frequent occasions that I locked myself out and went sheepishly next door to gain access to my room. Establishing a relationship with the person through the fire door, even if it’s just one of convenience, makes the inevitable eavesdropping a bit less absurd...
...Still, now he must confront the Magellan pox: Stansky had also been one of Fidelity's hottest young managers when he took over the flagship fund in 1996, only to stumble badly. During his tenure Magellan rose 6.9% a year-compared with an 8.1% gain over the same period for the Standard & Poor...
...Glenn S. Koocher ’71, who will host local television coverage of the election, thinks that Seidel’s relatively recent arrival on the Cambridge scene may make it difficult for him to gain a place on the council...
...since no one wanted to boo their friends off the stage. The only two acts were chased off stage were Harrison R. Greenbaum ’08—who offered a wise-cracking magic show—and the dance group Impulse. Most groups were lucky enough to gain the audience’s approval. Jared B. Lucas ’09’s clear falsetto rendering of Maxwell’s “This Woman’s Work” was interspersed with whistling, applause, and cries of “That?...
...aforementioned kickoff return. The highlight of the day, though, came during Harvard’s second possession of the fourth quarter. Dawson, who came into the day needing just 98 yards to become the Crimson’s all-time leading rusher, ran for a two-yard gain on a third-and-three to tie the mark, and three plays later, a five-yard scamper put him alone at the top of Harvard’s all-time rushing list.“I’m just so excited to be amongst such great tradition and history at Harvard...