Word: golden
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Lessing, best known for The Golden Notebook and the semi-autobiographical series The Children of Violence, was born in Persia of British parents. Her mother was a nurse, her father a World War I amputee who gained more his wife's pity than her love. Doris was called Tigger after the Winnie-the-Pooh character -- the whole family had A.A. Milne nicknames -- because she was a "healthy bouncy beast." When she was five, the family moved to Southern Rhodesia, hearts set on the wealth to be had in farming and mining. But a crippled man could hardly tame the bush...
...wrong with being "apathetic," especially if it allows us to keep our forebears' hard-won gains? If being quiet wins us support from students and administrators who are sick and tired of being called "insensitive to minority concerns," then maybe the old adage is true: silence is golden...
...weekend getaway to Minneapolis began well enough. Harvard's opening round match-up was with a Golden Gopher team that was a bit tarnished...
...Golden Knights were destroyed 8-4 Friday night, but managed to tie Western Michigan 4-4. on Saturday night...
...opened the door for Minnesota to take over the top spot. Although they have not yet been tested strenuously, the Golden Gophers...