Word: goofing
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From a third-floor office in Mass. Hall, a self-described “goof-off” in a brightly-colored tie keeps watch over how Harvard presents itself to the rest of the world...
...Kind of a Goof-Off?...
...capture noticed no signs of intoxication. "It appeared that he hadn't been drinking," says Washoe County, Nev., Sheriff Dennis Balaam. "I asked him if he was taking any type of medication, and he said no." Some lean toward an organic explanation--emerging schizophrenia, perhaps--for his cosmic goof gone wrong...
...sent White House counselor Karen Hughes an e-mail saying there was no great damage. Late-night comedians and columnists are likely to have a different view, though, using the video to open up a new season of poking fun at the Commander in Chief as a fraternity goof. Clips are certain to find their way onto the Internet to provide a bright contrast to the square-jawed Bush who is trying to fight terrorism. "The Europeans will love this," chuckles one Administration official...
...were to use Harvard’s 15-point grading scale to calculate the standard deviation for an exam in an English class, the value would likely hover around one—far too small to make meaningful comparisons. It has become all too common for the goof-off and the hard-working genius to be separated by a single plus or minus on their transcript. When almost half of grades given out at the College are A or A-minus, distinguishing oneself in the classroom is not a matter of being better than everyone else, but of being perfect...